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<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
* Installation guide by Winglman & "the other friendly guy"<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuse 12.3 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 & Up Series)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Enable Software Source in YaSt<br />
*Click on your RESPECTIVE ARCH below and OPEN with YaSt<br />
<br />
*X86<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
<br />
*X64<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Generate Config file via console<br />
sudo aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot & Have fun people!<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Series)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*XBMC Media Center can be install via package manager with packman repo install<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-9.002-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9990SUSE/openSUSE2013-04-04T13:46:19Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuse 12.3 */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
* Installation guide by Winglman & "the other friendly guy"<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuse 12.3===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Enable Software Source in YaSt<br />
*Click on your RESPECTIVE ARCH below and OPEN with YaSt<br />
<br />
*X86<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
<br />
*X64<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Generate Config file via console<br />
sudo aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot & Have fun people!<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Series)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*XBMC Media Center can be install via package manager with packman repo install<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-9.002-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9989SUSE/openSUSE2013-04-04T13:44:31Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuse 12.3 */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
* Installation guide by Winglman & "the other friendly guy"<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuse 12.3===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Enable Software Source in YaSt<br />
*Click on your RESPECTIVE ARCH<br />
<br />
*X86<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
<br />
*X64<br />
http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Generate Config file via console<br />
sudo aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot & Have fun people!<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Series)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*XBMC Media Center can be install via package manager with packman repo install<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-9.002-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_17_Installation_Guide&diff=9621Fedora 17 Installation Guide2013-01-27T16:06:06Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Install driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>Note: 12.9 BETA minimum !!!For kernel 3.4.* and up<br />
<br />
This section applies directly to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-linux-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-linux-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-linux-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
Click "check log" when install finish<br />
<br />
=== GENERATE DEFAULT CONFIG ===<br />
<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh aticonfig --initial<br />
<br />
<br />
REBOOT<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
<br />
Video playback<br />
<br />
Add rpm-fusion repositories (free and non-free) via firefox<br />
<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
open with Archive manager and install,this will provide extra video-codec like H-264,ac3,xvid,mp4.... <br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free, so share it!</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9520Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T17:12:32Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work<br />
<br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
*in software manager enable "test update for fedora and rpm fusion"<br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*enable test update in software source<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
su<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9519Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T17:11:22Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work<br />
<br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
*in software manager enable "test update for fedora and rpm fusion"<br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*enable test update in software source<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9518Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T17:10:22Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work<br />
<br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
*in software manager enable "test update for fedora and rpm fusion"<br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9517Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T17:08:59Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion AND ONLY WORK WITH KDE VERSION */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work<br />
<br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9516Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T16:26:18Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion AND ONLY WORK WITH KDE VERSION==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work<br />
<br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9515Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T15:26:46Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work <br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9514Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T15:24:25Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work <br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first install gcc<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install gcc<br />
<br />
*update your system <br />
<br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm <br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9513Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T15:19:24Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work <br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first off update your system and kernel <br />
*then install kernel-devel to match your kernel (after system update for now you wont find kernel-devel in yum)<br />
so get it from here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*here are kernel-devel-3.6.11-3<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm<br />
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/testing/18/i386/kernel-devel-3.6.11-3.fc18.i686.rpm<br />
<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as<br />
<br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm <br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_18_Installation_Guide&diff=9512Fedora 18 Installation Guide2012-12-27T13:26:47Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER */</p>
<hr />
<div>==FEDORA 18 BETA==<br />
<br />
==FGLRX driver from RPM Fusion==<br />
<br />
Ok people iv manage to get work <br />
==but this is not easy so unless you know what your doing wait for the Official Release==<br />
<br />
*first off update your system and kernel <br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc<br />
