Ubuntu/Sudo

MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
edited July 2008 in Science & Tech
So here's my issue...

I downloaded the linux driver for my ATI Radeon x1300 and when I double click it and it starts up. It extracts it and says I need to be on the "master user". So, now I have to go through the command prompt to "sudo" and then attempt to execute the file through the command prompt.

Think anyone can help?

Comments

  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    open a console
    cd to the directory with the installer
    chmod +x whatever_the_filename_is
    sudo ./whatever_the_filename_is
    put in your pw
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Ahhh. So you need to "chmod" before "sudo"? Hmm!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    you might not. it makes it executable, if not already.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    That would make sense. Since when I tried to do it the first time It said it wasn't an executable in the command prompt...

    Thanks dude :)
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Ubuntu should be able to pull in the ATI driver. Try looking under "System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers"

    -drasnor :fold:
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