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Fedora 17 Installation Guide

2013-01-18T20:10:37Z

74.59.125.126: /* Download driver */

Note: 12.9 BETA minimum !!!For kernel 3.4.* and up

This section applies directly to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com

=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===

The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:

<pre>
su -
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++
</pre>

=== Download driver ===

Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/

wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-linux-x86.x86_64.zip
unzip amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-linux-x86.x86_64.zip

=== Install driver ===

Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.

su
sh amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run

Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.

Click "check log" when install finish

=== GENERATE DEFAULT CONFIG ===

su
sh aticonfig --initial

REBOOT

===To Uninstall===
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:

sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh

Video playback

Add rpm-fusion repositories (free and non-free) via firefox

http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
open with Archive manager and install,this will provide extra video-codec like H-264,ac3,xvid,mp4....

Good luck,

winglman

knowledge is free, so share it!

SUSE/openSUSE

2012-11-11T23:25:06Z

74.59.125.126: /* OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie) */

== General Status ==
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch

== Installation ==

===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===
*Update your system
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt

*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp

*XBMC Media Center can be install via package manager with packman repo install

*Follow instructions then Reboot
*Your done!
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,
--winglman--

===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip

unzip amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-9.002-x86.x86_64.run

*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' 
OR use the terminal and run:
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms
*reboot
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line
blacklist radeon

*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run
lsmod | grep radeon
if nothing comes up you are good to go
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is,
type:
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run
*install default (do not generate distibution package)
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.
*in terminal type:
aticonfig --initial -f
*then run:
/sbin/shutdown -r now

===To Uninstall===
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh

==Video Playback==
Add Packman Repositories
*Open YAST
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff

Good luck,

winglman

knowledge is free so share it!

== ==
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.

EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.

===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===

You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.

*Download The Latest ATi Driver.
*Log in as Root using su
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx Test May Crash the computer, Press Save
*Exit the root account with exit
*Reboot the computer. You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable

Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.

===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html

===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===

Generally following this guide should help most of you:
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/

What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.

1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.

2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either

If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:

cd /usr/share/ati
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,

rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)

3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.

4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:

chmod +x ./ati-driver...

Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.

5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing

./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32

6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing

rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...

7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:

ldconfig

8. Now run the ati config commands:

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

9. Now run the Sax2 setup.

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...

10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try

shutdown -h now

11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.

== Resources ==
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]

AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]

{{VCT}}

[[Category:Distributions]]

SUSE/openSUSE

2012-11-11T23:21:07Z

74.59.125.126: /* OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way... */

== General Status ==
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch

== Installation ==

===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===
*Update your system
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt

*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp

*XBMC Media Center

*http://packman.links2linux.org/install/XBMC

*Follow instructions then Reboot
*Your done!
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,
--winglman--

===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip

unzip amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-9.002-x86.x86_64.run

*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' 
OR use the terminal and run:
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms
*reboot
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line
blacklist radeon

*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run
lsmod | grep radeon
if nothing comes up you are good to go
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is,
type:
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run
*install default (do not generate distibution package)
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.
*in terminal type:
aticonfig --initial -f
*then run:
/sbin/shutdown -r now

===To Uninstall===
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh

==Video Playback==
Add Packman Repositories
*Open YAST
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff

Good luck,

winglman

knowledge is free so share it!

== ==
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.

EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.

===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===

You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.

*Download The Latest ATi Driver.
*Log in as Root using su
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx Test May Crash the computer, Press Save
*Exit the root account with exit
*Reboot the computer. You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable

Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.

===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html

===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===

Generally following this guide should help most of you:
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/

What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.

1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.

2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either

If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:

cd /usr/share/ati
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,

rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)

3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.

4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:

chmod +x ./ati-driver...

Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.

5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing

./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32

6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing

rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...

7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:

ldconfig

8. Now run the ati config commands:

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

9. Now run the Sax2 setup.

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...

10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try

shutdown -h now

11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.

== Resources ==
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]

AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]

{{VCT}}

[[Category:Distributions]]

SUSE/openSUSE

2012-11-11T23:18:43Z

74.59.125.126: /* OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie) */

== General Status ==
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch

== Installation ==

===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===
*Update your system
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt

*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp

*XBMC Media Center

*http://packman.links2linux.org/install/XBMC

*Follow instructions then Reboot
*Your done!
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,
--winglman--

===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip

unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run

*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' 
OR use the terminal and run:
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms
*reboot
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line
blacklist radeon

*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run
lsmod | grep radeon
if nothing comes up you are good to go
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is,
type:
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run
*install default (do not generate distibution package)
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.
*in terminal type:
aticonfig --initial -f
*then run:
/sbin/shutdown -r now

===To Uninstall===
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh

==Video Playback==
Add Packman Repositories
*Open YAST
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff

Good luck,

winglman

knowledge is free so share it!

== ==
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.

EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.

===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===

You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.

*Download The Latest ATi Driver.
*Log in as Root using su
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx Test May Crash the computer, Press Save
*Exit the root account with exit
*Reboot the computer. You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable

Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.

===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html

===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===

Generally following this guide should help most of you:
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/

What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.

1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.

2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either

If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:

cd /usr/share/ati
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,

rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)

3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.

4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:

chmod +x ./ati-driver...

Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.

5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing

./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32

6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing

rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...

7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:

ldconfig

8. Now run the ati config commands:

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

9. Now run the Sax2 setup.

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...

10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try

shutdown -h now

11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.

== Resources ==
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]

AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]

{{VCT}}

[[Category:Distributions]]