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==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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==X Configuration==<br />
===Composite Extension===<br />
If you've enabled transparency, and you've added the Composite extension to the xorg.conf file, the ATI driver will disable DRI.<br />
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The only way to use 3D and the ATI OpenGL drivers is commenting the Option "Composite" "Enable" line.<br />
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It may be necessary to put the following lines into xorg.conf:<br />
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Section "Extensions"<br />
Option "Composite" "Disable"<br />
EndSection<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 8.37.6 - [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.37.6-x86.x86_64.run download link]<br />
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==Release Notes==<br />
* This release of the Catalyst® Linux graphics driver introduces the Catalyst⢠Control Center version 1.0. This version of the Catalyst Control Center provides a 3D aspect page which allows for the adjustments to be made in 3D applications such as graphic-design applications, CAD applications, and games.<br />
* Logging out of a session to the graphical login manager no longer crashes the Xserver <br />
* Using the xgl enabled x-server interface disables display switching hot plug support<br />
* An increase in CPU utilization will be experienced for video playback using GLESX comapred with GSL. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26983<br />
* Video tearing during playback. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26984<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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==Links==<br />
* Full release notes: [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.37.6.html linux_8.37.6.html]<br />
[[Category:Releases]]<br />
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