AMD Catalyst 8.01 Linux Driver

[Uchikoma]

hello
now i reverted back to the drivers in ubuntu and fglrx works.
But when i tried the new drivers:
my glxgears worked, just showed me around 200fps
fglrxinfo told me i was using mesa
glxinfo told me no dri

and here is my same xorg.conf, which works with fglrx in ubuntu

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
	
	# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
	#	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	Inputdevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"vnc"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"dri"
	Load		"extmod"
	Load		"freetype"
	Load		"ddc"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"it"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"stylus"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"eraser"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"eraser"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"cursor"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Option		"VendorName"	"ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option		"ModelName"	"Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	Option		"AccelMethod"	"XAA"
	Option		"XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"	"true"
	Option		"RenderAccel"	"true"
	Option		"EnablePageFlip"	"1"
	Option		"ColorTiling"	"1"
	Option		"AGPMode"	"8"
	Option		"GARTSize"	"64"
	Option		"VideoOverlay"	"on"
	Option		"OpenGLOverlay"	"off"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	Device		"aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor		"aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0	0
		Depth	24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option		"Composite"	"Disable"
	Option		"Composite"	"0"
EndSection

Want to throw in your xorg log and the output for glxinfo/fglrxinfo when running catalyst 8.01 too?

...or you could wait for 8.02 and then give that a spin and see what comes of it. (if it still doesn't work...post the above information).

[n3cr0]

Ignore Dupe Post

[n3cr0]

According to Tom's link 8.02 will be out on February 13.

[assasukasse]

hello
now i reverted back to the drivers in ubuntu and fglrx works.
But when i tried the new drivers:
my glxgears worked, just showed me around 200fps
fglrxinfo told me i was using mesa
glxinfo told me no dri

and here is my same xorg.conf, which works with fglrx in ubuntu

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
	
	# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
	#	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	Inputdevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"vnc"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"dri"
	Load		"extmod"
	Load		"freetype"
	Load		"ddc"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"it"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"stylus"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"eraser"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"eraser"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"	"cursor"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Option		"VendorName"	"ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option		"ModelName"	"Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	Option		"AccelMethod"	"XAA"
	Option		"XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"	"true"
	Option		"RenderAccel"	"true"
	Option		"EnablePageFlip"	"1"
	Option		"ColorTiling"	"1"
	Option		"AGPMode"	"8"
	Option		"GARTSize"	"64"
	Option		"VideoOverlay"	"on"
	Option		"OpenGLOverlay"	"off"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	Device		"aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor		"aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0	0
		Depth	24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option		"Composite"	"Disable"
	Option		"Composite"	"0"
EndSection

[Uchikoma]

Hello
i tried the new drivers on my ubuntu gutsy machine.
I blacklisted ubuntu driver and tested..they don't work, or better DRI doesn't work with them.
Then i completely uninstalled ubuntu restricted package, and tried again, same result
with those drivers DRI doesn't work..

...well if you were wanting help...you'd have to give us a bit more than just that...like the xorg log, fglrxinfo, glxinfo output for starters...and if glxgears works, fps of glxgears, etc...

[assasukasse]

Radeon 9800pro

Hello
i tried the new drivers on my ubuntu gutsy machine.
I blacklisted ubuntu driver and tested..they don't work, or better DRI doesn't work with them.
Then i completely uninstalled ubuntu restricted package, and tried again, same result
with those drivers DRI doesn't work..

[abickerton]

Radeon 9600 pro dualhead is broken

Once again I'm going to be reverting back to an old driver because the latest one is stuffed.

I'm running dualhead with big desktop on Ubuntu 7.10 and the second monitor on the VGA port is only showing a max resolution of 1024x768.

Previously it worked fine at 1280x1024, using 8.43 wtf is going on.

Here's my xorg.conf for those that might be able to help.

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "ch"
Option "XkbVariant" "de"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "PressCurve" "50,0,100,50"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DisplaySize 338 270
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "DPI" "96x96"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DisplaySize 330 270
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "DPI" "96x96"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "UseFastTLS" "2"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
Option "AGPMode" "8"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
Option "XAANoOffScreenPixMaps" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "ForceMonitors" "crt1,"
Option "EnableMonitor" "crt2,"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "true"
Option "AddARGBXVisuals" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "NoDDC"
# Option "TexturedVideo" "on"
# Option "DRI" "true"
Option "Mode2" "1280x1024"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"

# Option "DRI" "true"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "UseFastTLS" "2"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
Option "AGPMode" "8"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
Option "XAANoOffScreenPixMaps" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDC"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "true"
Option "AddARGBXVisuals" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
# Option "TexturedVideo" "on"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[pedepy]

ive been using 8.01 for a day now ... and to my surprise I found myself forgetting I had been trying it.

Id been using 8.40 still with XGL (and im not saying i wouldnt go back), but the only issues I run into with 8.45 are:

- kxdocker is slow as hell, but i suspect this is bad coding

- video playback and other opengl apps dont draw properly when using compiz, but isnt that an AIGLX/compiz thing ? i think i has nothing to do with catalyst.

for the rest, compiz seems more or less just as smooth, i have no scrolling problems or anyhintg like that ...

so if they can only fix the opengl/video compiz issues, that optimize the code so that it gets smoother and smoother, then all will be fine.

I have to admit however, that I am no gamer, and I havent tried anything really extensive on the driver, yet.

Sooner or later i guess newer releases will feature more speed and less breakage ..

[brainspire]

My experience with the fglrx 8.45(ATI Catalyst 8.1 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver) on openSUSE 10.3

1) Being a lnux noob I installed the latest driver from the ATI openSUSE repo.

2) Tried fgl_gears after install and got segment fault error

3) logged in as root and issued the command init 3

4) ldconfig(I don't know if that is necessary)

5) aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

6) sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx (to configure extra settings)

7) reboot

Everything worked fine! Only problem I can't change the gamma directly in RTCW - Enemy Territory(had this problem since fglrx 8.41+ with 8.40 I could change the gamma in game) but only by setting gamma in ATI Catalyst Control Centre first then launching the game.

Oh by the way I have Kernel 2.6.22.16 installed and I'm using the ATI X300 Mobility on an Inspiron 6000.

[sreyan]

Thanks Legume

Thanks Legume,
using gl as the output module for mplayer is a great workaround!


-Sreyan