Fedora 9 Installation Guide
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| − | + | ==General Status== | |
| + | * Uses kernel 2.6 | ||
| + | * Uses Xorg 7 | ||
| + | * Use of the ATI driver requires self build of rpm package + ubuntu tarball | ||
| + | * weak performance worst then radeon/radeonhd drivers | ||
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| + | ==Installation Option #1 Downgrade X and use the Livna repository== | ||
| + | See the [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=155503 Fedora 9 FGLRX HOWTO] | ||
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| + | ==Installation Option #2 Local RPM Build== | ||
| + | Releases through Catalyst 8.9 do not work on Fedora 9 without extensive patching/downgrading. | ||
| + | See the [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=192261 Catalyst 8.4 - 8.9 failures] | ||
| + | ==Installation Option #3 Ubuntu tarball== | ||
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| + | * Download 8.542 package [http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8-10-x86.x86_64.run fglrx-8.542] | ||
| + | * sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-10-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/F9 | ||
| + | * sudo rpm -ivh kernel....rpm | ||
| + | * sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-8.....rpm | ||
| + | * sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-c.....rpm | ||
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| + | * untar [http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/restricted/f/fglrx-installer/fglrx-installer_8.543.orig.tar.gz fglxrx-8.543] | ||
| + | * sudo cp -rv fglx/x740/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/* /usr/lib/xorg/modules | ||
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| + | ==Installation Option #4 Install the latest driver== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Try the latest release from ATI Version 8.11. | ||
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| + | It installed and ran ok on a single screen, but I could not properly configure the resolution on two monitors. | ||
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| + | ==Issues== | ||
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| + | weak perfomance | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Frequently Asked Questions#Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://dr650.webhop.org/pages/linux/fhelp.html DR650 Fedora Interest Page] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Installation Documentation]] | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 3 October 2011
Contents |
General Status
- Uses kernel 2.6
- Uses Xorg 7
- Use of the ATI driver requires self build of rpm package + ubuntu tarball
- weak performance worst then radeon/radeonhd drivers
Installation Option #1 Downgrade X and use the Livna repository
See the Fedora 9 FGLRX HOWTO
Installation Option #2 Local RPM Build
Releases through Catalyst 8.9 do not work on Fedora 9 without extensive patching/downgrading. See the Catalyst 8.4 - 8.9 failures
Installation Option #3 Ubuntu tarball
- Download 8.542 package fglrx-8.542
- sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-10-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/F9
- sudo rpm -ivh kernel....rpm
- sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-8.....rpm
- sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-c.....rpm
- untar fglxrx-8.543
- sudo cp -rv fglx/x740/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/* /usr/lib/xorg/modules
Installation Option #4 Install the latest driver
Try the latest release from ATI Version 8.11.
It installed and ran ok on a single screen, but I could not properly configure the resolution on two monitors.
Issues
weak perfomance
