Rowan Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hello all. I have recently had to replace my computer (the old one was dying) and so I had a unit built with a Radeon hd 6670 graphics card so that I can play some games I like. I am running 2010.2 powerpack which includes proprietary ATI drivers - as I understand. I have not been able to configure my system to recognise this graphics card and it always defaults to 'vesa/fglrx' when I try to set it up. Am I missing something here or should I be downloading the drivers directly from the ATI website? Any replies welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hello No, don’t use the driver direct from ATI website: there is an easier way. In Mandriva Control Center, ensure you have installed the full set of sofware sources, which includes “non-freeâ€. Then configure the graphics card again; the model should be auto-detected. You should be told that a proprietary driver exists, do you want to use it. Answer yes. Then fglrx will be used. In case it somehow fails, you can try the free driver, called simply “atiâ€. Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Thanks but I have been trying that from the start. When ever I select my model of card from the Vendor - ATI section of the graphics configuration it tells me that 'NO AMD device was detected' which I can't understand. Now I have another problem. Whenever I minimise windows they just disappear instead of dropping down to the bottom panel like they should. I have searched various linux forums and they all they all say 'right click on bar and select "add to panel"'. This phrase does not appear when I right click down there so does anybody know how to get them back where they were. Help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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