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<p>89.12.225.64: </p> <hr /> <div>Unfortunaly, the previous ATI driver (8.37.6), nor the current ATI driver (8.38.6), or even the hotfix (8.38.7) are compatible with the X server in the FC7 distribution.<br /> <br /> As pointed out at Phoronix.com, the latest release (8.38.6) has very little changes and completely ignored Fedora 7 users who have waited over a month for a functional driver.<br /> <br /> &quot;The AMD 8.38.6 display driver had introduced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 packaging support along with fixing a few bugs, but the driver was one of the least interesting releases in recent times.&quot;<br /> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&amp;item=764&amp;num=1<br /> <br /> Given that this release focuses on packaging support, ATI are still prioritising cosmetic changes over functional aspects. Whilst packages are a 'nice to have', basic functionality is far more critical.<br /> <br /> However there exists a [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=156961 workaround]. You can get the driver working by installing an older version of the X server which is compatible with the current ATI driver and then compiling the driver. The disadvantages are obvious: No updates for the X server, bugs and security holes of the old X version remain unfixed. Further you could break package dependencies and block updates of other packages. Although there's a step by step howto you could get into serious trouble if you do not understand what you are doing.</div>

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