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<div>darbas<br />
The list of GNU/Linux flavors that are documented for the ATI Linux driver.<br />
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Although ATI can only actively support a small number of distributions, distribution vendors are encouraged to work with ATI to ensure that native packages can be created for their distribution. The current actively supported distributions are the '''Red Hat Enterprise Linux''' and '''Novell/SuSE''' suite of products.<br />
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Also note that the End User License Agreement explicitly provides for repackaging and redistribution of ATI's drivers. If your favourite distribution is not listed below, please work with them to contact ATI and either get support in the installer, or natively in the distribution.</div>202.84.17.42http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Category:NeedsUpdating&diff=1567Category:NeedsUpdating2008-01-17T15:41:40Z<p>202.84.17.42: acsitvi</p>
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<div>nolivarcn<br />
Here is your opportunity to support this site. Any of the linked pages below need updating. Please update and remove the NeedsUpdating flag.</div>202.84.17.42http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Talk:8.39.4&diff=4114Talk:8.39.42008-01-17T15:39:53Z<p>202.84.17.42: monreldr</p>
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<div>riccozelol<br />
sorry people .. i wanna ask some..<br />
whit the last 2.6.22.2 whitout paravirtualiz...driver work...<br />
i wanna ask only why gnome screensaver go on shit ?and googleheart or other 3d application work????<br />
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== Composite ? ==<br />
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When will ATI support composite extension ? Composite extension with this version still produces garbled display on X1600. :-(</div>202.84.17.42http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions&diff=919Frequently Asked Questions2008-01-17T15:38:38Z<p>202.84.17.42: delrelerp</p>
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<div>chidelricla<br />
==Installation==<br />
===How do I know fglrx is installed correctly?===<br />
There are several ways to check if fglrx is loaded and running.<br />
<br>1. Check your X.org or XFree86 log. You should see "DRI Initialization Successful."<br />
# less /var/log/Xorg.0.log<br />
or<br />
# less /var/log/XFree86.0.log<br />
2. Check glxinfo. You should see "direct" and not "indirect."<br />
# glxinfo | grep direct<br />
3. Check your kernel log. You should see fglrx messages near the bottom.<br />
# dmesg<br />
4. Check your modules. You should see fglrx loaded.<br />
# lsmod | grep fglrx<br />
*NOTE: [[Glxgears is not a Benchmark|glxgears]] is not a definite way of checking the installation of fglrx.<br />
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=== Is the rebooting really necessary? ===<br />
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No.<br />
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However, rebooting is the easiest method to ensure that the kernel module(s) from the old driver are unloaded and the fglrx module is loaded instead. If you don't want to reboot for some reason, you may manually shut down Xorg, unload any old "drm", "radeon" or "fglrx" modules and then start Xorg again.<br />
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==Kernel==<br />
===Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?===<br />
The development process of the fglrx driver and the Linux kernel are not on the same level. The fglrx driver requires some special interactions with the kernel memory API and these tend to change between kernel versions. <br />
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There is also an 11-12 week cycle required to develop, validate and test each release of an ATI driver <ref>http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=735&num=1</ref>. ATI will only look to support the latest kernel that is officially out (no -rc or -git releases are supported) at the time they release a driver. Example: fglrx version A comes out Monday, but kernel version B comes out Tuesday. Kernel version B is not supported by fglrx version A. (but might be able to work anyway by doing a 'modprobe -f fglrx' in a shell)<br />
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The binary part of ATI's kernel module has no explicit dependency on the Linux kernel. There are a set of source files that provide the glue to the kernel. This is where the dependency to different kernels exist. As a result, user contributed patches for newer kernels can often be found by searching [http://ati.cchtml.com Bugzilla].<br />
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Note: That's why an opensource hardware driver is necessary. Hopefully, AMD will continue releasing more documentation and we will be able to code our own maintainable and free driver, thus freeing ourselves from this dependency on AMD's good will.<br />
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==X Configuration==<br />
===How do I configure my system to use the fglrx driver?===<br />
*aticonfig<br />
:Command line program to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.<br />
*amdcccle<br />
:GUI program that allows detailed configuration over the driver's controls.<br />
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==Troubleshooting==<br />
* See [[Troubleshooting]] page.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html Official ATI Linux Driver FAQ]<br />
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==References==<br />
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ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.39.4<br />
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Release Date: 23 July, 2007<br />
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==Issues Resolved==<br />
* The kernel module build no longer fails on kernel version 2.6.22. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28556<br />
* Starting AMD CCC-LE no longer fails with a floating-point exception when started in certain configurations. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28557<br />
* When playing videos in I420 color format using the Xv extension and TexturedVideo (the default on R5xx), colors are no longer displayed incorrectly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558<br />
* Running aticonfig --initial in X with the Vesa driver no longer segfaults resulting in the xorg.conf file not being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28559 <br />
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==Known Issues==<br />
* Video Tearing may be seen during playback in XV using GLESX. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26984<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 737-28558<br />
* Corruption may be observed with certain applications on some Linux distributions which enable the Composite extension by default, e.g., RHEL 5. If you are observing application corruption, please disable the Composite extension. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28224<br />
* Using the xgl enabled x-server interface disables display switching hot plug support<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 />
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== Feature Wish List ==<br />
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The following features are still not supported properly by ATI's driver:<br />
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* Composite Extension: The ATI driver is far behind other open source Xorg drivers in supporting Composite extension. Clearly they are not keeping up and will benefit significantly by releasing their source code under GPL or BSD or MIT license.<br />
* Removing the need to enable module support in the kernel to fully install the driver. It will work without it, but that doesn't enable DRI. This is possible by releasing their source code under the GPL license, and creating a patch for the kernel.<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-8.39.4-x86.x86_64.run Installer]<br />
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.39.4.html Release notes]<br />
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ]<br />
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