AMD Ati Radeon HD 4870 Drivers on Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]

I have a computer with Ubuntu 14.04 installed and I have a Radeon HD 4870 (RV770) video card and I want to install Ati drivers but when I download it says this:

Distro Version entered incorrectly or not supported, use --listpkg to identify valid distro versions 

The latest drivers in AMD web doesn't mention my graphic card so I don't know if it works...

1 Answer

Your card is no longer supported by AMD. AMD now only support HD5000 and above with their proprietary driver.

This is the compatibility list from the release note of the AMD Catalyst Proprietary Linux Graphic Driver v14.4:

Desktop Product Family Compatibility ​ AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series AMD Radeon™ R7 250 Series AMD Radeon™ R7 240 Series All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility ​ AMD Radeon™ HD 7600A Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6600A Series AMD Radeon™ HD 7450A Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6350A Series AMD Embedded Product Family Compatibility ​ AMD Radeon™ E6760 AMD Radeon™ E6460 AMD APU Product Family Compatibility ​ Desktop Mobile AMD Radeon™ HD 8000D Series AMD Radeon™ HD 8000G Series AMD Radeon™ HD 7000D Series AMD Radeon™ HD 7000G Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6000D Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6000G Series AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility ​ AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series AMD Radeon™ HD 6000M Series AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series 

Also see AskUbuntu: Is my ATI graphics card supported in Ubuntu? and Launchpad #1058040 fglrx-installer not working with AMD Radeon/Mobility Radeon HD 2000-4000 cards in Quantal.

The good news is that your card is now fully supported by the open source radeon driver.