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Ati radeon cards Require Natty/11.04 and Modesetting Only

These cards should work with Ubuntu Natty/11.04, however you will need a more recent version of Mesa (7.11.x) than Natty's default (7.10.x) to get 3D acceleration. How do i get mesa 7.11 ?

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    – djeikyb
    Jan 30, 2012 at 8:40

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In the mean time there is ubuntu 11.10 with mesa 7.11. Now i have a wine application working. The radeon drive is still not working as he is working in Windows, but i think there is hope.

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Mesa 7.11 is extremely new - you should read that as unstable.

The ubuntu X developers have a PPA to allow for testing of the latest software which includes mesa 7.11.

You should read their upfront notice first.

"Packages for those who think development versions, experimental and unstable are for old ladies. We want our crack straight from upstream git! Well, straight, we want it built and packaged so we don't need to know what we're doing, except that we will break our X and put our computers on fire."

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I've checked and do not see anything greater than 7.10 in the current Ubuntu repositories. Additionally, when I look to see if there is a PPA for 7.11, I note that it is for testing and very new. I am not sure what architecture you require (e.g., i386, amd64, etc), but would question as to whether or not you have ensured that 7.10 would suit your needs.

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  • help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver there is de url where i found this remark. I am searching a solution (work with radeon X1600) - and compiz as window manager is not working fine (unity 2d neither). Actually i run unity 2 d in metaticity. May 29, 2011 at 13:22
  • @Julien Chau, you are right, they are calling for Mesa 7.11. Perhaps the PPA noted by @fossfreedom is the route you need to travel.
    – Kory Wnuk
    May 29, 2011 at 13:32

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