<br />
*you might run into dependency trouble along the way so if that's the case your best friend is <br />
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
<br />
*the problem will be show as <br />
==example== <br />
"glibc xx.xx.xx, require glibc-common xx.xx.xx,installed glibc-common xx.xx.xx<br />
and you wont have it in you list so go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/ <br />
=and find it under fedora 18 testing for i686 or x64=<br />
<br />
==JUST CLICK ON IT AND OPEN WITH ARCHIVE INSTALLER==<br />
<br />
*once this mess is over add ==RPM FUSION REPO==<br />
<br />
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm <br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm'<br />
<br />
*Now ==THE DRIVER==<br />
<br />
su<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst<br />
<br />
*once again you might have to find dependency here http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/<br />
once it all ok re-run the previous command and if dependency check-out you will have to<br />
interact by typing Y to install <br />
<br />
*If all is good you need to rebuild the kernel "much easy compare to dependency problem lol" type it in terminal and let it ryde!<br />
<br />
new-kernel-pkg --kernel-args=nomodeset --mkinitrd --dracut --update $(rpm -q --queryformat="%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" kernel | tail -n 1)<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
<br />
*reboot<br />
<br />
==Good luck and remember,FC18 is nice but wait for the official release==<br />
<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ps: ty "other friendly guy" who's always fixing & correcting my mistake lol appreciate<br />
<br />
--winglman--</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_16_Installation_Guide&diff=9492Fedora 16 Installation Guide2012-12-26T19:33:01Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Install driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Installing the Official AMD driver =<br />
<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
<br />
There are two methods to get the Official AMD driver installed on Fedora. The first is by running the amd-driver-installer package supplied by amd.com. This method is covered in the section "'''Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com'''". The second is to use the rpm packages supplied by the rpm fusion repos. This method is covered in the section "'''Pre-built packages from RPMFusion'''".<br />
<br />
The sections titled '''Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on x86_64 Fedora 16''' and '''Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on i686 Fedora 16''' are subject to being resolved by Catalyst updates and therefore may not be relevant to installations after Catalyst version 12.4.<br />
<br />
== Requirements ==<br />
<br />
The Amd-driver-installer from Amd.com will work best in most cases if there is no xorg.conf file present before you begin the installation process. Move any existing xorg.conf files out of the /etc/X11 directory before installation.<br />
<br />
You will need at least version 11.11 (or greater) of the ATI driver for Fedora 16, earlier versions will not work with the version of Xorg that F16 ships with.<br />
<br />
For Catalyst 12.5 or above, a Radeon HD5000 series (or greater) is required. Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series GPU's will not be recognized by 12.5 Catalyst and above.<br />
<br />
=== Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on x86_64 Fedora 16 ===<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
Due to an upstream sourcecode change in the Fedora ''kernel-headers'' package, building of AMD's ''fglrx'' module will currently fail with kernels 3.2.9-2.fc16 and later. If you are getting the following error in your /usr/share/ati/fgrlx-install.log:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64'<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.o<br />
In file included from /usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:575:0,<br />
from include/asm-generic/termios.h:51,<br />
from /usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/termios.h:1,<br />
from include/linux/termios.h:5,<br />
from include/linux/tty.h:41,<br />
from include/linux/vt_kern.h:11,<br />
from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.c:35:<br />
/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h: In function ‘copy_from_user’:<br />
/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:57:7: error: called object ‘2’ is not a function<br />
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.o] Error 1<br />
make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2<br />
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64'<br />
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2<br />
build failed with return value 2<br />
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Then this procedure is confirmed to work on 64 bit Fedora 16.<br />
<br />
Open the file '''/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h''' in a text editor.<br />
<br />
On line 56 and 57 you will see:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
else<br />
WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Comment this out so it reads:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
// else<br />
// WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n"); <br />
</pre><br />
<br />
After saving this edit, if you have previously run amd-driver-installer unsuccessfully, you will need<br />
to run /usr/share/ati/fgrlx-uninstall.sh to reset the system to previous starting conditions. Now follow<br />
the procedure in the section below titled "Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com".<br />
<br />
* Reference: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=277547<br />
<br />
=== Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on i686 Fedora 16 ===<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
The following is a procedure that has been confirmed to work with i686 Fedora users.<br />
If you are getting the following message in your /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.<br />
AMD kernel module generator version 2.1<br />
doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher<br />
rm -rf *.c *.h *.o *.ko *.a .??* *.symvers<br />
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules<br />
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686'<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘KCL_fpu_begin’:<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:5804:28: error: ‘TS_USEDFPU’ undeclared (first use in this function)<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:5804:28: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in<br />
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1<br />
make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2<br />
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686'<br />
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2<br />
build failed with return value 2<br />
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.<br />
[Reboot] Kernel Module : dracut<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Then the following procedure should work for you.<br />
<br />
Procedure is as follows:<br />
<br />
<br />
1) Extract amd-driver-installer into subdir. Example:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
chmod 700 amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
./amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run --extract fglrx-12.2<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
2) cd into directory containing firegl_public.c. i.e., <br />
