Linux 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 6.2 and 6.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 and 11 SP2
- OpenSUSE 11.4 and 12.1
- Ubuntu 12.10
System Requirements:
Before attempting to install the AMD Catalyst Linux Graphics Driver, the following software must be installed:
- Xorg/Xserver 7.4 and above (up to 1.13)
- Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.5)
- glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
- POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
NOTE: If a Linux 2.6.11 or newer kernel was built with CONFIG_AGP enabled, the kernel AGP frontend is required to load the fglrx kernel module. To identify whether your kernel with CONFIG_AGP enabled, look for CONFIG_AGP=y in the kernel config file, or if the ‘agpgart’ module is loaded
System Recommendations:
For optimal performance and ease of use, the following are available:
- Kernel module build environment
- Kernel source code include either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages
- 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 Graphics Driver to install and work optimally:
- gimp-help-en
- gimp-help-common
- XFree86-Mesa-libGL
- libstdc++
- libgcc
- XFree86-libs
- fontconfig
- freetype
- zlib
- gcc
New Features:
The following section provides a summary of new features in this driver version.
- RHEL 6.4 Production Support
- OpenCL Console Mode Support
- Kernel 3.7 and 3.8 Support
Resolved Issues:
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst Linux Software Suite.
- [370253]: Serious Sam 3 - Color of Objects turning into be red when enabling separate shader object
- [371937]: Team Fortress 2 - Screen black issue while entering the game screen under cinnamon desktop environment
- [371374]: Team Fortress 2 - Screen random flickering and corruptions in Lakeside Map
- [354777]: Maya 2012 Benchmark - Benchmark falling out of TIMMO
- [372137]: NX8.0 - Severe flickering is observed while playing animation in manufacturing mode
- [373561]: Mari crashes at startup on Ubuntu only
- [374371]: Severe corruption occurs in Unigine Heaven 4.0 on Saturn XT when running at extremely high settings
- [373787]: Softimage fails to refresh properly
- [372918]: Maxon - Wrong shading when UBOs are used to store light parameters
Known Issues:
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced with the AMD Catalyst Linux Software Suite.
- [373836]: Vsync application shows corruption filed
- [373772]: Team Fortress 2 – Game could not be loaded in “High Performance GPU” mode
- [373909]: Driver install via .deb package will cause OS desktop corruption
- [371372]: SCQA - Anti-Aliasing does not work
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