can't use Google Earth !

[Ahmed Hosny]

Sorry, in the last message .. i got : insmod: error inserting
'/lib/modules/2.6.24-17-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko': -1 Operation not
permitted


On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Ahmed Hosny <ahmed.hosny.eg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks ..
>
> When i try to execute:
>
> sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/volatile/fglrx.ko
>
> as described in: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
> i got:
>
> sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/volatile/fglrx.ko
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 10:26 PM, David Fox <dfox94085 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Ahmed Hosny <ahmed.hosny.eg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > So, now i need to install my graphics card drivers that in repositories
>> ..
>> > How to do that ?
>>
>> Probably 'sudo apt-get install fglrx-driver'
>> and "sudo apt-get install fglrx-driver-source"
>>
>> You'll likely need build-essential and module-assistant to build the
>> driver source. And you're probably now using the supplied ati video
>> driver with xorg, so that might explain why you don't get direct
>> rendering.
>>
>> I'd check ubuntuforums or google for recipes. I've not used ati cards
>> in a very very long time (back in the 386 days, I had an ATI graphics
>> expression card.)
>>
>> Here's one howto
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
>>
>>
>> > And, how to install the GoogleEarth from repositories ?
>>
>> Add medibuntu to your sources list, and/or go here:
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=787571
>>
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