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Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T02:08:12Z

78.0.14.22:

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..
(non amd cpu motherboard can have it under other names(hints: Calgary,VT),but on AMD CPU Motherboards setting of that hardware device is
located under North Bridge section in Bios if you have it on your motherboard.
So i recommend to first check all pci devices with,spec. if you are unfamiliar with Bios or simply don't want to open it, if is not necessary ...
lspci
and then try this procedure ,and after take a look on kernel messages as there is usually this message as reason and explanation for non-success:
"... [fglrx] IOMMU is enabled, CrossFire are not supported on this platform"
(what means when IOMMU gonna be disabled Crossfire will be supported on this platform)
or you can find this kernel message,too:
"... [fglrx] Disable IOMMU in BIOS options or kernel boot parameters to support CF"

Minimum do fast check with:(mostly only valid for amd cpu motherboards)
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU:
(one of examples :"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)")
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T02:04:00Z

78.0.14.22:

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..
(non amd cpu motherboard can have it under other names(hints: Calgary,VT),but on AMD CPU Motherboards setting of that hardware device is
located under North Bridge section in Bios if you have it on your motherboard.
So i recommend to first check all pci devices with,spec. if you are unfamiliar with Bios or simply don't want to open it, if is not necessary ...
lspci
and then try this procedure ,and after take a look on kernel messages as there is usually this message as reason and explanation for non-success:
"... [fglrx] IOMMU is enabled, CrossFire are not supported on this platform"
(what means when IOMMU gonna be disabled Crossfire will be supported on this platform)
or you can find this kernel message,too:

"Disable IOMMU in BIOS options or kernel boot parameters to support CF"

Minimum do fast check with:(mostly only valid for amd cpu motherboards)
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU:
(one of examples :"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)")
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T01:53:03Z

78.0.14.22: add two usually displayed kernel message as proof why and what stop CF to be enabled

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..
(non amd cpu motherboard can have it under other names(hints: Calgary,VT),but on AMD CPU Motherboards setting of that hardware device is
located under North Bridge section in Bios if you have it on your motherboard.
So i recommend to first check all pci devices with,spec. if you are unfamiliar with Bios or simply don't want to open it, if is not necessary ...
lspci
and then try this procedure ,and after take a look on kernel messages as there is usually this message as reason and explanation for non-success:
"... [fglrx] IOMMU is enabled, CrossFire are not supported on this platform"
(what means when IOMMU gonna be disabled Crossfire will be supported on this platform)
or you can find this kernel message,too:
"Disable IOMMU in BIOS options or kernel boot parameters to support CF"

Minimum do fast check with:(mostly only valid for amd cpu motherboards)
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU:
(one of examples :"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)")
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T01:50:38Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..
(non amd cpu motherboard can have under other names(hints: Calgary,VT),but on AMD CPU Motherboards setting of that hardware device is
located under North Bridge section in Bios if you have in onboard.
So i recommend to first check all pci devices with,spec. if you are unfamiliar with Bios or simply don't want to open it, if is not necessary ...
lspci
and then try this procedure ,and after take a look on kernel messages as there is usually this message as reason and explanation for non-success:
"... [fglrx] IOMMU is enabled, CrossFire are not supported on this platform"
(what means when IOMMU gonna be disabled Crossfire will be supported on this platform)
or you can find this kernel message,too:
"Disable IOMMU in BIOS options or kernel boot parameters to support CF"

Minimum do fast check with:(mostly only valid for amd cpu motherboards)
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU:
(one of examples :"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)")
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T01:37:38Z

78.0.14.22: added bios section where is usually located IOMMU settings

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..
(non amd cpu motherboard can have under other names(hints: Calgary,VT),but on AMD cpu motherboard that is
located under North Bridge section in Bios.
so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
and then try this procedure ,and after take a look on logs,and kernel messages as there is usually this message as reason and explanation for non-success:
"... [fglrx] IOMMU is enabled, CrossFire are not supported on this platform"

or at minimum do fast check with:(mostly only valid for amd cpu motherboards)
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T01:05:20Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some people reported that they need to reboot now,after this step to get success)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with:

CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs

note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!

note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T00:52:26Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
sudo amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
sudo amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,
sudo reboot
check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-11T00:49:14Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance!
note:not all usb keyboard those days can work with usb to ps2 adapters,but some can,and ps2 keyboards are really cheapest ones.

