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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I poked around the ATI website and they didn't seem to support laptop mobility chips. Why did you download the rpm package under firegl? Did you find something on the internet that connected the two?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I've had a lot of problems getting 3D to work using Debian. Probably to do with the versions that debian uses. I was finally able to get 3D to work on a new Dell GX260 by installing X version 4.3 (unofficial package found on www.apt-get.org) and installing drm-trunk-source (another unofficial packages found on dri.sourceforge.net) then you have to unpack the tarball under /usr/src and run 'make-kpkg clean && make-kpkg --append-to-version -1-686 modules_image' under /usr/src/linux</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I found all the information that I needed under dri.sourceforge.net but it wasn't easy. I finally found a webpage by someone creating the driver for dri that mentioned what versions were necessary before 3D would work.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'd be happy to help you look for more information.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jeff Rasmussen</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: STEVEWABC@netscape.net [<A HREF="mailto:STEVEWABC@netscape.net">mailto:STEVEWABC@netscape.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 10:03 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [TCLUG] Problems installing on my new laptop Help.....</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello everyone</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I miss the beer meatings and looking foward to coming back home soon...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I just pick up a new Compaq Presario 2175US and I'm having problems with the Video Card or I think thats my problem any way. I can load Debian no problem but just cant get a GUI at this time... X does'nt like me. hehehe</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Here is my System Info Please help...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>processor Mobile AMD™ Athlon™ XP-M Processor 2400+</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 266MHz; Maximum Memory 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>hard drive 40GB enhanced-IDE [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>multimedia drive DVD+CD-RW Combo (CD-read 24x; CD-write 8x; CD-rewrite 8x; DVD-read 8x)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>display 15.0" XGA TFT (1024 x 768)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>communications Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector),Integrated 54g wireless LAN</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>video ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ (M6) 4X AGP and 3D architecture</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sound Internal speakers Volume control button and mute button</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks again for your input.....</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I was told to get this driver but I'm not able to download it and dont no how to install it using wget from the comand line.(Dammm GUI people what can I say) ...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.2.5 Download</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www2.ati.com/drivers/firegl/fglrx-glc22-4.3.0-3.2.5.i586.rpm" TARGET="_blank">http://www2.ati.com/drivers/firegl/fglrx-glc22-4.3.0-3.2.5.i586.rpm</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Use wget to download the file and alien to convert it into a .deb </FONT>
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