AMD Quietly Releases Catalyst 14.8 Linux Driver

[d2kx]

this is a new catalyst or not?

No. 5char.

[Anti-Ultimate]

This isn't a newer Catalyst AND it won't even run on commercial hardware. DON'T bother installing this if you don't have embedded graphics.

Installing this causes you to blackscreen if not on the specified hardware.

[pandev92]

ok I continue with opensource driver.., playing games at 10 fps.

[thelongdivider]

Hopeful wishes

I hope to see support for xorg 1.16. The current 14.6 seems to work for kernel 3.16 already, at least on my system. An immense hope is that we see kernel mode setting

[tusharkant15]

Did AMD really release a driver?

I don't see 14.8 on the drivers page. All I see is 14.4 stable and 14.6 beta.

[thelongdivider]

I don't see 14.8 on the drivers page. All I see is 14.4 stable and 14.6 beta.

It is in the original post, though it appears to be strictly for embedded systems.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/embedded?os=Linux+x86&rev=13.151

[Marc Driftmeyer]

This isn't a newer Catalyst AND it won't even run on commercial hardware. DON'T bother installing this if you don't have embedded graphics.

Installing this causes you to blackscreen if not on the specified hardware.

Since when are embedded graphics not commercial hardware?

[imoreph]

Bug of ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5xxx

As of this bug , hope that to be solution for ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5xxx.

[Kemosabe]

ok I continue with opensource driver.., playing games at 10 fps.

And 14.8 would have made you installing catalyst?

[pandev92]

And 14.8 would have made you installing catalyst?

Yes