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T21:13:29Z

78.0.14.22: adding full name for recommended benchmark tool which work and is used on windows and all linux platforms

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! on mine 1st with IOMMU hardware built in, is just one ps2..ouch! )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (hint:basic version of popular windows benchmark for games --> Unigine Heaven is free for Ubuntu ) and enjoy
comparing and improving performance..

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:42:41Z

78.0.14.22: add info about adding 3rd card to crossfire chain and info about quad CrossFire of two dual gpu cards

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! on mine 1st with IOMMU hardware built in, is just one ps2..ouch! )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..and in similar way you can add third card to chain..or CrossFire two dual gpu cards, what is called quad CrossFire...

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:33:54Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! on mine 1st with IOMMU hardware built in, is just one ps2..ouch! )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:28:19Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious for those who wants even more perfomance..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:24:51Z

78.0.14.22: /* How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same CrossFired cards, vary, and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,so called real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards with x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make significant difference,or in most cases diff.at all..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above about lanes,and most motherboards have dedicated pciex number to install second and even third card to work as intended,so please check your motherboard manual about that..
Some cards really scale 99-100% and have double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
hint:Usually some in mid range,in every generation, are best in scaling..up to 100%
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
so workaround about that is obvious..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:11:52Z

78.0.14.22: some edits

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see with:
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:07:58Z

78.0.14.22: some grammar edit

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but two gpu on one card user, like in case of 6990
will be see mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:01:35Z

78.0.14.22: some grammar edit

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboards have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but to somebody like two gpu cards user like in case of 6990
will be mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T20:00:36Z

78.0.14.22: add warning about IOMMU and some notes about "workaround"

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== How to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
note : up to now ,as i know IOMMU need to be switched off ,best if IOMMU was "off"in bios when you was doing last installation of Ubuntu.. (some motherboard have that device,most older do not have it) so check your case with "lspci" and take a look in your Bios..so i recommend to first check all pci devices with
lspci
or at minimum do fast check with:
lspci | grep IOMMU
then if you do not find noting similar to:
IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)
as if you find it,you will need to disable it,in Bios..and that is usually not enough in some cases,and can lead to need to recompile your kernel ,as with simple disabling you can lost support to usb mouse and usb keyboard(easy simple "dirty" workaround is to use ps2 keyboard,and if your motherboard have two ps2 ports ,you can use ps2 connection to usb keyboard and ps2 connection to usb mouse,otherwise, you was warned in advance! mine haved just one ps2.. )

so now, after you know AMD proven facts which can prevent CrossFire to be Enabled,and you are sure that you don't have IOMMU as hardware device ,or is already disabled,you are safe to proceed further:

Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but to somebody like two gpu cards user like in case of 6990
will be mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T19:19:25Z

78.0.14.22: /* how to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== how to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system,
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but to somebody like two gpu cards user like in case of 6990
will be mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that performance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double performance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T19:16:00Z

78.0.14.22: /* how to enable CrossFire manually in terminal */

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== how to enable CrossFire manually in terminal ==
Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but to somebody like two gpu cards user like in case of 6990
will be mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that permomance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double perfomance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Ubuntu Utopic Installation Guide

2015-07-10T19:14:57Z

78.0.14.22: added how to add crossfire chain and manually activate crossfire in terminal,with some crossfire diagnostic commands and some notes..

= Installing Proprietary Drivers a.k.a. Catalyst/fglrx =

{| WIDTH="650" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="background-color: red; border: solid 1px #666666; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
| style="background-color: #666666; border: solid 1px #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #888;" | '''ATTENTION RADEON USERS'''
|-
| *PLEASE READ FIRST!
'''Which Radeon cards are no longer supported by ATI's Catalyst?'''
 
|}

'''ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500, Mobility RadeonHD 2300'''
If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid/10.04 (and later).
NOTE: If you enter your card information on AMD/ATI's driver page, it will offer you the Catalyst 9-3 driver to download. However, the Catalyst 9-3 driver doesn't support X servers past 1.5, and it will not work with any modern/supported version of Ubuntu! !!!SO BE CAREFUL!!! If you tried to install Catalyst on a system with one of these cards, see the 'Removing the Driver' section to restore the default/pre-installed drivers.

