http://wiki.cchtml.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=124.93.243.126&feedformat=atomcchtml.com - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T15:37:25ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.4http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Catalyst_7.12&diff=4764Catalyst 7.122008-01-03T14:57:14Z<p>124.93.243.126: /* New Features (according to the release notes) */</p>
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<div>ATI Catalyst Linux 7.12 driver<br />
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Release date: 20 December, 2007<br />
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The driver contains lots of bugfixes. Finally suspend/hibernate works with SLUB.<br />
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==New Features (according to the release notes)==<br />
*This release of the ATI Catalystâ„¢ Linux driver introduces support for the following new operating systems:<br />
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* Red Flag DT 6.0 Support<br />
* OpenSUSE 10.3 Support<br />
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==Resolved Issues (according to the release notes)==<br />
* A memory leak is no longer noticed when running OpenGL applications<br />
* Running X -configure no longer results in a segmentation fault in the fglrx driver<br />
* fglrxinfo no longer reports OpenGL Render string: as Mesa GLX Indirect on systems containing an ATI Rialto AGP series of product <br />
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==Known Issues (according to the release notes)==<br />
* There is no support for video playback on the second head in dual head mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26985<br />
* Desktop corruption may be noticed when dragging the overlay/video when using dual-display mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29578<br />
* A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30687<br />
* Corruption may be noticed in the lower right corner of the display after the system is running for a long period of time<br />
* Display flicker may be noticed when the gnome screen-saver starts<br />
* Diagonal tearing may be noticed when playing a video file using a video player that utilizes the XVideo extension<br />
* Video playback may look blocky when playing a video file using a video player that utilizes the XVideo extension<br />
* Video Playback may display wrong colors and additional shadow images when cropping or expanding a video file using a video player that utilizes the XVideo extension<br />
* Connecting a display device that supports 1680x1050 to a system running Linux may result in a maximum display resolution of 1280x1024 only being available<br />
* Custom mode lines in xorg.conf may be ignored by the fglrx driver<br />
* Building RPM packages for Mandriva may fail <br />
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Some of the issues are the same issues that have been plaguing the driver, just finally acknowledged. The one about the 1680x1050 resolution is true, accept when I tried the driver I could only get 1024x786.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.443.1-x86.x86_64.run Installer] <br />
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_712_linux.html Release notes]<br />
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_cat712-inst.html Installer Instructions] <br />
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ] <br />
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