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8.16.20

2007-12-30T18:17:18Z

86.40.181.71:

ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.16.20

==New Features==

* Workstation Performance Improvement
* Improved Display Detection Support
* Linux 2.6.12 Kernel Support
* GCC 4.0 Support
* Driver Package Update

==Resolved Issues (according to the release notes)==
* The operating system no longer fails to respond when rendering HDTV or larger video files
* Having two monitors connected to an ATI graphics adapter no longer results in the mouse cursor appearing on both displays simultaneously
* Panning on the secondary display device is now available when using pseudocolor visuals and having clone mode enabled
* The Red Hat Enterprise Linux workstation 4 Update 1 operating system no longer fails to respond during driver load up on systems having four or more gigabytes of system memory
* Overlay support is now available when using a 64 bit operating system
* A slow decrease in available memory (memory leak) for PCIe systems is no longer experienced

==Known Issues (according to the release notes)==
* TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Topic number 737-1086
* Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Topic number 737-218
* Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Topic number 737-219
* Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Topic number 737-220

==External links==

* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.16.20.html Release notes]
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ]

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8.8.25

2007-12-30T18:12:57Z

86.40.181.71:

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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8.30.3

2007-12-30T18:03:48Z

86.40.181.71:

ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.30.3

Release date: October 31, 2006

The driver contains some bugfixes. No new features were added according to the release notes.

==Resolved Issues (according to the release notes)==
* Users with X Server X.org 7.1 can now play video using XV. The ATI AVIVO Video adaptor is now present. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-22852
* When failing to change the TV format the aticonfig --tv-info no longer report the failed TV format. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-23431
* Using the MPlayer to play a video file followed by dragging any window over top of the player no longer results in corruption being noticed and the video file pausing. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-23432

==Known Issues (according to the release notes)==
* Attempting to install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver on distributions that have updated certain 3D components outside of the stock XOrg 6.8.2 may result in the driver not initializing 3D applications properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20868
* Loading the XVideo Extension on 64-bit Xorg 6.9+ systems causes the X Server to segfault on launch with ATI Radeon X1K products. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-22837
* A system hang may occur when attempting to resume from hibernation mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22059

==External links==

* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.30.3.run Installer]
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.30.3.html Release notes]
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.30.3-inst.html Installer Instructions]
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ]

[[Category:Releases|8.30.3]]
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8.28.8

2007-12-30T17:56:19Z

86.40.181.71:

[[Category:NeedsUpdating]]

ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.28.8

Release date: August 18, 2006

==New Features==
===New Product Support===
This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces support for the following ATI products:

* Radeon® Xpress 1200
* Radeon® Xpress 1250
* Radeon® Xpress 1300

===Universal installer===

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver now provides a unified driver installer for the 32bit and 64bit Linux platforms. This intelligent installer will identify which CPU architecture (IA32, and x86_64) is being used and install the appropriate driver.

See the article: <b>3D Acceleration for ATI card</b> (works for SUSE, Mandriva and Debian) at

http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/ati/ati.htm (mirror)

for how to use the 8.28.8 intelligent installer.

===Display Switching Support for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad Products===

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver provides Display Switching support for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad products containing a supported ATI Radeon® Mobility™ product. This feature allows users to use the hotkey function Fn+F7 to toggle between display devices connected to the laptop.

===ATI Pairmode Support===

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces a new feature called Pairmode. This feature allows users to enable BigDesktop mode with two different screen resolutions. When using Xrandr, users can now dynamically switch between BigDesktop and Clone mode without having to restart the X Server.

===Retaining Display Device State Between Restarts===

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver now maintains the display device status between restarts. Previously, when using multiple display devices, the ATI Proprietary Linux drivers enabled all displays connected to the display adapter even if the display devices were disabled by aticonfig or Display Switching.

==Resolved Issues==

* Connecting a Dell Widescreen UltraSharp 2405FPW to the DVI port of any supported ATI product installed in a system running the X Server no longer results in the display failing to provide an image.

==Known Issues==

* Attempting to install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver on distributions that have updated certain 3D components outside of the stock XOrg 6.8.2 may result in the driver not initializing 3D applications properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20868
* A system hang may occur when attempting to resume from hibernation mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22059
* Loading the XVideo Extension on 64-bit Xorg 6.9+ systems causes the X Server to segfault on launch with ATI Radeon X1K products. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-22837
* Users with X Server X.org 7.1 can not play any video using XV. The ATI AVIVO Video adaptor is not present. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-22852

==External links==

* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run Installer]
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.28.8.html Release notes]
* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.28.8-inst.html Installer Instructions]
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ]

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