'''ATI RadeonHD 2x00 - 4xx0 cards'''
If you have one of these cards, you have the option of using the Catalyst Legacy driver, but you will need to install/use Ubuntu 12.04.1

I recommend copying and pasting the commands to ensure there are no typing mistakes and speed up the install process. Remember to use Ctrl '''+ Shift''' + V or Shift + Insert to paste into the terminal (or go to the terminals menu, select edit and click paste).

== Before you start ==
If you have previously attempted installing Catalyst, remove any leftover files by following the [[#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx| Removing the Driver]] section. Make sure ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' are enabled in your repository sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources).
or Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Edit->Software sources->Other software: check canonical partners.

Install the prerequisite packages:
sudo apt-get install cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic libqtgui4 xserver-xorg-dev

''If you are using the x86_64 architecture (64 bit)'':
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''STABLE'' ==

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}} && cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/</nowiki>{{Catalystfilename}}
unzip {{Catalystfilename}}

=== Create and install .deb packages ===
If you have Wine installed, the driver installation may fail due to a conflict with a library included with Wine. In this case you'll need to [[#fglrx-core_conflicts_with_libopencl1| modify the fglrx-core package]] before executing the second command below.

chmod a+x {{Catalystrunname}}
sudo ./{{Catalystrunname}} --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails you can try an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation] which does NOT create deb packages and might cause some trouble when trying to uninstall.

== Installing Catalyst Manually (from AMD/ATI's site) ''BETA/EXPERIMENTAL'' ==
Note that the beta drivers aren't neccassarily newer than the stable drivers.

=== Download the latest Catalyst package ===
This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.

mkdir catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11 && cd catalyst-14.6beta1.0jul11
wget <nowiki>--referer='http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86' http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip</nowiki>
unzip linux-amd-catalyst-14.6-beta-v1.0-jul11.zip
cd fglrx-14.20

=== Create and install .deb packages ===

sudo ./amd-driver-installer-14.20-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/utopic
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

If building .deb packages fails, there is also an [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Alternative_Manual_Installation Alternative Manual Installation]

== In case of failure ==
Remember these steps before you reboot your computer.

If the X server fails to start, switch to a new TTY using ctrl+alt+F2. Log in, and attempt to start the X server.

sudo startx

If it fails to start, you will likely see a stacktrace, and immediately above it will be something along the lines of "Could not stat /usr/lib64/fglrx/switchlibGL" which means that you failed to copy the executables properly. Ctrl+c, and immediately copy the switchlibGL and switchlibglx executables to the fglrx folder in /usr/lib64/ or /usr/lib32/.

If all else fails, revert your xorg.conf and reboot.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This should return your original display.

== Generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (DO IT AFTER INSTALLATION OF .DEB Packages) ==
Unfortunately, there is no sure way to generate the ATI version of the Xorg.conf file. It is entirely dependent on your configuration. The following subsections will attempt to address possible (and tested) variations for their respective configurations.

=== Generic Config ===
This will work for most people:
sudo amdconfig --initial -f

=== Minimal Config ===
A very basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file might be what you need if you have a new card that's not fully supported by amdconfig. Here follows the entirety of a minimal xorg.conf file for the Radeon HD 6870:

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI radeon 6870"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

== Force use of the new xorg.conf ''(if necessary)''==
Some people find that changes to xorg.conf don't get used by the driver. To force the ATI driver to adopt changes made to xorg.conf, use the following command:

sudo amdconfig <nowiki>--input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1</nowiki>

== Test your installation ==
NOTE: if you don't reboot first, fglrxinfo gives an error message.
Reboot the computer and type
fglrxinfo
into the terminal. If the vendor string contains AMD, you have installed the driver successfully. Using fglrxinfo on a system with Catalyst 12-3 and a RadeonHD 4550 returns:
<pre>
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6670 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card you are using!)
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12798 Compatibility Profile Context 13.35.1005 -- (This line may be different depending on what graphics card and Catalyst version you are using!)
</pre>
Now, try:
fgl_glxgears
If you experience issues or a hang, you may need to disable fast TLS.
sudo amdconfig --tls=0

=== Just in case ===
Write down or remember this series of Alt+PrntScr key combinations, just in case your screen should go black and Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.