<br />
<pre><br />
cd fglrx-12.2/common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
3) In that dir, open a text editor, copy the following code and save to a file named "fglrx.patch":<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
fixed fgrlx compilation error on 32-bit x86 arch with kernel 3.3-rc4 due to commit:<br />
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f94edacf998516ac9d849f7bc6949a703977a7f3<br />
later modified (in 3.3-rc5) by commit:<br />
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7e16838d94b566a17b65231073d179bc04d590c8#diff-1<br />
and finally backported to kernel 3.2.8.<br />
<br />
Signed-off-by: Gianluca Gennari <gennarone@gmail.com><br />
---<br />
firegl_public.c | 6 ++++++<br />
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)<br />
<br />
diff --git a/firegl_public.c b/firegl_public.c<br />
index 6e0aa82..cb9e217 100644<br />
--- a/firegl_public.c<br />
+++ b/firegl_public.c<br />
@@ -5797,10 +5797,16 @@ void ATI_API_CALL KCL_fpu_begin(void)<br />
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64<br />
kernel_fpu_begin();<br />
#else<br />
+#ifndef TS_USEDFPU<br />
+ preempt_disable();<br />
+ if (__thread_has_fpu(current))<br />
+ __save_init_fpu(current);<br />
+#else<br />
struct thread_info *cur_task = current_thread_info();<br />
preempt_disable();<br />
if (cur_task->status & TS_USEDFPU)<br />
__save_init_fpu(cur_task->task);<br />
+#endif<br />
else<br />
clts();<br />
#endif<br />
-- <br />
1.7.5.4<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
4) Run the patch on firegl_public.c :<br />
<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su-<br />
<br />
patch -p1 < ./fglrx.patch<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
5) At this point, if you have previously run amd-driver-installer unsuccessfully, you <br />
need to return the system to it's starting state by running /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh.<br />
Then, make sure you follow the directives in the section below titled<br />
"Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer". After you have completed that checklist,<br />
you can now run ati-installer.sh from the extraction subdir (in this case "fglrx-12.2")<br />
using the following command line:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
<br />
/bin/sh ./ati-installer.sh 8.95 --install<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
From here you should have a successful Fglrx installation.<br />
<br />
*Reference: http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?68922-Patch-to-compile-fgrlx-module-on-Linux-3-3-rc4-with-x86-32-bit-arch<br />
<br />
=== Multiple Monitor Setups ===<br />
<br />
If you have an existing multiple monitor setup, move your existing xorg.conf to a safe place. Let amd-driver-installer generate a fresh working xorg.conf file for you based on what it probes from EDID monitor info. If you are having difficulties after generating a new xorg.conf, use your old xorg.conf as a reference and transfer sections of that file as needed to the new one.<br />
<br />
Here are some resources for those having difficulty getting their multiple monitors running:<br />
<br />
* http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2<br />
* http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12<br />
* aticonfig --help<br />
* One of the [[Ubuntu]] guides on this Wiki.<br />
* AMD's own Catalyst documentation<br />
<br />
If you need to start with a clean slate and all your monitors are connected, you can force a fresh xorg.conf to be generated taking into account the monitors present:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
== Pre-built packages from RPMFusion ==<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''does not''' apply to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
'''RECOMMENDED METHOD'''<br />
<br />
This is easier than manually building the driver from AMD as you don't need to worry about passing kernel options via GRUB2, configuring DKMS, rebuilding the kernel module every time you do a kernel upgrade, or cleaning up any mess if you want to remove the driver.<br />
<br />
=== Clean up previous Offical AMD driver installation ===<br />
<br />
If you're coming from the Official AMD driver to RPMFusion's AMD driver, you'll need to reinstall the ''mesa-libGL'' package as the Official AMD driver installation changes files it contains.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-libGL<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Other issues before install driver ===<br />
On Acer Aspire 722 (A0722) with Radeon HD 6290 (and i suppose on other machines with the same card) you must disable SELinux or the follow error will occured :<br />
<pre><br />
SELinux is preventing gnome-session-c from execmod access on the file /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so. For complete SELinux messages run sealert -l <SELinux alert id><br />
</pre><br />
To disable SELinux open /etc/selinux/config file as root and set SELINUX to disabled (SELINUX=disabled).<br />
After that driver will work as expected.<br><br />
<b>Note:</b> Disabling SELinux is not a very good idea. It's better to just modify the policy, by running these two commands (as root):<br />
<pre>semanage fcontext -a -t textrel_shlib_t '/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so'<br />
restorecon -v '/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so'</pre><br />
<br />
'''glxinfo'''<br />
<pre><br />
direct rendering : Yes<br />
...<br />
OpenGL vendor string : Advanced Microd Devices Inc.<br />
OpenGL render string : AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics<br />
...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Setup RPMFusion ===<br />
<br />
There are instructions on http://www.rpmfusion.org/ but this should do it.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Install Catalyst driver packages ===<br />
<br />
This procedure is the same for 32-bit and 64-bit, yum will automatically install the correct driver and libs for your architecture.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''' 32-bit Libraries on 64-bit OS'''<br />
<br />
If you want to play 32-bit games on a 64-bit Fedora installation, you will need to install the 32-bit libraries in addition to the above step.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i686<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''' Kernel module packages '''<br />
<br />
Note that there are individual ''kmod-catalyst-'' packages in RPMFusion which supply kernel modules for specific Fedora kernel versions. If you use these and you upgrade the kernel without upgrading the ''kmod-catalyst-'' package, loading the proprietary driver will fail and you'll revert back to the Free ''radeon'' graphics driver. Sometimes there is a day or so between Fedora upgrading their kernel and RPMFusion building a new ''kmod-catalyst-'' package.<br />
<br />
The ''akmod-catalyst'' package we installed above automatically builds a new kernel module at boot-time when the kernel is upgraded, so you'll never have to worry about this.<br />
<br />
== Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com==<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
There can be only one copy of ''kernel-devel'' and it needs to match the running kernel. Same applies to <br />
''kernel-headers''. "Yum update" will always ensure that there's one latest copy of ''kernel-headers'', but<br />
it does not do that for ''kernel-devel'', so you need to look at that yourself. The running kernel<br />
should be the latest one available on the update repos. Check your current kernel version with:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
