Update: ATI AMD Catalyst 12.2 Released

- Radeon HD 7970 Support
- Better Support For SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED11 / Service Pack 2)
- Fixing many resolution-related problems for Ubuntu 11.10
- Fixing Some Known Gnome Shell Screen Glitches
To install ATI AMD Catalyst 12.1 Driver under Ubuntu 11.10/11.04, remove first the old driver with these commands:
sudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh
sudo apt-get remove –purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx
Then run the following commands to start the installation of the driver:
cd ~/; mkdir catalyst12.1; cd catalyst12.1/
wget -O amd-driver-installer-12-1-x86.x86_64.run http://goo.gl/bHxHw
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-12-1-x86.x86_64.run
sh ./amd-driver-installer-12-1-x86.x86_64.run
Follow now setup instructions:
Next, update the X.org file using this command:
sudo aticonfig --initial -f
Reboot the system to finish your installation.
That's it!