*Real* AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta out now

[d2kx]

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/amd...x86.x86_64.zip

Much newer than the embedded driver from few weeks ago. Look out for improved 2D performance and possible Xserver 1.13 support.

[d2kx]

My first impressions:

+ No beta/hardware watermark
+ Great 2D performance (for a Catalyst driver)
+ Overscaling/Underscaling options in AMDCCCLE (new?)
+ supports Hardware acceleration in Google Chrome 22

I also did not find any new bugs so far. If you are using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, please also update your system. Unity 5.16 is now avaible, fixing some performance issues with OpenGL and multi monitor usage.

[d2kx]

Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta Linux? Driver: New OS Support

This release of AMD Catalyst Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems.

Ubuntu 12.10 early look support
RHEL 6.3 production support

So this should support Xserver 1.13.

[ChrisXY]

Using http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/amd...x86.x86_64.zip

$  sudo lspci -vvv | grep -A 35 02:00.0
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Madison [Radeon HD 5000M Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0517
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR+ <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 46
        Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 2: Memory at cfee0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at cfe00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Capabilities: [58] Express (v2) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
                DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
                        ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
                DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
                DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
                        ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
                LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
                DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
                DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
                LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
                         Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
                         Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
                LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
                         EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
                Address: 00000000fee0f00c  Data: 4152
        Capabilities: [100 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
        Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
$ aticonfig
aticonfig: No supported adapters detected

With xorg git master:

[     2.379] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so: undefined symbol: noXFree86DRIExtension

[legluondunet]

I just test this beta driver with my AMD radeon 7850 on Ubuntu 12.10, nothing work, Unity did not launch.
I go back to radeon open source drivers.

[Rigaldo]

I just test this beta driver with my AMD radeon 7850 on Ubuntu 12.10, nothing work, Unity did not launch.
I go back to radeon open source drivers.

Similar case here, but with 6470M. Installation seems normal, but no 3d acceleration or anything after reboot .. Hmm .. :/

[nadro]

Did You installed a drivers from generated deb packages? If You install from binary an installer doesn't check some important dependencies, so acceleration doesn't work (I had similar situation ~1 year ago, but now I install drivers from deb packages and works like a charm; I didn't check it with 12.10).

[Rigaldo]

@nadro If you are talking to me, I did make the deb packages and installed them and made sure to have the dependencies installed in advance...

[legluondunet]

I installed the beta drivers with generated deb packages method. In the log file, there was no errors messages.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

On Ubuntu 12.10 install available fglrx package from repository.