uname -a<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Check all installed kernel packages with<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -qa | grep kernel<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Remove any ''kernel-devel'' packages which do not match the latest installed kernel version. Example:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -ev --nodeps kernel-devel-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Note we are careful to specify the exact package name that was given to us by the rpm command above.<br />
<br />
Boot into the latest kernel before continuing. Building the module on a kernel which you don't have ''-devel'' packages for will fail. Building the module on one kernel then booting into another will result in the compiled module not working.<br />
<br />
Most users that are installing the Official Amd-driver-installer are looking for maximum performance with direct rendering<br />
and OpenGL performance. Amd-driver-installer requires that Mesa libraries be in place before it's installed, as it replaces<br />
some of those libraries. Therefore if you are a Crossover or Wine user, the mesa lib set will need to be in place before you<br />
run the installer. The following is a working example pulled from a known-good Fedora 16 x86_64 platform running Crossover:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install mesa-dri-filesystem.i686 mesa-libGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64 mesa-libGL.i686<br />
mesa-dri-filesystem.x86_64 mesa-libEGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.i686 mesa-libGLU.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Note that Crossover and Wine are 32 bit and therefore require i686 mesa libs in conjunction with the 64 bit versions.<br />
<br />
From here, you should be ready to run the Official Amd-driver-installer.<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
chmod 700 amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.run<br />
sh ./amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.run<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
=== Confirming Installation ===<br />
<br />
Check the build install log:<br />
<br />
<pre>tail /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log</pre><br />
<br />
You should see data confirming the module build worked:<br />
<br />
<pre>build succeeded with return value 0<br />
duplicating results into driver repository...<br />
done.</pre><br />
<br />
=== Uninstalling Official AMD driver ===<br />
<br />
Run AMD's uninstall script:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
The following steps are not strictly required because the amd-driver-installer is written to put all files back as they were before the install. One set of files that amd-driver-installer alters is the mesa library set. To be sure of a mint-condition installation (especially if you are upgrading to the next Official driver version) reinstall the following package:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-libGL<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
For those running Wine or Crossover from Codeweavers.com, the following command will reinstall all the mesa libraries that (should) be on your system. This example is for users running Wine/Crossover on a 64 bit system:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-dri-filesystem.i686 mesa-libGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64 mesa-libGL.i686<br />
mesa-dri-filesystem.x86_64 mesa-libEGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.i686 mesa-libGLU.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
At this point you should be prepped to start a new amd-driver-installer session to get the latest Fglrx version.<br />
<br />
= Troubleshooting =<br />
<br />
In the event you install the driver and are greeted with a blank screen or corrupted video signal when starting X, you are able to manually disable the Free Software ''radeon'' driver to troubleshoot.<br />
<br />
There are two methods to disable radeon module. The first is a two-step process and the other approach is listed below.<br />
<br />
''Approach #1:''<br />
<br />
1) Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add radeon to the list.<br />
<br />
2) Run the following:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
/sbin/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel --mkinitrd --dracut --depmod --install $(uname -r)<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
That's it. This will generate a new initramfs that does not have radeon built in. This method has the advantage of not affecting kernel mode setting as well as not needing any grub edits. On the next boot, the radeon module should be gone. You can now reboot to console and execute steps in section above titled "''Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com''"<br />
<br />
''Approach #2:''<br />
<br />
Turn your system off and on again. On the GRUB boot screen, press '''e''' to edit the default boot entry, scroll down to the kernel line (which begins ''linux''), then press '''e''' again to edit the line.<br />
<br />
Add the entries '''radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon''' to the end. For example, if your kernel line is<br />
<br />
<pre>linux /vmlinuz-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64 LANG=en_US.UTF-8</pre><br />
<br />
we'll want to edit it so it is<br />
<br />
<pre>linux /vmlinuz-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 radeon.modeset=0 rdblacklist=radeon blacklist=radeon</pre><br />
<br />
These entries do the following:<br />
* '''radeon.modeset=0''' disables "Kernel Mode Settting" for the Free Software driver (ie: the driver telling the kernel to setup the screen resolution, instead of XOrg doing it)<br />
* '''rdblacklist=radeon blacklist=radeon''' stops the kernel from loading the Free Software ''radeon'' driver altogether<br />
<br />
From here you can manually remove and reinstall the proprietary drivers, either with yum or with PackageKit's ''Add/Remove Software'' application, as desired.<br />
<br />
In the case when you try to modify grub[background_image/resolution/..], your are greeted with a blank screen or corrupted video signal while starting X. To overcome this, all you need to do is, append the following lines to /etc/default/grub:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024x32<br />
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=keep<br />
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x32<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
and then run:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg<br />
</pre></div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_16_Installation_Guide&diff=9491Fedora 16 Installation Guide2012-12-26T19:31:46Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Download driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Installing the Official AMD driver =<br />
<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
<br />
There are two methods to get the Official AMD driver installed on Fedora. The first is by running the amd-driver-installer package supplied by amd.com. This method is covered in the section "'''Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com'''". The second is to use the rpm packages supplied by the rpm fusion repos. This method is covered in the section "'''Pre-built packages from RPMFusion'''".<br />
<br />
The sections titled '''Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on x86_64 Fedora 16''' and '''Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on i686 Fedora 16''' are subject to being resolved by Catalyst updates and therefore may not be relevant to installations after Catalyst version 12.4.<br />
