The above link will be used to provide a link to the very latest info on the use of Atiupgrade. Please use the rest of this as a reference guide
Now a Reference Guide:
atiupgrade is a bash script that builds, packages and installs the ATI proprietary driver (Catalyst). It can do more than its name implies, specifically:
replace the opensource driver (radeon/radeonhd) on a fresh openSUSE install
Switching Java to the Sun Version - openSUSE installs the 'openjdk' version of Java which may not work 100% on some sites. We just need to switch to the 'sun
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Before you proceed with an installation or before we advise you at all. We need a detailed list of your partitions. But you cannot provide that from Windows. Here is how to proceed.
Download and burn this (or use any live cd that has Parted)
The purpose of this guide is to try and simplify what some have found to be a tricky process. There exist 'OneClick' options for this. Multimedia in One Click – You will be Working from Yast – Software – Software Management /& Repositories and or a terminal.