Installing The RadeonHD Driver On Ubuntu

[DanL]

Is this tutorial still up to date? Because it was written for 7.10 and now we are on 8.10 ...

The original doc is out of date. It was written before direct rendering capabilities were added for R5x0 cards and 690G IGP, so it doesn't reflect those changes.

I've attempted to write an updated install guide for Ubuntu 8.x:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonHD

If anyone has suggestions/feedback, please post here or PM me. Thanks.

[izual]

I don't have problems with compiling it, it worked just fine on 7.10 / 8.04. I just want to be shure that (exactly) this method is still OK.

[Nille]

Is this tutorial still up to date?
Because it was written for 7.10 and now we are on 8.10 with new Xorg, Mesa etc. etc.

if you dont want to compile it manual you can use the PPA from Tormod https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive

[izual]

Is this tutorial still up to date?
Because it was written for 7.10 and now we are on 8.10 with new Xorg, Mesa etc. etc.

[wiscados]

Thank you!

[d2kx]

The article shows how to install radeonhd, which I did some time ago successfully.
However now I want to update radeonhd, what are the commands to download readeonhd from git?

Go to your "xf86-video-radeonhd" dir which you've downloaded with that git command and run

git pull

to update and then

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
root > make install

again.

[wiscados]

The article shows how to install radeonhd, which I did some time ago successfully.
However now I want to update radeonhd, what are the commands to download readeonhd from git?

[oibaf]

The simplest ways to test the RadeonHD in Ubuntu is to use the packages provided by Tormod Volden. They are updated quite often.

Link:

https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive

[guyvo]

Phoronix: Installing The RadeonHD Driver On Ubuntu

While today's unveiling of the RadeonHD driver for the ATI R500 and R600 series is great news, this driver right now is targeted solely for developers as it's still experimental and doesn't yet support 3D acceleration and other key functionality generally needed in production environments. However, if you are looking to try out this new RadeonHD driver on Ubuntu because you're running into problems with the proprietary fglrx driver or just wishing to report your results, we've documented the installation procedures for Ubuntu.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11067

Thanks for posting this now I can work with optimal resolution on my laptop 1440/900. The procedure went well refered by the website link.

How can I follow up the next generation of this driver ?

Is HDMI (which i have) supported yet ?

PS
laptop toshiba P200 with radeon 2600HD 256M
ubuntu 71

Thanks
Guy

[guyvo]

Phoronix: Installing The RadeonHD Driver On Ubuntu

While today's unveiling of the RadeonHD driver for the ATI R500 and R600 series is great news, this driver right now is targeted solely for developers as it's still experimental and doesn't yet support 3D acceleration and other key functionality generally needed in production environments. However, if you are looking to try out this new RadeonHD driver on Ubuntu because you're running into problems with the proprietary fglrx driver or just wishing to report your results, we've documented the installation procedures for Ubuntu.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11067

Thanks for helping me bringing my laptop to his optimal resolution of 1440/900 resolution on ubuntu. I did your procedure and worked without any probs. The only thing I notice when moving some windows is a kind of late refreshment of the screen. Nevertheless great job.

How can I follow up the next generation of this radeon driver ?

I have a HDMI connection will that be supported too ?

PS
laptop toshiba P200 1BF with radeon 2600HD 256M

Regards
Guy