<br />
== Requirements ==<br />
<br />
The Amd-driver-installer from Amd.com will work best in most cases if there is no xorg.conf file present before you begin the installation process. Move any existing xorg.conf files out of the /etc/X11 directory before installation.<br />
<br />
You will need at least version 11.11 (or greater) of the ATI driver for Fedora 16, earlier versions will not work with the version of Xorg that F16 ships with.<br />
<br />
For Catalyst 12.5 or above, a Radeon HD5000 series (or greater) is required. Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series GPU's will not be recognized by 12.5 Catalyst and above.<br />
<br />
=== Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on x86_64 Fedora 16 ===<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
Due to an upstream sourcecode change in the Fedora ''kernel-headers'' package, building of AMD's ''fglrx'' module will currently fail with kernels 3.2.9-2.fc16 and later. If you are getting the following error in your /usr/share/ati/fgrlx-install.log:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64'<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.o<br />
In file included from /usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:575:0,<br />
from include/asm-generic/termios.h:51,<br />
from /usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/termios.h:1,<br />
from include/linux/termios.h:5,<br />
from include/linux/tty.h:41,<br />
from include/linux/vt_kern.h:11,<br />
from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.c:35:<br />
/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h: In function ‘copy_from_user’:<br />
/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:57:7: error: called object ‘2’ is not a function<br />
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/kcl_acpi.o] Error 1<br />
make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2<br />
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64'<br />
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2<br />
build failed with return value 2<br />
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Then this procedure is confirmed to work on 64 bit Fedora 16.<br />
<br />
Open the file '''/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h''' in a text editor.<br />
<br />
On line 56 and 57 you will see:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
else<br />
WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Comment this out so it reads:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
// else<br />
// WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n"); <br />
</pre><br />
<br />
After saving this edit, if you have previously run amd-driver-installer unsuccessfully, you will need<br />
to run /usr/share/ati/fgrlx-uninstall.sh to reset the system to previous starting conditions. Now follow<br />
the procedure in the section below titled "Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com".<br />
<br />
* Reference: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=277547<br />
<br />
=== Amd-driver-installer Compilation Problems on i686 Fedora 16 ===<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
The following is a procedure that has been confirmed to work with i686 Fedora users.<br />
If you are getting the following message in your /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.<br />
AMD kernel module generator version 2.1<br />
doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher<br />
rm -rf *.c *.h *.o *.ko *.a .??* *.symvers<br />
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules<br />
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686'<br />
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘KCL_fpu_begin’:<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:5804:28: error: ‘TS_USEDFPU’ undeclared (first use in this function)<br />
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:5804:28: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in<br />
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1<br />
make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2<br />
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.2.9-1.fc16.i686'<br />
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2<br />
build failed with return value 2<br />
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.<br />
[Reboot] Kernel Module : dracut<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Then the following procedure should work for you.<br />
<br />
Procedure is as follows:<br />
<br />
<br />
1) Extract amd-driver-installer into subdir. Example:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
chmod 700 amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
./amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run --extract fglrx-12.2<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
2) cd into directory containing firegl_public.c. i.e., <br />
<br />
<pre><br />
cd fglrx-12.2/common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
3) In that dir, open a text editor, copy the following code and save to a file named "fglrx.patch":<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<br />
fixed fgrlx compilation error on 32-bit x86 arch with kernel 3.3-rc4 due to commit:<br />
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f94edacf998516ac9d849f7bc6949a703977a7f3<br />
later modified (in 3.3-rc5) by commit:<br />
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7e16838d94b566a17b65231073d179bc04d590c8#diff-1<br />
and finally backported to kernel 3.2.8.<br />
<br />
Signed-off-by: Gianluca Gennari <gennarone@gmail.com><br />
---<br />
firegl_public.c | 6 ++++++<br />
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)<br />
<br />
diff --git a/firegl_public.c b/firegl_public.c<br />
index 6e0aa82..cb9e217 100644<br />
--- a/firegl_public.c<br />
+++ b/firegl_public.c<br />
@@ -5797,10 +5797,16 @@ void ATI_API_CALL KCL_fpu_begin(void)<br />
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64<br />
kernel_fpu_begin();<br />
#else<br />
+#ifndef TS_USEDFPU<br />
+ preempt_disable();<br />
+ if (__thread_has_fpu(current))<br />
+ __save_init_fpu(current);<br />
+#else<br />
struct thread_info *cur_task = current_thread_info();<br />
preempt_disable();<br />
if (cur_task->status & TS_USEDFPU)<br />
__save_init_fpu(cur_task->task);<br />
+#endif<br />
else<br />
clts();<br />
#endif<br />
-- <br />
1.7.5.4<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
4) Run the patch on firegl_public.c :<br />
<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su-<br />
<br />
patch -p1 < ./fglrx.patch<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
5) At this point, if you have previously run amd-driver-installer unsuccessfully, you <br />
need to return the system to it's starting state by running /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh.<br />
Then, make sure you follow the directives in the section below titled<br />
"Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer". After you have completed that checklist,<br />
you can now run ati-installer.sh from the extraction subdir (in this case "fglrx-12.2")<br />
using the following command line:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
<br />
/bin/sh ./ati-installer.sh 8.95 --install<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
From here you should have a successful Fglrx installation.<br />
<br />
*Reference: http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?68922-Patch-to-compile-fgrlx-module-on-Linux-3-3-rc4-with-x86-32-bit-arch<br />
<br />
