Installing Amd Video/Graphics Card Drivers

Currently in root.

Using 2019.1 Kali Linux 64 bit version.

Graphics Card:

Radeon HD 5830

Downloaded:
amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.zip

Extracted to:


AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

Terminal says:

root@kali:~/Downloads# ls

amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.zip

root@kali:~/Downloads# unzip amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.zip

Archive: amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.zip

inflating: AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

root@kali:~/Downloads# ls

AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.zip

root@kali:~/Downloads# chmod +x AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

root@kali:~/Downloads# ./AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

Created directory fglrx-install.WyCHbq

Verifying archive integrity... All good.

Uncompressing AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver-15.201.1151....................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .....................................
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AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager
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error: Detected X Server version 'XServer 1.20.10_64a' is not supported. Supported versions are X.Org 6.9 or later, up to XServer 1.10 (default:v2:x86_64:lib32:XServer 1.20.10_64a:none:4.19.0-kali3-amd64:)
Installation will not proceed.

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.WyCHbq



Now what?

-VVK




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