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ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version 8.24.8

Software Release Note


This release note provides information on the latest posting of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver. The software release note provides information on the following:

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Features

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver provides TV Output support for ATI graphics cards that support TV out. The ATI Proprietary Linux driver also allows for the following monitor arrangements:


Note: Mirror mode is not supported on ATI Radeon® 1x00 products

Web Content

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver is available in both RPM format and through an Installer executable. You should verify your distribution uses RPM before downloading RPM packages.


Note: The packages are available for XFree86 versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, as well as X.org 6.8. One of these four versions must be installed before installing the ATI Proprietary Linux driver


Note: 64 bit driver support for XFree86 version 4.1 and 4.2 are not supported.


Note: Refer to the minimum system requirements listed below to ensure you have downloaded the correct driver package for your system.

ATI Workstation Product Support

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver is designed to support the following ATI Workstation products:
FireGL™ V7100
FireGL™ T2-128
FireGL™ V5100
FireGL™ X1-128
FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ X1-256p
FireGL™ V3200
FireGL™ 8800
FireGL™ V3100
FireGL™ 8700
FireGL™ X3-256
Mobility™ FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ X3
Mobility™ FireGL™ 9100
FireGL™ X2-256
Mobility™ FireGL™ T2
FireGL™ Z1-128


ATI Mobility™ Product Support

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver is designed to support the following ATI Mobility™ products:
Mobility™ Radeon® X1800
Mobility™ Radeon® 9800
Mobility™ Radeon® X1600
Mobility™ Radeon® 9600
Mobility™ Radeon® X1400
Mobility™ Radeon® 9550
Mobility™ Radeon® X1300
Mobility™ Radeon® 9500
Mobility™ Radeon® X800
Mobility™ Radeon® 9000
Mobility™ Radeon® X700
Mobility™ Radeon® 9200
Mobility™ Radeon® X600
Radeon® Xpress 200M series
Mobility™ Radeon® X300


ATI Integrated Product Support

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver is designed to support the following ATI Integrated products:
Radeon® Xpress 200 series
Radeon® 9100 IGP
Radeon® 9200 IGP
Mobility™ Radeon® 9000 IGP series
Mobility™ Radeon® 9100 IGP series



Caution: This software driver provides 2D support only for the ATI Radeon® 9100 IGP and ATI Radeon® 9100 PRO IGP.

ATI Desktop Product Family Support

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:
Radeon® X1900 series
Radeon® 9800 series
Radeon® X1800 series
Radeon® 9600 series
Radeon® X1600 series
Radeon® 9200 series
Radeon® X1300 series
Radeon® 9000 series
Radeon® X850 series
Radeon® 9700 series
Radeon® X800 series
Radeon® 9550 series
Radeon® X700 series
Radeon® 9500 series
Radeon® X600 series
Radeon® 9100 series
Radeon® X300/X550 series
Radeon® 8500 series


Note: ATI All-In-Wonder™ variants based on the above are also supported. Video capture however is not supported.

 

Operating Systems Distributions Supported

The latest version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver is designed to support the following Linux distributions:


Note: The ATI Proprietary Linux driver may install on a number of other Linux distributions. Refer to the Package Generation installation instructions for more information.


Note: ATI has accepted contributed packaging scripts to allows creation of other packages, but does not necessarily test, verify or warrant the reliability. Currently Red Hat Enterprise Linux suite and Novell/SuSE product suite are supported Linux distributions

Minimum System Requirements

Before attempting to install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver, the following software must be installed:


Note: XFree86 version 4.1, and 4.2 will no longer be supported as of the Linux 8.26.x

System Recommendations

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver no longer provides precompiled Kernel Modules; all installations require GCC compiler and kernel-headers or kernel-source in order to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.

For best performance and ease of use, ATI recommends the following:


Note:

The following 32 bit packages must be installed in order for 64 bit drivers to install and work properly (the package names are from Red Hat Enterprise Linux, other distribution package names may vary)

· XFree86-Mesa-libGL*
· libstdc++
· libgcc
· XFree86-libs
· fontconfig
· expat
· freetype
· zlib



Note: In order to use the fglrx internal AGP support, you have to make sure that the kernel agpgart support is not active, i.e. it is not compiled into the kernel and the kernel modules are not loaded. If the fglrx kernel module detects that the kernel agpgart support is active, it will automatically use that even if its internal AGP support is requested in order to avoid conflicts that can cause problems under some circumstances.

New Features

This section provides information on new features introduced in the latest release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver. This include:

New Product Support

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces support for the following ATI products:

3D accelerated video playback on Avivo

Avivo based cards can now provide 3D Accelerated playback for applications that support XV video playback on XOrg 6.9 or higher. Video accelerated playback for Avivo cards is enabled by default.

Resolved Issues

The following section provide a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver. These include:

Known Issues

The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of ATI Proprietary Linux driver. These issues include:

For further information and general help on driver or software installation, game issues, and more, visit the ATI FAQ website.