=== Multiple Monitor Setups ===<br />
<br />
If you have an existing multiple monitor setup, move your existing xorg.conf to a safe place. Let amd-driver-installer generate a fresh working xorg.conf file for you based on what it probes from EDID monitor info. If you are having difficulties after generating a new xorg.conf, use your old xorg.conf as a reference and transfer sections of that file as needed to the new one.<br />
<br />
Here are some resources for those having difficulty getting their multiple monitors running:<br />
<br />
* http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2<br />
* http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12<br />
* aticonfig --help<br />
* One of the [[Ubuntu]] guides on this Wiki.<br />
* AMD's own Catalyst documentation<br />
<br />
If you need to start with a clean slate and all your monitors are connected, you can force a fresh xorg.conf to be generated taking into account the monitors present:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
== Pre-built packages from RPMFusion ==<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''does not''' apply to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
'''RECOMMENDED METHOD'''<br />
<br />
This is easier than manually building the driver from AMD as you don't need to worry about passing kernel options via GRUB2, configuring DKMS, rebuilding the kernel module every time you do a kernel upgrade, or cleaning up any mess if you want to remove the driver.<br />
<br />
=== Clean up previous Offical AMD driver installation ===<br />
<br />
If you're coming from the Official AMD driver to RPMFusion's AMD driver, you'll need to reinstall the ''mesa-libGL'' package as the Official AMD driver installation changes files it contains.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-libGL<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Other issues before install driver ===<br />
On Acer Aspire 722 (A0722) with Radeon HD 6290 (and i suppose on other machines with the same card) you must disable SELinux or the follow error will occured :<br />
<pre><br />
SELinux is preventing gnome-session-c from execmod access on the file /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so. For complete SELinux messages run sealert -l <SELinux alert id><br />
</pre><br />
To disable SELinux open /etc/selinux/config file as root and set SELINUX to disabled (SELINUX=disabled).<br />
After that driver will work as expected.<br><br />
<b>Note:</b> Disabling SELinux is not a very good idea. It's better to just modify the policy, by running these two commands (as root):<br />
<pre>semanage fcontext -a -t textrel_shlib_t '/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so'<br />
restorecon -v '/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so'</pre><br />
<br />
'''glxinfo'''<br />
<pre><br />
direct rendering : Yes<br />
...<br />
OpenGL vendor string : Advanced Microd Devices Inc.<br />
OpenGL render string : AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics<br />
...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Setup RPMFusion ===<br />
<br />
There are instructions on http://www.rpmfusion.org/ but this should do it.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Install Catalyst driver packages ===<br />
<br />
This procedure is the same for 32-bit and 64-bit, yum will automatically install the correct driver and libs for your architecture.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install akmod-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''' 32-bit Libraries on 64-bit OS'''<br />
<br />
If you want to play 32-bit games on a 64-bit Fedora installation, you will need to install the 32-bit libraries in addition to the above step.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i686<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''' Kernel module packages '''<br />
<br />
Note that there are individual ''kmod-catalyst-'' packages in RPMFusion which supply kernel modules for specific Fedora kernel versions. If you use these and you upgrade the kernel without upgrading the ''kmod-catalyst-'' package, loading the proprietary driver will fail and you'll revert back to the Free ''radeon'' graphics driver. Sometimes there is a day or so between Fedora upgrading their kernel and RPMFusion building a new ''kmod-catalyst-'' package.<br />
<br />
The ''akmod-catalyst'' package we installed above automatically builds a new kernel module at boot-time when the kernel is upgraded, so you'll never have to worry about this.<br />
<br />
== Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com==<br />
<br />
''Note: This section '''applies directly''' to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com''<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
There can be only one copy of ''kernel-devel'' and it needs to match the running kernel. Same applies to <br />
''kernel-headers''. "Yum update" will always ensure that there's one latest copy of ''kernel-headers'', but<br />
it does not do that for ''kernel-devel'', so you need to look at that yourself. The running kernel<br />
should be the latest one available on the update repos. Check your current kernel version with:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
uname -a<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Check all installed kernel packages with<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -qa | grep kernel<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Remove any ''kernel-devel'' packages which do not match the latest installed kernel version. Example:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
rpm -ev --nodeps kernel-devel-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Note we are careful to specify the exact package name that was given to us by the rpm command above.<br />
<br />
Boot into the latest kernel before continuing. Building the module on a kernel which you don't have ''-devel'' packages for will fail. Building the module on one kernel then booting into another will result in the compiled module not working.<br />
<br />
Most users that are installing the Official Amd-driver-installer are looking for maximum performance with direct rendering<br />
and OpenGL performance. Amd-driver-installer requires that Mesa libraries be in place before it's installed, as it replaces<br />
some of those libraries. Therefore if you are a Crossover or Wine user, the mesa lib set will need to be in place before you<br />
run the installer. The following is a working example pulled from a known-good Fedora 16 x86_64 platform running Crossover:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install mesa-dri-filesystem.i686 mesa-libGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64 mesa-libGL.i686<br />
mesa-dri-filesystem.x86_64 mesa-libEGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.i686 mesa-libGLU.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Note that Crossover and Wine are 32 bit and therefore require i686 mesa libs in conjunction with the 64 bit versions.<br />
<br />
From here, you should be ready to run the Official Amd-driver-installer.<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
chmod 700 amd-driver-installer-XX-X-XXX.XXX_XX.run<br />
sh ./amd-driver-installer-XX-X-XXX.XXX_XX.run<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
=== Confirming Installation ===<br />
<br />
Check the build install log:<br />
<br />
<pre>tail /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log</pre><br />
<br />
You should see data confirming the module build worked:<br />
<br />
<pre>build succeeded with return value 0<br />
duplicating results into driver repository...<br />
done.</pre><br />
