July 21, 2008
This releasenote provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s ProprietaryLinux driver. This particular driver updates the software version to8.512.
The AMD Linux release notes provides information on the following:
- Web Content
- ATI Workstation Product Support
- ATI Mobility™ and Integrated Product Family Support
- ATI Desktop and Integrated Product Family Support
- Operating Systems Distributions Supported
- System Requirements
- New Features
- Resolved Issues
- Known Issues
- Installing the AMD Proprietary Linux Software Driver
- Driver Update Notification
- AMD Customer Care
- Linux Feedback Program
Web Content
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux Graphics Driver software suite is available through an Installer executable.
Note: Refer to the minimum system requirements listed below to ensure you have downloaded the correct driver package for your system.
ATI Workstation Product Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Workstation products:
ATI Mobility™ and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Mobility™ products:
ATI Desktop and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:
Note: AGP variants for the ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 and 2600 series of products isnow supported with this release of the AMD Proprietary Linux driver.
Note: The ATI Radeon™ HD 3870X2 series of product is currently not supported by the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite
Note: All-In-Wonder™ variants based on the above are also supported. Video capture however is not supported.
Note: Software driver support for ATI FireGL™, Integrated, Mobility™ and Desktop products prior to the Radeon™ 9500 is available from ati.com
Operating Systems Distributions Supported
The latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following Linux distributions:
Note: The ATI Catalyst™ Linuxsoftware suite may install on a number of other Linux distributions.Refer to the Package Generation installation instructions for moreinformation.
Note: AMD has acceptedcontributed packaging scripts to allows creation of other packages, butdoes not necessarily test, verify or warrant the reliability. CurrentlyRed Hat Enterprise Linux suite and Novell/SuSE product suite aresupported Linux distributions
System Requirements
Before attempting to install the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite, the following software must be installed:
- XOrg 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3
- Linux Kernel 2.6 and above
- glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
- POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
The ATICatalyst™ Linux software suite no longer provides precompiled KernelModules; all installations require GCC compiler and kernel-headers orkernel-source in order to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.
For best performance and ease of use, AMD recommends the following:
- Kernel module build environment – should include the following:
- The rpm utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages
The following packages must be installed in order for the ATI Catalyst™ Linux driver to install and work properly:
New Features
This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces product support for the following new operating systems:
This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux also introduces early look support for the following new operating systems:
Resolved Issues
Thefollowing section provide a brief description of resolved issues withthe latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. Theseinclude:
- Thedisplay no longer fails to display an image after the installation ofthe Linux graphics driver. Further details can be found in topic number737-35929
- Corruptionis no longer noticed when switching from the laptop’s display to theexternal CRT display device. Further details can be found in topicnumber 737-35953
- SECAM,NTSC or PAL signal changes when using aticonfig or Catalyst ControlCenter and now gets applied to the TV display output. Further detailscan be found in topic number 737-34297
- AnX segmentation fault no longer occurs when launching SUZI/texturedvideo. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35214
- Ubuntu7.04: aticonfig –enable-monitor no longer results in X restarting.Further details can be found in topic number 737-35957
- Creatingtwo successive connections no longer results in direct GL context tofail. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35215
Known Issues
Thefollowing section provides a brief description of known issuesassociated with the latest version of ATI Catalyst™ Linux softwaresuite. These issues include:
- DiscoveryStudio1.7:The print preview and save as functions may fail to work properly.Further details can be found in topic number 737-35219
- Quake3 Arena (demo): Segmentation faults may occur when attempting to playthe game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34302
- Desktopcorruption may be noticed when dragging the overlay/video when usingdual-display mode. Further details can be found in topic number737-29578
- Bandwidthcorruption may be noticed when setting the desktop resolution to2048x1536 on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 series ofproduct. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33499
- Connectinga CRT display device to a system containing an ATI Mobility™ Radeon™X1600 product may result in the display device flashing multipleVerdana or failing to display an image when attempting to launch theCatalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number737-34300
- Settingthe Overscan to an invalid value may result in segmentation faults.Further details can be found in topic number 737-35211
- Anincorrect error message may be returned when applying an unsupported TVgeometry in a console terminal. Further details can be found in topicnumber 737-35212
- An X segmentation fault may occur when launching SUZI/textured video. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35214
- The X Server may fail to reset clearly when AIGLX is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35217
- XServer may fail when playing media files with XVideo enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35968
- Settingthe Overscan to an invalid value may result in segmentation faults.Further details can be found in topic number 737-35211
- Running Xtest may result in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35927
- SoftimageXSI Ariane x64: A segmentation fault may occur when loading theapplication. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35963
For further information and general help on driver or software installation, game issues, and more, visit the ATI FAQ website.
Installing the AMD Proprietary Linux Software Driver
Installation information can be found at: www.ati.com/install
Driver Update Notification
To receive driver notifications, add the following RSS feed to your RSS reader: http://www.ati.com/online/rss/atilinuxdriver.rss
Note: In order to receive notifications you will need to have an RSS reader installed.
AMD Customer Care
TheAMD Customer Care website provides a high level of technical supportand easy of navigation. The AMD Customer Care website provides accurateand up-to-date product support for optimum usability and performance.Technical issues are categorized and personalized to enhance userexperience. The AMD Customer Care Website can be found at: support.ati.com
To view a known or resolved issue, do the following:
- Go to: support.ati.com. The AMD Customer Care web page is displayed.
- In the top left hand pane, click Advanced Search. The Advanced Search pane is displayed.
- Under Search Type: Select the By: ID option.
- Enter the Topic number.
- Click Go.
Linux Feedback Program
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite releases may incorporate suggestions received through the Linux feedback program.
Please refer to http://apps.ati.com/linuxDfeedback/ to provide us with feedback.
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