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>Alternative 1: Using XFree86's Radeon driver</TITLE
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>4.1. Alternative 1: Using XFree86's Radeon driver</H1
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>This alternative requires XFree 4.2 or later, and the installation or upgrade to this version is beyond the scope of this HOWTO (visit <A
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HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>The XFree86 Project</A
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> for further information on how to upgrade or install XFree86). When XFree is installed and/or upgraded to the correct version, all you need to do is configure it. There are two ways of doing this that apply to all Linux distributions. You can either run <B
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CLASS="command"
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>xf86onfig</B
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>, which is XFree86's own text-based configuration tool, or you can edit the configuration file by hand. Keep in mind that this HOWTO only describes how to configure the Radeon card, and XFree86 needs a lot more configuration than that to work.</P
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>If you choose to run <B
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CLASS="command"
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>xf86config</B
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>, you will sooner or later come to the question, <SPAN
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>"Do you want to look at the card database? (y/n)"</SPAN
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>. Answer <TT
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>y</B
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> (yes), and press <TT
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>ENTER</B
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>. Choose one of the cards that use the <TT
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>ati</TT
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> driver by keying in the number to its left and then pressing <TT
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><B
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>ENTER</B
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></TT
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>. Which card you choose does not matter, as long as you choose a card that runs the <TT
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CLASS="literal"
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>ati</TT
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> driver. You will then be asked to give an identifier string for your card. You can type anything you want, but I recommend you type something descriptive, such as <SPAN
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>"Radeon card"</SPAN
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>. Finish the configuration process.</P
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>If you want to edit the configuration file manually, locate it (usually <TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>/etc/X11/XF86Config</TT
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>), and open it in your favorite editor. Find the place that says <TT
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>Section "Device"</TT
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>. In this section, there should be a line saying <TT
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>Driver "somedrivername"</TT
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>. Edit this line so it says <TT
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>Driver "ati"</TT
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>. Comment out all other lines in the Device section (add a # in front of them). Your device section should now look like this:
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> Section "Driver"
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Identifier "some_identifier" (the identifier is your choice, but if you edit it,
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make sure you update every reference to it in the config file).
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Driver "ati"
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# ...
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# ...
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>You are now ready to run!</P
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>Configure the rest of XFree86, and you're ready to run!</P
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>Alternative 2: Using ATI's own R200 Driver</TD
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