Catalyst 14.4

AMD Catalyst Linux 14.4 driver

Revision Number: 14.4

Release Date: 4/25/2014

Description: Automated installer and Display Drivers for X.Org 7.4 and above

System requirements

 * XOrg 7.4 or above (up to 1.15)
 * Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.13)
 * glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
 * POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications

The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst driver for Linux to install and work optimally:
 * gimp-help-en
 * gimp-help-common
 * XFree86-Mesa-libGL
 * libstdc++
 * libgcc
 * XFree86-libs
 * fontconfig
 * freetype
 * zlib
 * gcc

New Features
ARB_buffer_storage ARB_enhanced_layouts ARB_query_buffer_object ARB_clear_texture ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge ARB_texture_stencil8 ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev ARB_multi_bind ARB_bindless_texture ARB_spare_texture ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture ARB_indirect_parameters ARB_shader_group_vote
 * Support for the AMD Radeon R9 295X
 * Ubuntu 12.04.4 support
 * Full support for OpenGL 4.4
 * OpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:

Resolved Issues

 * Corruption and system hang observed while running Sanctuary BM with Tear Free Desktop enabled
 * Memory leak about hardware context
 * EGL create context error for glesx
 * GPU hand in CrossFire Mode
 * [Piglit] Test "spec/arb_vertex_array_object" failed
 * [Piglit] Test "glx/GLX_EXT_import_context/free context" failed
 * [Piglit] Test "spec/ARB_seamless_cube_map" failed
 * [Piglit] Test "texture swizzle with border color" failed
 * Glxtest failures observed in log file
 * Blank screen observed while running steam games with Big picture
 * 4ms delay observed in the glxSwapBuffers when vsync is enabled
 * RBDoom3BFG the game auto quit when use the security camera terminal
 * ETQW segmentation fault