Catalyst 9.7

ATI Catalyst Linux 9.7 driver
Release date: July 23, 2009

Resolved Issues

• X segmentation fault no longer occurs after applying reflections or rotations on some systems that support Xrandr 1.2 or higher
• Catalyst Control Center hot plugging a secondary display no longer causes screen corruption in clone mode
• Monitor are now disabled after removing the secondary display when system is in standby
• Some systems now report CrossFire adapters available during driver re-install
• On some multi-monitor configurations disabling one display no longer causes both displays to become disabled
• X Server does not intermittently fail to start on some multi adapter configurations
• Executing xrandr --prop no longer causes Ubuntu 9.04 X Server to stop responding
• [Ubuntu 9.04] Segmentation fault no longer occurs with X server Xinerama is enabled

Known Issues

• Toggling between terminals may cause the system to become unresponsive
• Catalyst Control Center Display Manager may fail to display HDTV PAL modes
• The mouse cursor may fail to switch between primary and secondary display in some dual-head configurations
• “aticonfig -xinerama=on" may result in different dimension and dpi settings between Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04
• RandR 1.2 specifying Rotate in xorg.conf may cause X startup to fail
• The mouse cursor may show incorrect rotation and position on some systems with large desktop enabled
• Removing secondary display may cause the login screen to appear on the ghost monitor
• Moving the mouse cursor between two displays may show a the cursor on both displays simultaneously
• System may stop responding when running Return to Castle Wolfenstein

External Links

• Installer
• Release notes
• Installer instructions
• ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