Ubuntu

[JoshTodd]

If I could manage to set my screen resolution properly, that would be fucking fantastic. Can't install the drivers, because I can't click continue because it doesn't fit on the screen. Trying to tab and hit enter doesn't work either. In summation, fuck Ubuntu.

See that's my biggest issue with Ubuntu. In concept, I love it. I like it better than Windows. But in practice the drivers (especially for video and sound) are so fucked up and hard to use that it's not worth the trouble to use it every day. Maybe in another couple of years they will get the drivers working well enough...

Of course I probably just go with OSX instead.

 

[dchuk]

See that's my biggest issue with Ubuntu. In concept, I love it. I like it better than Windows. But in practice the drivers (especially for video and sound) are so fucked up and hard to use that it's not worth the trouble to use it every day. Maybe in another couple of years they will get the drivers working well enough...

Of course I probably just go with OSX instead.

The issue isn't Ubuntu, it's from the graphics card manufacturers. They only release closed source proprietary drivers, so the Ubuntu devs can't retool them to integrate into Linux, so you're stuck having to do some funky shit to get them to work. Blame the Graphics companies if anything...

 

[jryan21]

I found someone having the exact same problem. [ubuntu] (9.10) Installing ATI drivers - vcdk not found? - Ubuntu Forums . Followed Karl's advice, some combination of ! and enter allowed me to continue. Now I'm getting that VCDK missing error. From what it sounds like, I'm clicking the wrong button. Tried it like 5 times with combinations of !, tab and enter and I keep getting the VCDK error, so I must be hitting the wrong one. Frustrating.

I never got it to work consistently with the ! or proprietary drivers add/remove program.

Try doing it through the Package Manager or even manually in the Terminal with apt-get.

 

[Rage9]

Yeah ATI drivers have sucked ass for a while, again because of the closed source and because ATI doesn't release new drivers frequently enough.