Catalyst 9.6

ATI Catalyst Linux 9.6 driver
Release date: June 15, 2009

Resolved Issues

The following section provides a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI CatalystTM Linux software suite. These include:

• With desktop effects enabled, transparent desktop no longer causes desktop icons and application windows to disappear
• Video playback no longer exhibits corruption when desktop effects are enabled and Composite is not explicitly disabled
• [Ubuntu 8.10] System now functions properly when starting X on surround view systems
• Resizing DVD playback window on Mplayer no longer causes blank video
• System instability no longer occurring when switching to full screen DVD playback with Totem Player
• Terminal window no longer displays error message when launching Catalyst Control Center in MultiView
• [Ubuntu 9.04] Xserver now starts properly with ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU configurations
• [Ubuntu 9.04] When xrandr --prop is evoked, Xserver failure no longer occurs under various system configurations
• The engine clock and memory clock values are now reported properly by ATI CAL

External Links

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