openSUSE 11.1 : ATI Catalyst™ 9.2 Proprietary Linux Display Driver
Mar 13th, 2009 | By AndiSugandi™ | Category: KomunitasI didn’t notice that new fglrx driver had been released in February 20th after finding that my RSS feed didn’t tell me any update new releases these days. It’s strange, until I recognize the feed URL has changed to the new one.
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Did I do something wrong?
Old ATI’s RSS Feed URL:
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New ATI’s RSS Feed URL:
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And Does anyone recognize it too?
Hopefully ATI/AMD can make it simpler and give a convenient access to get the news of (driver) releases, not to enforce the customer to change the RSS Feed URL manually.
But, in other hand, after downloading the driver, and following this guide to install this new fglrx (8.582) driver to my laptop, I can feel the KWin Desktop Effect runs smoother than using previous fglrx (8.573) driver, and of course it provides some more bugfixes, including the ability to run sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx successfully (without taking to blank screen like in the previous driver).
Here are my status and little bit benchmarks (with KWin Desktop Effect enabled):
fglrxinfo
andi@iamandi:~> fglrxinfodisplay: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 OpenGL version string: 2.1.8494 Release
glxinfo
andi@iamandi:~> glxinfoname of display: :0.0 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes server glx vendor string: SGI server glx version string: 1.2 server glx extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group client glx vendor string: SGI client glx version string: 1.4 client glx extensions: GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_swap_group, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap GLX extensions: GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_swap_group, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 OpenGL version string: 2.1.8494 Release OpenGL extensions: GL_AMD_performance_monitor, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap, GL_ATI_fragment_shader, GL_ATI_meminfo, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texgen_reflection, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_WIN_swap_hint, WGL_EXT_swap_control glu version: 1.3 glu extensions: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat ———————————————————————- 0×23 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×24 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×27 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×28 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×29 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×2a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×2b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×2c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×2d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×2e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×2f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×30 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×31 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×32 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×33 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×34 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×35 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×36 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×37 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×38 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×39 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×3a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×3b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×3c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×3d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×3e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×3f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×40 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×41 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×42 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×43 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×44 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×45 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×46 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×47 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×48 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×49 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×4a 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×4b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×4c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×4d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×4e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×4f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×50 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×51 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×52 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×53 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×54 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×55 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×56 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×57 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×58 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×59 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×5a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None 0×5b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×5c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×5d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×5e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×5f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×60 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×61 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×62 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None 0×63 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×64 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×65 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×66 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×67 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×68 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×69 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×6a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None 0×6b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×6c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×6d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×6e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0×6f 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×70 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×71 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×72 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0×89 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Ncon
Running fglrx_glxgears to test 3D:
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And glxgears:
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