ATI video card possible or not?

[Mr Shunz]

On 10/18/07, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, you told me to buy a Nvidia 6800 GT with dual output but my friend
> brought me  an ATI radeon HD 2400 pro instead. Do you know if this card can
> work with ubuntu? I tried to install it but the screen freezes before I can
> log on and I just took it off. I tried to install the ubuntu drivers but I
> apparently mess up the computer and the graphic interface wasn't working
> anymore so I just replaced what I did with the back up and am using the
> integrated card from the motherboard. Do you know if this card can work with
> ubuntu and what drivers I would have to install? also how to install the
> driver because I used a site on ubuntu but apparently did something wrong or
> use the wrong one. It is an AGP card, an ASUS A7N8V-LA motherboard, and the
> computer is an HP pavilion a 520n with ubuntu 6.10 installed on it.
> Thank you
> Meg

Hi,

for the radeon hd you shuld use the fglrx drivers from ati.
here is a good tutorial:
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Main_Page

cheers.
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