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Current version: 8.8.25
 
Current version: 8.8.25
  
Please note: The following patch may be needed for kernels >= 2.6.10:
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=== Problems & Help ===
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The following patch may be needed for kernels >= 2.6.10:
 
[http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33798874 http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33798874]
 
[http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33798874 http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33798874]
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For kernels >= 2.6.11-rc1 try the following patch:
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http://www.gehirn.org.uk/wiki/images/8.8.25-kernel-2.6.11+.patch
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If the ATI driver works only without the hardware acceleration, take into consideration that fglrx_dri.so was linked
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against libstdc++.so.5 which may not be present if your system uses gcc-3.4. To fix this, compile gcc-3.3.5
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and copy libstdc++.so.5* to /usr/lib and update the dynamic linker cache.
  
 
=== Packages ===
 
=== Packages ===

Revision as of 03:04, 20 January 2005

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: 8.8.25

Problems & Help

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

For kernels >= 2.6.11-rc1 try the following patch: http://www.gehirn.org.uk/wiki/images/8.8.25-kernel-2.6.11+.patch

If the ATI driver works only without the hardware acceleration, take into consideration that fglrx_dri.so was linked against libstdc++.so.5 which may not be present if your system uses gcc-3.4. To fix this, compile gcc-3.3.5 and copy libstdc++.so.5* to /usr/lib and update the dynamic linker cache.

Packages

Useful links

  • 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 ([1], [2]). We will see how this develops.