Alt+PrntScr+r, Alt+PrntScr+s, Alt+PrntScr+e, Alt+PrntScr+i, Alt+PrntScr+n, Alt+PrntScr+u, Alt+PrntScr+b

These key-presses will reboot the system safely. To remember the key-presses, remember this nonsensical phrase: "Raising Skinny Elephants Is Never Utterly Boring".

An alternative would be to hold down Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (SysRq is usually the same key as PrintScreen) and type very slowly R E I S U B. A way to remember this is by inverting the word: "BUSIER" or remembering a phrase: "Restart Even If System Utterly Broken". This would also safely shutdown the system.

== Unity Desktop Freeze Problem ==
If your desktop environment randomly freezes, install a new one without compiz e.g. ubuntu-gnome-desktop

== How to install Playonlinux/Wine without removig fglrx drivers ==
Edit this file:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

search this block:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

and remove from provides and conflicts section libopencl1

result:

<pre>
Package: fglrx-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/misc
Installed-Size: 184704
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: fglrx-installer
Version: 2:14.501-0ubuntu1
Replaces: fglrx-driver-core, libopencl1
Provides: fglrx-driver-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, dkms, make, linux-libc-dev
Conflicts: fglrx-driver-core
Conffiles:
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-ac-aticonfig 9b0805ac975ff3da6b76886a89dcc110
/etc/acpi/events/fglrx-lid-aticonfig 63c597f0f7f6ac88887adc0c0ae00da9
/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh c217d4dd7b677d7cf1fbf565f197b721
/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl64.icd 45a4b6c5182d693554c287765b369dfe
Description: Minimal video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
Minimal video driver for the AMD Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.
.
This package provides 2D display drivers.
Homepage: http://support.amd.com
</pre>

after that install playonlinux

== Get more fps in games ==
Change your cpu profile to performance:

cpufreq-set -g performance

This change is not permanent, to make it permanent write this line to /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" . If needet install the cpufreq package first.

== how to enable Crossfire manually in terminal ==
Check if both cards system see,
amdconfig --lsa
if that is adapter 0 and 1 then ,just proceed,to add crossfire chain,this way
amdconfig --cfa --adapter=0,1
(i read that some reported that they need to reboot now,some get same result with only one final reboot..)
then activate crossfire
amdconfig --cf on --adapter=0,1
reboot,check increased performance in some benchmark (Heaven for Ubuntu) and enjoy

this is valid for two separated single gpu card,but is similar on two gpu on one card,where crossfire is automatically enabled..

this is valid ,when you install driver for just one adapter,same like in manual above

just to be sure ,you can anytime check crossfire status with
CrossFire Diagnostics:
amdconfig --lscs
note message if crossfire is enabled or disabled on current device!
note mesage about how CrossFire can work on your particular system
most will get just:
CrossFire can work with P2P mapping through GART
but to somebody like two gpu cards user like in case of 6990
will be mentioned side port connection..

and what you can officially pair with,you will see
amdconfig --lscc
note : that permomance of same Crossfired card vary and is not same if running on
x16/x16 both,real one CrossFire motherboards(one of famous is Sabertooth ,and above) ,or on x16/x8 or on cheap CrossFire motherboards x16/x4 lanes..
pciex2.0 or pciex3.0 still not make difference..and almost is not really important like this mentioned above..some cards really scale 100% and double perfomance,but most are more close or more far away from that..so bench it!
note: two cards with diff gpu clock will work together on clock of less clocked card..
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