AMD Catalyst 13.6 Linux Graphics Driver Beta Released

[ryszardzonk]

If you need a patch for catalyst 13.6 then here's my trivially modified version: http://catalyst.wirephire.com/files/...nux_3.10.patch

Working great here too. Thanks!

[Vi0L0]

Anyone had any luck with compiling against kernel 3.10?

Patches for 3.9 & 3.10 are not enough as compile fails with an error

any hints?

ATM on Arch we are using the patch for kernel 3.10 made by kolasa: https://github.com/kolasa

Due to changes in kernel 3.10 (like removed create_proc_entry) this patch is only a workaround that will let You to build fglrx module successfully (proper procfs handling should be provided by AMD).

Here's the link to the original patch for catalyst 13.4: http://catalyst.wirephire.com/files/...lrx_3.10.patch

If you need a patch for catalyst 13.6 then here's my trivially modified version: http://catalyst.wirephire.com/files/...nux_3.10.patch

[bakgwailo]

Sleep Broken

Just updated to the beta drivers (w/ Xorg 1.14 finally) in Arch Linux (using the catalyst-test package), and sleep is now totally broken for me in KDE. Basically, if I close my laptop lid, it goes into sleep mode, but when I open it again, I just get a blank back lit screen. Didn't happen with any of the previous drivers...

[entropy]

This is a truly great release for me!

An annoying bug I filed has been finally fixed*.

http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=733

Thank you!

[*] There is a slight chance the bug has simply gone with XServer 1.14,
but I don't think so as the issue was not present with XServer 1.13 with intel IGPs.
So I can't tell for sure if it has been actively fixed.
Anyhow, great to see it's gone.

[ryszardzonk]

Anyone had any luck with compiling against kernel 3.10?

Patches for 3.9 & 3.10 are not enough as compile fails with an error

any hints?

[PsynoKhi0]

how could I have vsync enabled and such that showed me Xonotic 270 FPS [60 Hz monitor refresh]

How could I know that from the info you provided in your previous pst?
Has the bug been reported yet? I did a seearch for "mouse", "input" and "delay" on the Bugzilla and nothing turned up.

[ext73]

Sounds like a typical vsync problem, have you made sure it's disabled in-game and in CCC? (also did you delete /etc/ati/amdpcsdb with Xorg shut down before upgrading?)

No such issue here, although FPS tank in WINE with vsync on.

(I've also noticed that I can't click on buttons in TF2's menu, actually I can only navigate with the arrow keys, but then again a quick googling points towards a TF2/old code bug.)

No it is not. Always before the installation new one I uninstalled older one by sudo dpkg -P ... so there is no chance to have the configuration files associated with this packages in /etc. This is not a matter of vsync ... how could I have vsync enabled and such that showed me Xonotic 270 FPS [60 Hz monitor refresh] ... maximum standard on E-350 it was 120 [all effects except AA turned on to maximum and I've got full liquidity - here is 'my kernel' - line Brazos - specially optimized for the newer AMD - config level and already in the process of compilation]. By the way, builds four lines of kernels: K8, atom, i7 and Brazos - look in goggles: ext73, NeteXt'73 and my youtube channel: ext73.

[lovenemesis]

Works Well with Fedora 19 Beta

Am I the only one who's happy about this Beta driver?

It works pretty well on Fedora 19 Beta with A10-5800K.

Haven't tried any 3D games though. But desktop effects in GNOME 3.8 work smoothly as butter.

[PsynoKhi0]

That's not quite right: Windows has a beta of 13.4 available, the stable release is 13.1.

And no FOSS alternative, drivers that incur development and legal team costs despite the lack of "comercial interest from amd"

[archibald]

Windows is on Catalyst Legacy 13.4, while Linux is still stuck on the old 13.1 version. WHY??

That's not quite right: Windows has a beta of 13.4 available, the stable release is 13.1.