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2008-01-16T05:42:53Z

84.233.233.41: acelli

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

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

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

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2008-01-16T05:41:44Z

84.233.233.41: vardelg

acellibasba
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Frequently Asked Questions

2008-01-16T05:22:48Z

84.233.233.41: cnaouli

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

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

No.

However, rebooting is the easiest method to ensure that the kernel module(s) from the old driver are unloaded and the fglrx module is loaded instead. If you don't want to reboot for some reason, you may manually shut down Xorg, unload any old "drm", "radeon" or "fglrx" modules and then start Xorg again.

==Kernel==
===Why does fglrx not work for my bleeding-edge kernel?===
The development process of the fglrx driver and the Linux kernel are not on the same level. The fglrx driver requires some special interactions with the kernel memory API and these tend to change between kernel versions.

There is also an 11-12 week cycle required to develop, validate and test each release of an ATI driver <ref>http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=735&num=1</ref>. ATI will only look to support the latest kernel that is officially out (no -rc or -git releases are supported) at the time they release a driver. Example: fglrx version A comes out Monday, but kernel version B comes out Tuesday. Kernel version B is not supported by fglrx version A. (but might be able to work anyway by doing a 'modprobe -f fglrx' in a shell)

The binary part of ATI's kernel module has no explicit dependency on the Linux kernel. There are a set of source files that provide the glue to the kernel. This is where the dependency to different kernels exist. As a result, user contributed patches for newer kernels can often be found by searching [http://ati.cchtml.com Bugzilla].

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

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

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

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

==References==
<references/>

8.8.25

2008-01-16T05:21:04Z

84.233.233.41: litrocel

caladron
ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.8.25

==New Features==

* Drivers for X.org 6.8 are now provided
* x86_64 drivers now available for XFree86 4.3 and X.org 6.8

==Resolved Issues (according to the release notes)==
* Second head in Dual Head system is no longer corrupt during login screen
* Display corruption is no longer seen when switching between X-Windows and the Linux text console, and back to X-Windows
* Video playback in Dual Head mode no longer results in an error message being displayed, or the player failing to start
* PCI-Express systems no longer hang after running 3D Applications for long periods
* 3D Applications no longer hang on RHEL 3.0 with 1GB or more memory installed
* XVideo overlay is once again available in Dual Head Mode
* A "drm.h: No such file or directory" error message no longer occurs when compiling the fglrx kernel module
* Stopping and restarting the X server no longer results in memory leaks or hangs on PCI-Express systems

==Known Issues (according to the release notes)==
* TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4756.html
* Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4746.html
* Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4747.html
* Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4748.html
* A blank screen may appear momentarily when X starts to load. An error message (or similar) may also appear on the text console. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4755.html
* Moving a window over top of a 3D window may result in the contents of the window becoming corrupted. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4757.html

==External links==

* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.8.25.html Release notes]
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ]
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