Catalyst 14.9
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AMD Catalyst Linux 14.9 driver
Revision Number: 14.9
Release Date: 9/29/2014
Description: Automated installer and Display Drivers for X.Org 7.4 and above
System requirements
- XOrg 7.4 or above (up to 1.15)
- Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.15)
- glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
- POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst driver for Linux
to install and work optimally:
- gimp-help-en
- gimp-help-common
- XFree86-Mesa-libGL
- libstdc++
- libgcc
- XFree86-libs
- fontconfig
- freetype
- zlib
- gcc
New Features
- AMD Radeon™ R9 285
- Ubuntu 14.04 support
- RHEL 7.0 support
- Install improvements
- Package and distribution generation options; recommend options set by default
- Help user install generated distribution package once created
- Pop-up messages to help guide users through the install process
- Identifying and installation of pre-requisites
- Package and distribution generation options; recommend options set by default
Resolved Issues
- Witcher 2 random lock-up seen when launching the application
- Screen corruption when connecting an external monitor to some PowerXpress AMD GPU + Intel CPU platforms
- Intermittent X crash when the user does a rotation with Tear Free Desktop enabled
- Failure on exit of OpenGL programs
- Error message being displayed when a user does run clinfo in console mode
- Blank screen when hot plugging an HDMI monitor from a MST hub
- System hang after resume from S3/S4 in High Performance mode on PowerXpress AMD GPU + Intel CPU platforms
- Corruption or artifacting on the bottom right corner of the screen before booting into login UI during restart
- Occasional segmentation fault when running ETQW
- xscreensavers test failing with multi-GPU Crossfire™ configurations
- Motion Builder severe flickering while toggling full screen
- Intermittent crashing and corruption observed while running X-Plane
- Some piglit and Khronos OpenGL conformance test failures
- Displays occasionally going black when startx is run on Ubuntu 14.04 after switching to integrated GPU on PowerXpress AMD GPU + Intel Haswell CPU system platforms
- A connected external display getting disabled when unplugging AC power from laptop platforms
- An auto log out when double clicking the picture under desktop server times on PowerXpress AMD GPU + Intel CPU platforms
External Links
- Latest Catalyst Hotfixes
- Catalyst Installer for x86 and amd64 systems
- Legacy Installer - AMD Catalyst™ 13.1 Driver for AMD Radeon™ HD 4000, HD 3000 and HD 2000 Series (release date 1/21/2013)