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer

The ATI Proprietary Linux Installer makes installing the ATI Proprietary Linux driver a much simpler and user friendly experience. The new ATI Proprietary Linux Installer provides two modes of installation. The Install Driver option provides a simple driver installation process, and the Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package provides a simple way to generate a package for your distribution.


Note: ATI recommends that you create a central location for your ATI Proprietary Linux driver downloads.


Note: `fglrxconfig' is no longer provided with the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer. To configure your display devices, use `aticonfig'.

Un-installing the ATI Linux Proprietary Driver

Un-installing the ATI Linux Proprietary Driver is dependent on the mode of initial installation.

Automatic or Custom Driver Installations

If the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver was installed using either the Automatic or Custom options, then do the following:

  1. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the /usr/share/fglrx folder.
  2. With super user permissions, enter the command "sh./fglrx-uninstall.sh"

You have now successfully uninstalled the ATI Linux Proprietary Driver.

Package Generation

If the initial installation of the driver was done via the Operating Systems package management software (rpm, apt, etc.) then please use that package management software to remove the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver.

Install Driver Option

The Install Driver option provides two driver installation options. The Automatic option installs all driver components, and the Custom option allows for the selection of driver components to be installed.

Automatic Driver Installation Option

To install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver using the Automatic option, follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the ATI Proprietary Linux driver download.
  2. Enter the command sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-i386.run to launch the 32bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer or sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86_64.run to launch the 64 bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup dialog box is displayed.



Note: You must be logged in with super user privileges in order to successfully install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver.

  1. Select Install Driver and click Continue. The ATI License Agreement is displayed.
  2. Read the License Agreement and Click I Agree to continue the installation, or Cancel to terminate the installation. The Mode of Installation Dialog Box is displayed.

  3. Select Automatic and click Continue. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver is installed, and the Installation Complete Dialog box is displayed.

  4. Click View HTML Release Note for last minute driver information, or Exit to close the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer.
  5. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and run /usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial to configure the driver.
  6. Reboot your system.

You have successfully installed the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver.

Custom Driver Installation Option

The Custom option allows for the selection of driver components to be installed. To install the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver using the Custom option, follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the ATI Proprietary Linux driver you have downloaded
  2. Enter the command sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-i386.run to launch the 32bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer or sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86_64.run to launch the 64 bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer.

    The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup dialog box is displayed


Note: You must be logged in with super user privileges in order to successfully install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver.

  1. Select Install Driver and click Continue. The ATI License Agreement is displayed.
  2. Read the License Agreement and Click I Agree to continue the installation, or Cancel to terminate the installation. The Mode of Installation Dialog Box is displayed.

  3. Select Custom and click Continue. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup options is displayed.

  4. Select the driver components to be installed and click Continue. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver is installed, and the Installation Complete Dialog box is displayed.

  5. Click View HTML Release Note for last minute driver information, or Exit to close the driver installer.
  6. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and run /usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial to configure the driver.
  7. Reboot your system.

You have successfully installed the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver.

Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package Option

The Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package option provides a simple way to generate a package specific for your distribution. This option uses the policies set by the operating system vendor and allows for maximum compatibility with the distribution. To install the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver using the Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package option, follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the ATI Proprietary Linux driver download.
  2. Enter the command sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-i386.run to launch the 32bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer or sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86_64.run to launch the 64 bit version of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer

    The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup dialog box is displayed


Note: You must be logged in with super user privileges in order to successfully install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver.

  1. Select Generate Distribution Specific Driver Package and click Continue. The ATI License Agreement is displayed.
  2. Read the License Agreement and Click I Agree to continue the installation, or Cancel to terminate the installation. The Package Generation Dialog Box is displayed

  3. Select the distribution package to be generated and click Continue. The package generation is started and the Package Generation Completed dialog box is displayed.

  4. Click Exit to close the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer.
  5. You are now ready to install the generated distribution package using the distribution's package management system.
  6. After installing the generated distribution package, launch the Terminal Application/Window and run aticonfig --initial to configure the driver.
  7. Reboot your system.

You have successfully generated and installed a distribution specific driver package..

Driver Update Notification

To receive driver notifications, add the following RSS feed to your RSS reader: http://www.ati.com/online/rss/atilinuxdriver.rss


Note: In order to receive notifications you will need to have an RSS reader installed.

ATI Customer Care

The ATI Customer Care website provides a high level of technical support and easy of navigation. The ATI Customer Care website provides accurate and up-to-date product support for optimum usability and performance. Technical issues are categorized and personalized to enhance user experience. The ATI Customer Care Website can be found at: support.ati.com

To view a known or resolved issue, do the following:

  1. Go to: support.ati.com. The ATI Customer Care web page is displayed.
  2. In the top left hand pane, click Advanced Search. The Advanced Search pane is displayed.
  3. Under Search Type: Select the By: ID option.
  4. Enter the Topic number.
  5. Click Go.

Linux Feedback Program

The ATI Proprietary Linux driver releases may incorporate suggestions received through the Linux feedback program.
Please refer to http://apps.ati.com/linuxDfeedback/ to provide us with feedback.


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