<br />
=== Uninstalling Official AMD driver ===<br />
<br />
Run AMD's uninstall script:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
The following steps are not strictly required because the amd-driver-installer is written to put all files back as they were before the install. One set of files that amd-driver-installer alters is the mesa library set. To be sure of a mint-condition installation (especially if you are upgrading to the next Official driver version) reinstall the following package:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-libGL<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
For those running Wine or Crossover from Codeweavers.com, the following command will reinstall all the mesa libraries that (should) be on your system. This example is for users running Wine/Crossover on a 64 bit system:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum reinstall mesa-dri-filesystem.i686 mesa-libGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64 mesa-libGL.i686<br />
mesa-dri-filesystem.x86_64 mesa-libEGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.i686 mesa-libGLU.x86_64<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
At this point you should be prepped to start a new amd-driver-installer session to get the latest Fglrx version.<br />
<br />
= Troubleshooting =<br />
<br />
In the event you install the driver and are greeted with a blank screen or corrupted video signal when starting X, you are able to manually disable the Free Software ''radeon'' driver to troubleshoot.<br />
<br />
There are two methods to disable radeon module. The first is a two-step process and the other approach is listed below.<br />
<br />
''Approach #1:''<br />
<br />
1) Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add radeon to the list.<br />
<br />
2) Run the following:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
/sbin/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel --mkinitrd --dracut --depmod --install $(uname -r)<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
That's it. This will generate a new initramfs that does not have radeon built in. This method has the advantage of not affecting kernel mode setting as well as not needing any grub edits. On the next boot, the radeon module should be gone. You can now reboot to console and execute steps in section above titled "''Official AMD Driver Package from Amd.com''"<br />
<br />
''Approach #2:''<br />
<br />
Turn your system off and on again. On the GRUB boot screen, press '''e''' to edit the default boot entry, scroll down to the kernel line (which begins ''linux''), then press '''e''' again to edit the line.<br />
<br />
Add the entries '''radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon''' to the end. For example, if your kernel line is<br />
<br />
<pre>linux /vmlinuz-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64 LANG=en_US.UTF-8</pre><br />
<br />
we'll want to edit it so it is<br />
<br />
<pre>linux /vmlinuz-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 radeon.modeset=0 rdblacklist=radeon blacklist=radeon</pre><br />
<br />
These entries do the following:<br />
* '''radeon.modeset=0''' disables "Kernel Mode Settting" for the Free Software driver (ie: the driver telling the kernel to setup the screen resolution, instead of XOrg doing it)<br />
* '''rdblacklist=radeon blacklist=radeon''' stops the kernel from loading the Free Software ''radeon'' driver altogether<br />
<br />
From here you can manually remove and reinstall the proprietary drivers, either with yum or with PackageKit's ''Add/Remove Software'' application, as desired.<br />
<br />
In the case when you try to modify grub[background_image/resolution/..], your are greeted with a blank screen or corrupted video signal while starting X. To overcome this, all you need to do is, append the following lines to /etc/default/grub:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024x32<br />
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=keep<br />
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x32<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
and then run:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg<br />
</pre></div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_17_Installation_Guide&diff=9490Fedora 17 Installation Guide2012-12-26T19:26:19Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Download driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>Note: 12.9 BETA minimum !!!For kernel 3.4.* and up<br />
<br />
This section applies directly to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
Click "check log" when install finish<br />
<br />
=== GENERATE DEFAULT CONFIG ===<br />
<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh aticonfig --initial<br />
<br />
<br />
REBOOT<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
<br />
Video playback<br />
<br />
Add rpm-fusion repositories (free and non-free) via firefox<br />
<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
open with Archive manager and install,this will provide extra video-codec like H-264,ac3,xvid,mp4.... <br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free, so share it!</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_17_Installation_Guide&diff=9487Fedora 17 Installation Guide2012-12-26T14:32:13Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Install driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>Note: 12.9 BETA minimum !!!For kernel 3.4.* and up<br />
<br />
This section applies directly to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
Click "check log" when install finish<br />
<br />
=== GENERATE DEFAULT CONFIG ===<br />
<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh aticonfig --initial<br />
<br />
<br />
REBOOT<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
<br />
Video playback<br />
<br />
Add rpm-fusion repositories (free and non-free) via firefox<br />
<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
open with Archive manager and install,this will provide extra video-codec like H-264,ac3,xvid,mp4.... <br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free, so share it!</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Fedora_17_Installation_Guide&diff=9486Fedora 17 Installation Guide2012-12-26T14:27:11Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* Download driver */</p>
<hr />
<div>Note: 12.9 BETA minimum !!!For kernel 3.4.* and up<br />
<br />
This section applies directly to users using the Official amd-driver-installer package downloaded from amd.com<br />
<br />
=== Installation Prep for Amd-Driver-Installer ===<br />
<br />
The script from AMD builds the kernel module and a set of modules for XOrg. The Official AMD installer requires some development packages to be installed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
su -<br />
yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc gcc-c++<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Download driver ===<br />
<br />
Download the driver for your particular card from http://support.amd.com/<br />
<br />
<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-12.10-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
=== Install driver ===<br />
<br />
Run the file as root in the ''sh'' shell.<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh amd-driver-installer-12-9-beta-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
<br />
Select the default install, do not generate distribution packages.<br />
<br />
Click "check log" when install finish<br />
<br />
=== GENERATE DEFAULT CONFIG ===<br />
<br />
<br />
su<br />
sh aticonfig --initial<br />
<br />
<br />
REBOOT<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
