Catalyst 15.9

AMD Catalyst Linux 15.9 driver

Revision Number: 15.9

Release Date: 9/15/2015

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

System requirements

• XOrg 7.4 or above (up to 1.17)
• Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.19)
• 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

None

Resolved Issues

• [425910] Driver installation sometimes fails on Ubuntu 14.04.3
• [424450] Company of Heroes® 2 - Game crashes while running the performance test
• [424794] Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor - Corruption observed in game
• [424882] DIRT® Showdown - Corruption observed in game
• [425234] DIRT® Showdown - Game crashes after the loading screen
• [424802] DOTA™ 2 – Application hang observed while exiting the game
• [424255] AMD Catalyst™ Installer removing EGL links resulting in Xserver/Xorg load failure
• [423471] Unable to switch desktop mode after installing AMD Catalyst™ driver
• [423735] Renaming Counter-Strike: GO and other Steam game binary improves performance

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)