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2007-07-19, 21:35:38
Linux 32bit (8.39.4) (http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html)
Linux 64bit (8.39.4) (http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux64/linux64-radeon.html)
Release Notes:
ATI Workstation Product Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Workstation products:
FireGL™ V7350
FireGL™ V3400
FireGL™ Z1-128
FireGL™ V7300
FireGL™ V3300
FireGL™ T2-128
FireGL™ V7200
FireGL™ V3200
FireGL™ X1-128
FireGL™ V7100
FireGL™ V3100
FireGL™ X1-256p
FireGL™ V5200
FireGL™ X3-256
FireMV™ 2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
FireGL™ V5100
FireGL™ X3
Mobility™ FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ X2-256
Mobility™ FireGL™ T2
ATI Mobility™ and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Mobility™ products:
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X300
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1400
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X200
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1300
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1200
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1100
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9550
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9500
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X700
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 1100 series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 1200 series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 200 series
ATI Desktop and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:
ATI Radeon™ X1900 series
ATI Radeon™ X600 series
ATI Radeon™ X1800 series
ATI Radeon™ X550/X300 series
ATI Radeon™ X1600 series
ATI Radeon™ 9800 series
ATI Radeon™ X1300 series
ATI Radeon™ 9700 series
ATI Radeon™ X850 series
ATI Radeon™ 9600 series
ATI Radeon™ X800 series
ATI Radeon™ 9550 series
ATI Radeon™ X700 series
ATI Radeon™ 9500 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress1200 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200 series
Note: All-In-Wonder™ variants based on the above are also supported. Video capture however is not supported.
Note: Software driver support for ATI FireGL™, Integrated, Mobility™ and Desktop products prior to the ATI Radeon™ 9500 is available from ati.com
Operating Systems Distributions Supported
The latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following Linux distributions:
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux suite
* Novell/SuSE product suite
Note: The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite may install on a number of other Linux distributions. Refer to the Package Generation installation instructions for more information.
Note: AMD has accepted contributed packaging scripts to allows creation of other packages, but does not necessarily test, verify or warrant the reliability. Currently Red Hat Enterprise Linux suite and Novell/SuSE product suite are supported Linux distributions
System Requirements
Before attempting to install the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite, the following software must be installed:
* XOrg 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2; XFree86 version 4.3
* Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
* glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
* POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite no longer provides precompiled Kernel Modules; all installations require GCC compiler and kernel-headers or kernel-source in order to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.
For best performance and ease of use, AMD recommends the following:
* Kernel module build environment - should include the following:
o Kernel source code: Either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages
* ISSE Support enabled in your Linux Kernel
o Applies to Intel Pentium III and later CPUs only
o Enabled by default on version 2.4 and later kernels
* The rpm utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages
The following packages must be installed in order for the Catalyst™ Linux driver to install and work properly:
* XFree86-Mesa-libGL
* libstdc++
* libgcc
* XFree86-libs
* fontconfig
* freetype
* zlib
Resolved Issues
The following section provide a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These include:
* The kernel module build no longer fails on kernel version 2.6.22. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28556
* Starting AMD CCC-LE no longer fails with a floating-point exception when started in certain configurations. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28557
* When playing videos in I420 color format using the Xv extension and TexturedVideo (the default on R5xx), colors are no longer displayed incorrectly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
* Running aticonfig --initial in X with the Vesa driver no longer segfaults resulting in the xorg.conf file not being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28559
Known Issues
The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These issues include:
* Video Tearing may be seen during playback in XV using GLESX. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26984
* A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
* Corruption may be observed with certain applications on some Linux distributions which enable the Composite extension by default, e.g., RHEL 5. If you are observing application corruption, please disable the Composite extension. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28224
* Using the xgl enabled x-server interface disables display switching hot plug support
* There is no support for video playback on the second head in dual head mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26985
For further information and general help on driver or software installation, game issues, and more, visit the ATI FAQ website.
