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==Installation Option #2 Local RPM Build== | ==Installation Option #2 Local RPM Build== | ||
Releases through Catalyst 8.9 do not work on Fedora 9 without extensive patching/downgrading. | Releases through Catalyst 8.9 do not work on Fedora 9 without extensive patching/downgrading. | ||
See the [http://forums.fedoraforum.org | See the [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=192261 Catalyst 8.4 - 8.9 failures] | ||
==Installation Option #3 Ubuntu tarball== | ==Installation Option #3 Ubuntu tarball== | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 15 July 2009
General Status
- Uses kernel 2.6
- Uses Xorg 7
- Use of the ATI driver requires self build of rpm package + ubuntu tarball
- weak performance worst then radeon/radeonhd drivers
Installation Option #1 Downgrade X and use the Livna repository
See the Fedora 9 FGLRX HOWTO
Installation Option #2 Local RPM Build
Releases through Catalyst 8.9 do not work on Fedora 9 without extensive patching/downgrading. See the Catalyst 8.4 - 8.9 failures
Installation Option #3 Ubuntu tarball
- Download 8.542 package fglrx-8.542
- sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-10-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/F9
- sudo rpm -ivh kernel....rpm
- sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-8.....rpm
- sudo rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-c.....rpm
- untar fglxrx-8.543
- sudo cp -rv fglx/x740/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/* /usr/lib/xorg/modules
Installation Option #4 Install the latest driver
Try the latest release from ATI Version 8.11.
It installed and ran ok on a single screen, but I could not properly configure the resolution on two monitors.
Issues
weak perfomance
