8.42.3

ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.42.3

Release date: October 23, 2007

Known Issues

• There is no support for video playback on the second head in dual head mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26985
• Desktop corruption may be noticed when dragging the overlay/video when using dual-display mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29578
• A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
• The display may go blank with clone/dual/horizontal mode configured or switching VT on systems containing an ATI Radeon 9800 XT product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29574
• An error message appears during installation if dash is used as /bin/sh. A topic number is not available for this issue
• Several distribution-specific packaging scripts are not up-to-date in this release. In particular packaging for 64-bit Ubuntu versions is known to be broken. A topic number is not available for this issue

External links

• Installer
• Release notes
• Installer Instructions
• ATI Proprietary Linux Driver FAQ
• Phoronix: AMD 8.42 Driver Brings Fixes, AIGLX!