update: ubuntu 11.04/12.04/12.10/13.04 x86_64 dedicated crypto currency (bitcoin, i0coins, solidcoins, namecoins, ixcoins) mining rig using ATI RADEON GPU and CGMINER

I decided to create a cleaner look post. Also, this tutorial is for the latest *buntu releases and will target only cgminer as mining software.

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1. To mine you will need :
1. A computer with a very good power supply (850W to 1200W) 80+ gold is a plus..
2. You don't need a case, the graphics cards will become very hot, they need a very good air flow around them to cool down, be creative :-)..
3. If you think to use more than 2 cards in your computer, be sure to use external power on the riser cards, else your motherboard connector could melt (I know, it happend to me on a 3 GPU cards computer)
4. Linux *buntu CD version 13.04 ( I like kubuntu more than the other )
5. AMD Catalyst driver ( from AMD ) : version 13.04
6. AMD APP, open cl driver ( from AMD ) : version 2.8 
7. If you want CGMINER to control the GPU/MEM/FAN speed and other hardware parameter, you will need ADL_SDK : version 5.0  



2. Here is some advice on the choice of your computer :
1. Don't put more memory than needed, 1GB is more than needed
2. Try to use a USB KEY or 2.5" hard disk drive to use less energy
3. Use the smallest CPU possible, try to get old 60W CPU or less, mining does not require a lot of CPU power to run well
4. Remove the CD/DVD player, this computer is not a desktop, it is only used to mine
5. The computer will produce heat, a lot of heat will be produced and will be probably noisy, very noisy. 



3. Little note, in this tutorial, when you see " $ " it means you have to write something in the terminal prompt. If you have comment or suggestions, please be free to leave a comment, it is always a pleasure to update this tutorial.
4. Here we start! You will need to add the following packages
1. open a terminal and type :
2. $ sudo apt-get install vim subversion git-core libcurl4-openssl-dev libncurses5-dev pkg-config automake yasm openssh-server openssh-client build-essential



5. Install AMD Catalyst
1. Here, be carefull, there is 2 way to do it, from my experience, up to version 12.04 (no update applied) you can install the driver, but for earlier version, you have to create and then install the package 
2. open a terminal and type:
3. $ cd ~/Downloads
4. $ mkdir amd-driver-13.04
5. $ cd amd-driver-13.04
6. $ unzip ../amd-driver-installer-13.04-x86_64.zip
7. $ chmod +x amd-driver-installer-13.04-x86_64.run
8. $ sudo ./amd-driver-installer-13.04-x86_64.run
1. Select install driver (< 12.04) or create a package (>=12.04)
2. say yes to the licence and choose automatic
9. If you used the package, you will have to install the driver, with the file explorer double click on the created package and install. Hopefully it will work (it worked nicely for me)
10. If you have more than one card :
1. $ echo 'export display=:0' >> ~/.bashrc
11. Initialize the driver
1. $ sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
12. reboot the computer
1. $ aticonfig --odgc --adapter=all
1. you should see the clocking of your GPU
2.  



6. Install AMD_APP (OpenCL Driver)
1. $ cd ~/Downloads
2. $ mkdir AMD_APP_2.8
3. $ cd AMD_APP_2.8
4. $ tar -zxvf ../AMD-APP-SDK-v2.8-lnx64.tgz
5. $ sudo ./Install-AMD-APP.sh
6. reboot



7. cgminer installation !
1. $ mkdir ~/bitcoin/
2. $ cd ~/bitcoin
3. $ git git://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer.git cgminer
4. $ cd cgminer
5. $ cd ~/Downloads
6. $ mkdir ADL_SDK_5
7. $ cd ADL_SDK_5
8. $ unzip ../ADL_SDK_5.0.zip
9. $ cp include/* ~/bitcoin/cgminer/ADL_SDK
10. $ cd ~/bitcoin/cgminer
11. $ ./autogen.sh
12. $ CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -march=native -I /opt/AMDAPP/include/" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/AMDAPP/lib/x86_64" ./configure
13. $  make
14. The following command should tell you the number of gpu core present on your computer
1. $ ./cgminer -n



8. Now you need to find a good mining pool. I like deepbit and bitcoinpool, but there is a lot of other pool, you will have to select one that fit your needs.

Good luck mining :-)