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| == General Status ==
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| * Native Installer Support contributed by Stefan Dirsch
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| * Repackaged by [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html Flavio Stanchina]
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| == Installation ==
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| ===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 The Easy Way===
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| *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.
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| EDIT: This is currently not working. ATi Repository is down for OpenSUSE.
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| ===OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1 With The Latest Driver===
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| You can easily install the latest versions of the ATi driver on OpenSuSE 11.0+.
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| *Download The Latest ATi Driver.
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| *Log in as Root using su
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| *Install some dependencies with: '''zypper in kernel-source gcc make patch''' ''(I think, this needs more documentation & explanation in and of itself)''
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| *Install the ATi Driver with: '''sh ./ati-driver-installer-VERSION.run'''
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| *Configure X to use the ATi Driver with: '''aticonfig --initial -f'''
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| *Configure sax2 to use the driver with sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx <b>Test May Crash the computer, Press Save</b>
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| *Exit the root account with exit
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| *Reboot the computer. <i>You can restart X by pressing ctrl-alt-backspace twice however rebooting is more reliable</i>
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| ===Method 1 (Building RPM Files)===
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| * Install 'kernel-source' and C++ compiler ('gcc') and tools selection in yast.
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| * Get the rpm that matches the SUSE X server on your system (XFree86 4.3 or X.Org 6.8) instead of the ATI driver installer from [http://www.ati.com] [[This step needs revision. ATI site doesn't have rpms for latest driver.]]
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| * init 3
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| * install the driver package (e.g. rpm -Uvh fglrx64_6_8_0-8.24.8-1.x86_64.rpm)
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| * configure your X server using ati-xconfig
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| note: this is not the way described in the READMEs, but it's the way that worked best for me and others. Especially if sax and/or your X server crash when using the ATI driver installer's package (due to missing symbols in fglrx_drv.o)
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| ===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===
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| http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html
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| ===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===
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| Generally following this guide should help most of you:
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| http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/
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| What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.
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| 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.
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| 2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either
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| 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:
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| cd /usr/share/ati
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| sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh
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| Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,
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| rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)
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| 3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.
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| 4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:
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| chmod +x ./ati-driver...
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| Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.
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| 5. Create a SUSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing
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| ./ati-driver-installer-*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32
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| 6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing
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| rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...
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| 7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:
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| ldconfig
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| 8. Now run the ati config commands:
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| aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
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| 9. Now run the Sax2 setup.
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| sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx
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| 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...
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| 10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try
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| shutdown -h now
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| 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.
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| == Resources ==
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| * [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]
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| * [http://www.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO openSUSE ATI Driver HOWTO]
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| {{VCT}}
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