Linux 64bit (8.39.4) (http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux64/linux64-radeon.html)
Release Notes:
ATI Workstation Product Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Workstation products:
FireGL™ V7350
FireGL™ V3400
FireGL™ Z1-128
FireGL™ V7300
FireGL™ V3300
FireGL™ T2-128
FireGL™ V7200
FireGL™ V3200
FireGL™ X1-128
FireGL™ V7100
FireGL™ V3100
FireGL™ X1-256p
FireGL™ V5200
FireGL™ X3-256
FireMV™ 2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
FireGL™ V5100
FireGL™ X3
Mobility™ FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ V5000
FireGL™ X2-256
Mobility™ FireGL™ T2
ATI Mobility™ and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Mobility™ products:
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X300
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1400
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X200
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1300
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1200
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9600
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1100
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9550
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X800
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 9500
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X700
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 1100 series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 1200 series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ Xpress 200 series
ATI Desktop and Integrated Product Family Support
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:
ATI Radeon™ X1900 series
ATI Radeon™ X600 series
ATI Radeon™ X1800 series
ATI Radeon™ X550/X300 series
ATI Radeon™ X1600 series
ATI Radeon™ 9800 series
ATI Radeon™ X1300 series
ATI Radeon™ 9700 series
ATI Radeon™ X850 series
ATI Radeon™ 9600 series
ATI Radeon™ X800 series
ATI Radeon™ 9550 series
ATI Radeon™ X700 series
ATI Radeon™ 9500 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress1200 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 series
ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200 series
Note: All-In-Wonder™ variants based on the above are also supported. Video capture however is not supported.
Note: Software driver support for ATI FireGL™, Integrated, Mobility™ and Desktop products prior to the ATI Radeon™ 9500 is available from ati.com
Operating Systems Distributions Supported
The latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite is designed to support the following Linux distributions:
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux suite
* Novell/SuSE product suite
Note: The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite may install on a number of other Linux distributions. Refer to the Package Generation installation instructions for more information.
Note: AMD has accepted contributed packaging scripts to allows creation of other packages, but does not necessarily test, verify or warrant the reliability. Currently Red Hat Enterprise Linux suite and Novell/SuSE product suite are supported Linux distributions
System Requirements
Before attempting to install the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite, the following software must be installed:
* XOrg 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2; XFree86 version 4.3
* Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
* glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
* POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
The ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite no longer provides precompiled Kernel Modules; all installations require GCC compiler and kernel-headers or kernel-source in order to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.
For best performance and ease of use, AMD recommends the following:
* Kernel module build environment - should include the following:
o Kernel source code: Either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages
* ISSE Support enabled in your Linux Kernel
o Applies to Intel Pentium III and later CPUs only
o Enabled by default on version 2.4 and later kernels
* The rpm utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages
The following packages must be installed in order for the Catalyst™ Linux driver to install and work properly:
* XFree86-Mesa-libGL
* libstdc++
* libgcc
* XFree86-libs
* fontconfig
* freetype
* zlib
Resolved Issues
The following section provide a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These include:
* The kernel module build no longer fails on kernel version 2.6.22. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28556
* Starting AMD CCC-LE no longer fails with a floating-point exception when started in certain configurations. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28557
* When playing videos in I420 color format using the Xv extension and TexturedVideo (the default on R5xx), colors are no longer displayed incorrectly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
* Running aticonfig --initial in X with the Vesa driver no longer segfaults resulting in the xorg.conf file not being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28559
Known Issues
The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These issues include:
* Video Tearing may be seen during playback in XV using GLESX. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26984
* A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
* Corruption may be observed with certain applications on some Linux distributions which enable the Composite extension by default, e.g., RHEL 5. If you are observing application corruption, please disable the Composite extension. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28224
* Using the xgl enabled x-server interface disables display switching hot plug support
* There is no support for video playback on the second head in dual head mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26985
For further information and general help on driver or software installation, game issues, and more, visit the ATI FAQ website.