<br />
Video playback<br />
<br />
Add rpm-fusion repositories (free and non-free) via firefox<br />
<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm<br />
open with Archive manager and install,this will provide extra video-codec like H-264,ac3,xvid,mp4.... <br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free, so share it!</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9234SUSE/openSUSE2012-11-11T20:52:58Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
*check out packman repo for extra plugins and stuff,<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9233SUSE/openSUSE2012-11-11T20:52:06Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
*check out pacman repo for extra plugins and stuff,<br />
--winglman--<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9232SUSE/openSUSE2012-11-11T20:47:29Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON HD4000,5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON 5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-syms<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9048SUSE/openSUSE2012-09-27T15:21:46Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way... */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.2 auto install Amd Driver (RADEON HD4000,5000,6000,7000,8000 Serie)===<br />
*Update your system<br />
*Click on The "one-click-installer" and open with YaSt<br />
<br />
*32bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx.ymp<br />
*64bit http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx/ymp/amd-ati-fglrx64.ymp<br />
<br />
*Follow instructions then Reboot<br />
*Your done!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9036SUSE/openSUSE2012-09-20T12:43:47Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way... */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
<br />
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip<br />
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=SUSE/openSUSE&diff=9035SUSE/openSUSE2012-09-20T12:39:33Z<p>66.131.45.93: /* OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way... */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Status ==<br />
* Native Installer Support contributed by Sebastian Siebert, Stefan Dirsch<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSe 12.1 (Driver from AMD website) easy way...===<br />
*Download The Latest AMD Driver from ATI/AMD<br />
wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.run<br />
<br />
*Open software manager in YAST and install 5 packages by hand:<br />
''kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make'' <br /><br />
OR use the terminal and run:<br />
sudo zypper in kernel-devel kernel-desktop-devel gcc gcc-c++ make<br />
*reboot<br />
*'''If radeon driver is active''' you must blacklist it, add this to boot paramaters (during grub startup menu):<br />
radeon.modeset=0 blacklist=radeon 3<br />
*This will disable radeon driver and boot into runlevel 3. SU to get root, run mkinitrd to make sure radeon stays blacklisted.<br />
*(Comment) in case the above method does not help, you may try add to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf the following line<br />
blacklist radeon<br />
<br />
*(Comment) Either way, when your linux booted, you should check whether the radeon kernel module is not loaded, run <br />
lsmod | grep radeon<br />
if nothing comes up you are good to go<br />
*cd to directory where proprietary "amd-driver-installer" is, <br />
type: <br />
sh amd-driver-installer-*.run <br />
*install default (do not generate distibution package)<br />
*verify /usr/share/ati fglrx-install.log, at the end of the file you should see "build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository...done.<br />
*in terminal type: <br />
aticonfig --initial -f<br />
*then run:<br />
/sbin/shutdown -r now<br />
<br />
===To Uninstall===<br />
Open terminal,SU to get root,type:<br />
sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
==Video Playback==<br />
Add Packman Repositories<br />
*Open YAST<br />
*Open Software Source,Click add,From URL<br />
*and add this url http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1<br />
*This will provide extra packages for video playback and other stuff<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
<br />
winglman<br />
<br />
knowledge is free so share it!<br />
<br />
== ==<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===<br />
*There is a one click installer available [http://en.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO#1-click_install_for_openSUSE_11.1.2C_11.0_and_10.3] for both of these OS's, this will give you access to a working ATi driver however it may not be the latest one available.<br />
<br />
EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.<br />
<br />
===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===<br />
<br />
You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.<br />
<br />
*Download The Latest ATi Driver.<br />
*Log in as Root using su<br />
*Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''<br />
*Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''<br />
*Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''<br />
*Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b><br />
*Exit the root account with exit<br />
*Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i><br />
<br />
Which came first, the problem or the sotluion? Luckily it doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===<br />
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html<br />
<br />
<br />
===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===<br />
<br />
Generally following this guide should help most of you:<br />
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/<br />
<br />
What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.<br />
<br />
<br />
1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either<br />
<br />
If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:<br />
<br />
cd /usr/share/ati <br />
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh<br />
<br />
Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,<br />
<br />
rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.<br />
<br />
<br />
4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:<br />
<br />
chmod +x ./ati-driver...<br />
<br />
Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.<br />
<br />
<br />
5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing<br />
<br />
./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32<br />
<br />
<br />
6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing<br />
<br />
rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...<br />
<br />
<br />
7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:<br />
<br />
ldconfig<br />
<br />
<br />
8. Now run the ati config commands:<br />
<br />
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
<br />
<br />
9. Now run the Sax2 setup.<br />
<br />
sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx<br />
<br />
You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...<br />
<br />
<br />
10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try<br />
<br />
shutdown -h now<br />
<br />
<br />
11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]<br />
* [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers SDB:ATI drivers]<br />
* [http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber SDB:AMD/ATI-Grafiktreiber (german)]<br />
<br />
AMD Packaging Script Maintainer for openSUSE:<br />
* [http://www.sebastian-siebert.de/ Sebastian Siebert]<br />
<br />
{{VCT}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Distributions]]</div>66.131.45.93