Configuring

2013-07-04T22:56:12Z

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== aticonfig ==

Since version 8.18.6 the fglrx driver includes the '''aticonfig''' tool which simplifies ''xorg.conf'' editing. Here are some useful commands this tool offers (for a complete list see [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/aticonfighelp ''aticonfig --help'']).

You forgot one thing: AMD drops sproupt for cards just some 3 years after they were released. Compare that with NVidia, which still sproupts the GeForce 8 series in my more than five year old desktop PC. Oh, and when there's a new X server, my favourite IT news site usually contains a sentence like An update for the NVidia proprietary driver is available at , while for the fglrx driver, no update has been released so far . Similar for new OpenGL versions.However, I wonder why you even had to deal with their config tools? I used an ATI card for two years, and never ever launched a single ATI specific tool. xrandr did all I wanted (and fglrx sproupts xrandr for some years already, unlike the NVidia driver).When you are using a Notebook though, the missing Optimus sproupt means that you can't use the NVidia card *at all*, which is still far worse than anything ATI forced me to do so far. I am using Bumblebee now, which is an awesome project, but the performance hit is something like 50% On the other hand, having the NVidia card running on this 2nd X server only means that I can have both KMS (on the Intel card) and he proprietary NVidia driver, which is pretty awesome

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;Print information about power states.
:<pre>aticonfig --list-powerstates</pre>
Or, for us lazy folk, the shorter version is ''aticonfig --lsp''

;Set a power state to the lowest (battery friendly):
:<pre>aticonfig --set-powerstate=1</pre>
*Note: check out available power states using ''aticonfig --list-powerstates''
*Note: this option does not work when an external monitor is connected

;Print information about connected and enabled monitors:
:<pre>aticonfig --query-monitor</pre>
;deprecated by RandR

;Examples how to enable two monitors on the fly:
* Assume you have two monitors already setup correctly ([http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=301941 Dual monitor support] at Ubuntuforums)
* This example enable laptop internal monitor (lvds) and external monitor (crt1)
:<pre>aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds,crt1 --effective=now</pre>
*Note: ''aticonfig --enable-monitor=STRING,STRING'' where STRING can be one of the following set, separated by commas: none,crt1,crt2,lvds,tv,tmds1,tmds2,auto.
Only 2 displays can be enabled at the same time. Any displays that are not on the list will be disabled.
*Note: check out connected and enabled monitors using ''aticonfig --query-monitor''

;Turn off the second monitor on the fly and start to use only laptop internal monitor (lvds)
:<pre>aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds --effective=now</pre>

;Swap monitors on the fly when using big desktop mode
* Assume you have two monitors already setup correctly ([http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=301941 Dual monitor support] at Ubuntuforums)
:<pre>aticonfig --swap-monitor --effective=now</pre>
* Note: This only works for big desktop setup. This will swap the contents on the two monitors.

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== Graphical Configuration ==

When instaling the propietary Ati linux driver, it also can install the Ati Catalyst Control Center. With this tool you can configure Ati's driver more easily.

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