lspci

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 791e

sh ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run

Created directory fglrx-install.aO4500
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.40.4.....................................
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 ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager 
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Detected configuration:
Architecture: i686 (32-bit)
X Server: X.Org 7.1 and later releases
 ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 8.40.4 Installation

You are running a x86 machine with glibc-2.1
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux (or...

1.   Install Driver 8.40.4 on X.Org 7.1 and later releases
2.   Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package

./ati-driver-installer-<version

-<architecture>.run --listpkg>
List of generatable packages:

Package Maintainer(s): Aric Cyr <aric.cyr@gmail.com>
Status: Verified
Debian Packages:
        Debian/sarge
        Debian/oldstable
        Debian/sid
        Debian/unstable
        Debian/etch
        Debian/stable
        Debian/lenny
        Debian/testing
        Debian/experimental

Package Maintainer(s): Niko Mirthes <nmirthes@gmail.com>
                      Michael Larabel <michael@phoronix.com>
Status: Verified
Fedora Packages:
        Fedora/FC3
        Fedora/FC4
        Fedora/FC5
        Fedora/FC6
        Fedora/F7
        Fedora/RHEL3
        Fedora/RHEL4

Package Maintainer(s): Arnaud Patard <apatard@mandriva.com>
Status: Verified
Mandriva Packages:
        Mandriva/2006
        Mandriva/2007
        Mandriva/2008

Package Maintainer(s): Bowen Zhu <bwzhu@redflag-linux.com>
Status: *UNVERIFIED*
RedFlag Packages:
        RedFlag/RF50

Package Maintainer(s): ATI
Status: Verified
RedHat Packages:
        RedHat/RHEL3
        RedHat/RHEL3_64a
        RedHat/RHEL4
        RedHat/RHEL4_64a
        RedHat/RHEL5
        RedHat/RHEL5_64a

Package Maintainer(s): Emanuele Tomasi <tomasi@cli.di.unipi.it>
Status: Verified
Slackware Packages:
        Slackware/All
        Slackware/Only_Module
        Slackware/Only_X

Package Maintainer(s): Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.de>
Status: Verified
SuSE Packages:
        SuSE/NLD9-IA32
        SuSE/SLES9-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE91-IA32
        SuSE/NLD9-AMD64
        SuSE/SLES9-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE91-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE100-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE92-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE93-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE100-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE92-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE93-AMD64
        SuSE/SLED10-IA32
        SuSE/SLES10-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE101-IA32
        SuSE/SLED10-AMD64
        SuSE/SLES10-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE101-AMD64
        SuSE/SUSE102-IA32
        SuSE/SUSE102-AMD64

Package Maintainer(s): Aric Cyr <aric.cyr@gmail.com>
Status: Verified
Ubuntu Packages:
        Ubuntu/warty
        Ubuntu/4.10
        Ubuntu/hoary
        Ubuntu/5.04
        Ubuntu/breezy
        Ubuntu/5.10
        Ubuntu/dapper
        Ubuntu/6.06
        Ubuntu/edgy
        Ubuntu/6.10
        Ubuntu/feisty
        Ubuntu/7.04
        Ubuntu/gutsy
        Ubuntu/7.10

For example, to build a Debian Etch package, run the following:
% ./ati-driver-installer-<version>-<architecture>.run --buildpkg Debian/etch

sh ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Debian/sid

Generating package: Debian/sid
Package /root/fglrx-driver_8.40.4-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /root/fglrx-driver-dev_8.40.4-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /root/fglrx-kernel-src_8.40.4-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /root/fglrx-amdcccle_8.40.4-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated

dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.40.4-1_i386.deb

Selecting previously deselected package fglrx-driver.
(Reading database ... 83101 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fglrx-driver (from fglrx-driver_8.40.4-1_i386.deb) ...
Adding `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-driver'
Adding `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1 by fglrx-driver'
Setting up fglrx-driver (8.40.4-1) ...
Starting atieventsd: done.

aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Uninitialized file found, configuring.
Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Saved back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-0