AMD Catalyst 8.12 Linux Driver

[Kano]

I don't think that fanless is important. A huge cooler is not so loud and makes the system usually more stable - otherwise you need more system fans

[Tares]

I don't think that fanless is important. A huge cooler is not so loud and makes the system usually more stable - otherwise you need more system fans

Yup, or you can always put WC on it ;-) just like I did on my HD4850... cool and quiet

[jarekl]

I'm starting to seriously think about buying a Nvidia to replace my HD3870. I still cannot start another X-session (e.g switch user) without a total and unrecoverable freeze of the system. This is bad!

Can anyone recommend me a Nvidia card thats about the same as my HD3870 and that is fanless? I have a PowerColor HD3870 SCS3 now.

If it is any consolation, I haven't been able to run anything after 8.9 on any version of ubuntu (8.04, 8.10) or recent Fedora. I've been waiting with my processor purchase for AMD to release the 45nm line because the combination with 780G and AMD seemed sweet but now? To add insult to injury, Nvidia has made substantial improvement in accelerated video support on Linux (the only thing I care about) while with ATI it all up there in the big cloud called future release, if ever.

[susikala]

Can anyone suggest something to help?

After running the

Catalyst 8.12 setup then
touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf then
aticonfig --initial then
reboot

I get this screen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9657786@N06/3103896676/

Hitting ctrl+alt+'+' a few times gives me a zoomed version of the same corruption

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9657786@N06/3103067513/

Ctrl+alt+F2 gets me the VT; nothing obvious (to me) shows up in Xorg.0.log


I've got a Radeon 4650 (passive as if that mattered) and I installed . It's on the intel G45 motherboard (the G45 works well under F10 btw).

I thought aticonfig --initial only already patches a properly configured xorg.conf, maybe I'm wrong. Have you tried to get a working xorg.conf without doing aticonfig --initial first?

[nivel]

hybrid crossfire

is there any chance that catalyst will support M780G chipset ?
because 8.12 give me bios initialize error

for example laptop with this chpiset

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220349

thanks

[biasquez]

ati 8.12 doesn't work on radeon 9700. why AMD doesn't fix this problem or why doesn't report on release note "r300 support dropped"? :@

[SorinN]

Just installed, just perfect

On HD 2600 pro (Intrepid) no any drawback, no regressions, everything is more fluid.
Flag Up, hat down.

BTW - this time I don't create and install deb's because official support for Ubuntu 8.10 announcement, I just plain install the .run file 'sudo ./*****.run'. It just works (I checked versions before and after).

So no more 'blacklisting / whitelisting' and other hacks.

[liels]

You could try 8-11 instead or buy nvidia

Alas, the 8.11 release notes list the 4800 series as supported but not the 4600.

As to Nvidia, I use 6 and 7-series in my mythboxen, but the G45 might be there. I love the performance in linux and the VDPAU is really fantastic. The lack of any apparent path to a (fully) functional open source driver and the apparently defective design of the 8 & 9 series is a real problem for me right now

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/751/1045751/nvidia-55nm-parts-bad

Intel chips don't have the horses for what I want, AMD chips tear under linux, and Nvidia chips may well be defective and will be a nasty blob in the kernel indefinitely.

>.<

[Extreme Coder]

I tried this on my ATI Xpress 1100, seemed to work fine, but then I ran KWin's compositing effects, tried to run glxgears, system crashed :/

[Xtigyro]

Flickering again. No Compiz, no 3D effects turned on and yet again lots of flickering.
Just watch this clip - http://vbox7.com/play:a8b71ae3 and be patient, of course. The combination of black on white is very significant.
Card - Mobility X1600

The good news is that i'm changing my HP nx9420 T7200 Laptop in February.




nVIDIA - GO, GO, GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!