Fglrx

ATI drivers for Linux

Linux ATI driver for Radeon, FireGL and Mobility boards

How much is the speed gain versus the opensource drivers?

Project Homepage / Availability

http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html

Status

Current version: 3.14.6

Major new version with many improvements currently announced in Matthew Tippett's (ATI Linux Software Manager) forum posting for Mid-January 2005.

Update (12.01.2005): Version number will be bumped up to 8.8. (Expected to support Xorg 6.8.x, AMD64)

Planned release date: 17th Jan [1]

Please note: The following patch may be needed for kernels >= 2.6.10: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33798874

Packages

• Debian Packages: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html
• SuSE Packages: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/ATI/

Useful links

• ATI Radeon Linux How-To

• Rage3D Linux Discussion Forum

• Gentoo ATI Radeon FAQ

• Unofficial community ATI bugzilla Very newly setup (!) bugzilla, which might grow to be a source for information about ATI bugs. Might then be monitored by ATI guys ([2], [3]). We will see how this develops.