http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Debian ... tion_Guide
The opensource driver actually works fine for everything on my computer (Blender, Googleearth)... except Openoffice which causes a system wide freeze requiring a hard reboot. Hence I needed the restricted driver.
Onto the method.
First make sure non-free and source repositories are enabled.
Install the Driver
All the commands are done as root.
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su
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apt-get update
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apt-get install module-assistant fglrx-driver fglrx-kernel-src
Build and Install the Module
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module-assistant auto-install fglrx-kernel-src
Update your xorg.conf file (still as root)
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aticonfig --initial
Confirm the Installation
Now that you have rebooted you can test to see if the restricted driver is enabled by doing (as non-root);
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fglrxinfo
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display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 PRO
OpenGL version string: 2.1.8304 Release