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8.21.7

2007-12-30T13:36:46Z

63.238.216.253: taracacelc

trreltabod
32-bit [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.21.7-i386.run Download]

64-bit [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8.21.7-x86_64.run Download]

==New Features==
*OpenGL 2.0 Support
*Smaller package size (50% smaller)

==Resolved Issues==
*The mode2 option in aticonfig that sets the secondary display device resolution now functions as documented in 'aticonfig --help'.
*Starting the X server when the virtual desktop mode is set higher than the largest display mode available for the display device no longer results in a fatal server error.
*[http://ati.cchtml.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&version=8.20.8&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Bugzilla Issues Resolved]

==Known Issues==
*Patch still required for kernel 2.6.15 support.
*[http://ati.cchtml.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&version=8.21.7&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Bugzilla Known Issues]

[[Category:Releases]]

Frequently Asked Questions

2007-12-30T13:30:37Z

63.238.216.253: alc4tmo

basrooloelt
acellaella
calicorolta
acelcoelouol
==Installation==
===How do I know fglrx is installed correctly?===
There are several ways to check if fglrx is loaded and running.
 1. Check your X.org or XFree86 log. You should see "DRI Initialization Successful."
# less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
or
# less /var/log/XFree86.0.log
2. Check glxinfo. You should see "direct" and not "indirect."
# glxinfo | grep direct
3. Check your kernel log. You should see fglrx messages near the bottom.
# dmesg
4. Check your modules. You should see fglrx loaded.
# lsmod | grep fglrx
*NOTE: [[Glxgears is not a Benchmark|glxgears]] is not a definite way of checking the installation of fglrx.

=== Is the rebooting really necessary? ===

No.

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.

==Kernel==
===Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?===
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.

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)

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].

Note: That's why an opensource hardware driver is necessary. Hopefully, AMD will continue releasing more documentation and we will be able to code our own maintainable and free driver, thus freeing ourselves from this dependency on AMD's good will.

==X Configuration==
===How do I configure my system to use the fglrx driver?===
*aticonfig
:Command line program to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
*amdcccle
:GUI program that allows detailed configuration over the driver's controls.

==Troubleshooting==
* See [[Troubleshooting]] page.

==See Also==
*[http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html Official ATI Linux Driver FAQ]

==References==
<references/>

Talk:8.21.7

2007-12-30T13:27:58Z

63.238.216.253: delchicoa

bocvarv
This still doesn't work for kernel 2.6.15.x without a patch...

Frequently Asked Questions

2007-12-30T12:35:14Z

63.238.216.253: errolt

acellaella
calicorolta
acelcoelouol
==Installation==
===How do I know fglrx is installed correctly?===
There are several ways to check if fglrx is loaded and running.
 1. Check your X.org or XFree86 log. You should see "DRI Initialization Successful."
# less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
or
# less /var/log/XFree86.0.log
2. Check glxinfo. You should see "direct" and not "indirect."
# glxinfo | grep direct
3. Check your kernel log. You should see fglrx messages near the bottom.
# dmesg
4. Check your modules. You should see fglrx loaded.
# lsmod | grep fglrx
*NOTE: [[Glxgears is not a Benchmark|glxgears]] is not a definite way of checking the installation of fglrx.

=== Is the rebooting really necessary? ===

No.

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.

==Kernel==
===Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?===
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.

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)

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].

Note: That's why an opensource hardware driver is necessary. Hopefully, AMD will continue releasing more documentation and we will be able to code our own maintainable and free driver, thus freeing ourselves from this dependency on AMD's good will.

==X Configuration==
===How do I configure my system to use the fglrx driver?===
*aticonfig
:Command line program to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
*amdcccle
:GUI program that allows detailed configuration over the driver's controls.

==Troubleshooting==
* See [[Troubleshooting]] page.

==See Also==
*[http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html Official ATI Linux Driver FAQ]

==References==
<references/>

Category:Distributions

2007-12-30T02:16:45Z

63.238.216.253: monricrotr

monace
The list of GNU/Linux flavors that are documented for the ATI Linux driver.

Although ATI can only actively support a small number of distributions, distribution vendors are encouraged to work with ATI to ensure that native packages can be created for their distribution. The current actively supported distributions are the '''Red Hat Enterprise Linux''' and '''Novell/SuSE''' suite of products.

