AMD Releases Catalyst 14.1 Beta Linux Graphics Driver

[fritzls]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28Unix%29

So.. Who forget of rip off this from catalyst?
I'm not the only with this service running...

[flim]

I'm not trolling. IT's real. After install catalyst ( or the ubuntu pxp hibrid program) I have a service called YES that consume 100% from my 4 cores.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28Unix%29

[fritzls]

This is pure gold if true. They're trolling hard with the naming, continuing the osTestBackdoor combo.

I'm not trolling. IT's real. After install catalyst ( or the ubuntu pxp hibrid program) I have a service called YES that consume 100% from my 4 cores.

[curaga]

Look for a service called "YES". and kill it..
No idea what is this but it's the one doing this heavy load cpu.

This is pure gold if true. They're trolling hard with the naming, continuing the osTestBackdoor combo.

[fritzls]

I would also add that Cat 14.1 causes a kworker thread to go insane, thus consuming an entire CPU core 24/7. Composited 2D seems extremely jerky to me, unlike the open source drivers which are smooth even with vsync disabled.

Look for a service called "YES". and kill it..
No idea what is this but it's the one doing this heavy load cpu.

[blaser]

I use Fedora 20 at the moment. I'd read somewhere that the catalyst 13.11 beta (what I started with) had issues with Fedora's gnome desktop, so I'm guessing this is still an issue with 14.1 beta drivers. To get around the issue I removed the gnome desktop, which I don't really like since version 3 and installed lxde and xfce desktops. That setup works for me, be careful if you attempt to remove the gnome desktop as it removes far more than you'd like and can end up being potentially complicated.

Just found this how to, but I haven't tried it. http://tojaj.com/fedora-20-howto-swi...radeon-driver/

[jquilty]

Has anyone gotten this working in Fedora 20? The driver tells me that my graphics adapter is not supported by this driver.

[curaga]

Does it still lack support for headless opencl?

Apparently it does, but there's a third-party patch for it: https://github.com/lgeek/catalyst-te...eadless-opencl

Anyone using that?

[mmstick]

If I saw this before upgrading, I probably wouldn't have. Now that I have upgraded, I tested, and suspend/resume works fine for me :-)
I tested it in the middle of typing this response.

On another note: I'm quite glad to see that they try to fix piglit tests now :-) It is one of the most complete OpenGL testing suites out there :-)

I did some quick performance tests, I can now play the Raven at medium, previously it would jerk a bit too much. Composited 2D seems a little less jerky too?

I would also add that Cat 14.1 causes a kworker thread to go insane, thus consuming an entire CPU core 24/7. Composited 2D seems extremely jerky to me, unlike the open source drivers which are smooth even with vsync disabled.

[curaga]

Does it still lack support for headless opencl?