I'm struggeling with getting my Zotac Nano Ad10 machine to work with ATI HD 6310 drivers on my Ubuntu 11.10 (64bit) installation.
Here's how I tried to get it to work:
1) Downloaded: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.42&lang=English
2) Ran it and pressed continue + automatic install.
3) It told me to reboot, so I did.
4) Still slow as crap, went into "Additional drivers" and selected ATI and pressed activate. Rebooted.
5) Still slow, and I checked "System Info" and it said it was still using "VESA:Wrestler", so I tried to reinstall using –force.
6) Ubuntu doesnt boot now, it fail on some crash report thing (can't remember name).
7) I went into prompt, and tried to install the drivers again, but same problem, eventhough installation is successful.
How do I resolve this problem? Can someone tell me what to type step by step? I'm abit new to Linux.
/Lasse
Best Answer
There is a post already explaining how to add/remove/revert ATI drivers in your system
Your card is supported by both the open-source or the fglrx driver so you are able to choose.
Since you already installed several versions of the driver in your system I recommend you follow the section to remove the driver completely and revert to the open-source one before trying to install the fglrx driver again.
The recommended version is Catalyst 11.12, they are very stable and fast compared with previous version when using Unity or Gnome-Shell.