Also note that the End User License Agreement explicitly provides for repackaging and redistribution of ATI's drivers. If your favourite distribution is not listed below, please work with them to contact ATI and either get support in the installer, or natively in the distribution.

Category:NeedsUpdating

2007-12-30T02:12:01Z

63.238.216.253: zelcnatr

chidelva
Here is your opportunity to support this site. Any of the linked pages below need updating. Please update and remove the NeedsUpdating flag.

In the News

2007-12-30T02:08:06Z

63.238.216.253: zeldeldarc

zeldomv
Any articles scoured from the Internet mentioning the ATI driver should end up here. Some good, some great, some not so great. Sometimes the news aggregators (like [http://slashdot.org Slashdot]) have lots of useful bits in their comments, include them as well.

You can also see this list [[In the News/By site|organized by site]].

== February 2006 ==
'''2006-02-09''' : [http://phoronix.com Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=393&num=1 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.22.5] 

== December 2005 ==
'''2005-12-11''' : [http://holarse.de Holarse] : [http://polska.merseine.nu/h2006/space/start/2005-12-11/1 ATI-Treiber 8.20.8] 
'''2005-12-08''' : [http://phoronix.com Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=340&num=1 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.20.8] 

== November 2005 ==
'''2005-11-13''' : [http://holarse.de Holarse] : [http://polska.merseine.nu/h2006/space/start/2005-11-13/2 ATI-Treiber 8.19.10] 
'''2005-11-12''' : [http://phoronix.com Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=5056 ATI POWERPlay] 
'''2005-11-11''' : [http://phoronix.com Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=5055 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.19.10] 

== October 2005 ==
'''2005-10-13''' : [http://www.linux-gamers.net/ linuX-gamers.net] : [http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1006 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.18.6] 
'''2005-10-12''' : [http://phoronix.com/ Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=4768 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.18.6] 

== July 2005 ==
'''2005-07-30''' : [http://slashdot.org/ Slashdot] : [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/30/197259 A Look at the State of ATI Linux Drivers] 
'''2005-07-29''' : [http://www.linuxhardware.org/ LinuxHardware.org] : [http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/19/1533258&mode=thread Connect3D Radeon X800 Linux Review] 

== June 2005 ==
'''2005-06-12''' : [http://linuxhardware.org/ LinuxHardware.org] : [http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/12/1158214&mode=thread Phoronix: ATI Linux Display Driver v8.14.13 Tested] 
'''2005-06-09''' : [http://phoronix.com/ Phoronix] : [http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=3600 ATI Linux Display Driver v8.14.13] 

== August 2004 ==
'''2004-07-05''' : [http://linuxhardware.org/ LinuxHardware.org] : [http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/05/2146211&mode=thread ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.11.1 Released] 

[[Category:NewsSite]]

Frequently Asked Questions

2007-12-30T02:00:28Z

63.238.216.253: oractr

acelcoelouol
==Installation==
===How do I know fglrx is installed correctly?===
There are several ways to check if fglrx is loaded and running.
 1. Check your X.org or XFree86 log. You should see "DRI Initialization Successful."
# less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
or
# less /var/log/XFree86.0.log
2. Check glxinfo. You should see "direct" and not "indirect."
# glxinfo | grep direct
3. Check your kernel log. You should see fglrx messages near the bottom.
# dmesg
4. Check your modules. You should see fglrx loaded.
# lsmod | grep fglrx
*NOTE: [[Glxgears is not a Benchmark|glxgears]] is not a definite way of checking the installation of fglrx.

=== Is the rebooting really necessary? ===

No.

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.

==Kernel==
===Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?===
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.

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)

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].

Note: That's why an opensource hardware driver is necessary. Hopefully, AMD will continue releasing more documentation and we will be able to code our own maintainable and free driver, thus freeing ourselves from this dependency on AMD's good will.

==X Configuration==
===How do I configure my system to use the fglrx driver?===
*aticonfig
:Command line program to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
*amdcccle
:GUI program that allows detailed configuration over the driver's controls.

==Troubleshooting==
* See [[Troubleshooting]] page.

==See Also==
*[http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html Official ATI Linux Driver FAQ]

==References==
<references/>

InTheNews

2007-12-30T01:57:15Z

63.238.216.253: geteldarbas

cocadarvica
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