Catalyst 15.5

AMD Catalyst Linux 15.5 driver

Revision Number: 15.5

Release Date: 6/2/2015

Description: Automated installer and Display Drivers for X.Org 7.4 and above

System requirements

• XOrg 7.4 or above (up to 1.16)
• Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.17)
• 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

• Support for SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

Resolved Issues

• [417630]: Fixes the issue of discrete GPU not being powered off in Power-Saving mode on some PowerXpress AMD GPU + AMD APU platforms
• [416499]: Fixes minor screen corruption when resuming from S3 caused by display hot plugging

Known Issues

• [419960]: Vari-Bright on some configurations is not decreasing brightness as expected

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)