Fedora 11 Installation Guide

Revision as of 19:55, 14 October 2009

The fglrx driver has a small kernel module that is required for hardware 3D and OpenGL acceleration.

$ su -c `yum install gcc kernel-devel rpm-build`

//This method not tested!

$ sh amd-catalyst-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/F10

$ su -
# rpm -ihv filename.rpm

//tested working by WhiteRabbit56 on Radeon Mobility HD4650

$ su -
# sh amd-catalyst-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64.run

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-Warning, don't follow the normal Linux install instructions and expect it to work. It will break your system.
+==AMD Repository==
+*Visit http://developer.amd.com/Downloads/ati-opencl-beta-driver-v2.0-beta4-lnx.zip page and download the installer.
+===Step 1 Install Development Tools===
+The fglrx driver has a small kernel module that is required for hardware 3D and OpenGL acceleration.
+ $ su -c `yum install gcc kernel-devel rpm-build`
-One option is to downgrade to Fedora 10 then follow the instructions at in the [[Fedora 10 Installation Guide]].
+===Step 2 Install fglrx Driver===
+====Step 2a Generate RPMs Method====
+ //This method not tested!
+* Open a terminal, and run the package.
+ $ sh {{Catalystfilename}} --buildpkg Fedora/F10
+* Become root and install the RPM files that were generated.
+ $ su -
+ # rpm -ihv filename.rpm
-The problem is something Fedora can't fix. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508594
+====Step 2b Script Install Method====
+//tested working by WhiteRabbit56 on Radeon Mobility HD4650
+*Open a terminal, become root, and run the package.
+ $ su -
+ # sh {{Catalystfilename}}
+===Step 3 Reboot===
+*Restart your computer for changes to take effect.
-This information is based on ATI Catalyst™ 9.6 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver, please update after AMD ATI releases a new driver compatible with Fedora 11.
+[[Category:Installation Documentation]]