New Features in 8.25-18 release Xorg 7.0 Support Display Power Management Signaling Support New Product Support of the following ATI Workstation products: FireGL™ V7350; FireGL™ V7300; FireGL™ V7200 FireGL™ V5200; FireGL™ V3400; FireGL™ V3300 FireMV™ 2200 (Single card configuration) Running two X servers simultaneously no longer results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-220 X Server no longer fails to load when using an ATI Radeon® X1x00, 512MB product with certain motherboards. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22056 Toggling between console mode and X Server graphical mode no longer results in a system hang. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22058 Executing the command aticonfig --tv-format-type=NTSC-M no longer results in NTSC-M being detected as an invalid TV standard. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22386 The option --get-supported for the ATI installer has been replaced by the option --listpkg. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22387 User page lock is no longer available for AGP products resulting in a number of options (--agpl, --agp-locked-userpages, --agplock, --iagp, and --internal-agp) being removed from aticonfig and being replaced by the option --locked-userpages. The internal agp GART is no longer provided. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22388 Attempting to enable clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in the secondary display device failing to activate when using the ATI Control Panel. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22392 Using aticonfig --resolution to configure the display resolution no longer results in the user defined resolution failing to take effect. Further, using the option of aticonfig --resolution2 to configure the secondary display resolution no longer results in the user defined resolution failing to take effect. The option of --resolution2 is now obsolete but its functionality can still be obtained by referring to the --resolution part of the aticonfig --help. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22393 The software driver now supports Linux kernels that have NUMA support enabled on x86_64 machines. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22394 A segmentation fault no longer occurs when attempting to initialize an incomplete X Server configuration file using aticonfig -f. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22395 aticonfig --initial now fills in the VendorName and ModelName sections of the X Server configuration file for increased compatibility for SuSE's SaX2. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22396 New Features in 8.24.8 release 3D accelerated video playback on Avivo Fixed in 8.24.8 release Quake 3: Texture corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game on systems containing an ATI Radeon® 8x00, Radeon® 9000, Radeon® 9100, Radeon® 9200, or Radeon® 9250 product The ATI Installer no longer inconsistently backs up and recovers existing XF86 and Xorg config files. The ATI Uninstaller /usr/share/fglrx/fglrx-uninstall.sh, can now be executed from any path New Features in 8.23.7 release OpenGL 2.0 Enhancement Full Scene Anti-Aliasing Support Fixed in 8.23.7 release nothing documented New Features in 8.22.5-1 release This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver provides support for the latest released Kernel version 2.6.15. Fixed in 8.22.5-1 release Creating 22 or more display configuration mode lines in the X Server configuration file no longer results in a fatal server error New Features in 8.21.7-1 release OpenGL 2.0 Support Smaller ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Bundle Fixed in 8.21.7-1 release: The mode2 option in aticonfig that sets the secondary display device resolution now functions as documented in `aticonfig --help` Starting the X server when the virtual desktop mode is set higher than the largest display mode available for the display device no longer results in a fatal server error New Features in 8.20.8-1 release: Linux users who are interested in being notified of the latest ATI Proprietary Linux Driver, can now subscribe to the Rich Site Summary/Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed at: www.ati.com/online/rss/atilinuxdriver.rss Fixed in 8.20.8-1 release: Attempting to resume from system suspension no longer results in the system failing to respond. Kernel module compile issues with the stock 2.6.13 and 2.6.14 kernel are now resolved New Features in 8.19.10 release: PowerPlay™ Support The ATI Proprietary Linux driver version 8.19.10 introduces PowerPlay™ support. This revolutionary power management technology allows for the user to switch between power consumption modes using the aticonfig utility provided with the installation of the driver. For help on using this feature, run aticonfig --help from a terminal. This feature is supported on ATI Radeon 9000 series products and above. fgl_glxgears Update fgl_glxgears now supports a new mode using Frame Buffer Objects (fbo). This mode uses the GL_EXT_framebuffer_object OpenGL extension instead of the GLX_SGIX_pbuffer OpenGL extension. To run fgl_glxgears with this mode run fgl_glxgears -fbo from a terminal window. Initial Suspend and Resume Support The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver version 8.19.10 has initial support for Suspend and Resume for systems with newer kernels that support this feature. Fixed in 8.19.10 release: This section provides information on issues that have been resolved with the latest release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver. The latest proprietary driver introduces a resolution for drmMap failures on 64bit NLD9 SP2 and 64bit Ubuntu Breezy distribution, resolving an issue that prevented 3D acceleration. Known Issues in 8.19.10 release: Attempting to install the driver on distributions that have updated certain 3D components outside of the stock XOrg 6.8.2 may result in the driver not initializing 3D applications properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20868 TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further details can be found in topic number 737-1086 Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-218 Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Further details can be found in topic number 737-219 Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-220 New Features in 8.18.80 release: Dynamic Clock Gating Enhanced Support for OpenGL Development Dual Link Monitor Support FireGL V5000, FireGL V7100 and FireGL X3-256 Xinerama Support New X Server Configuration Utility Fixed in 8.18.80 release: The ATI Linux software driver installer now correctly identifies the XFree86 4.3.99 X server. Resolving an issue with the software driver failing to install Access to /proc/dri/0/* no longer results in an oops on kernels that have CONFIG_REGPARM enabled Known Issues in 8.18.80 release: Attempting to install the driver on distributions that have updated certain 3D components outside of the stock XOrg 6.8.2 may result in the driver not initializing 3D applications properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20868 TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further details can be found in topic number 737-1086 Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-218 Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Further details can be found in topic number 737-219 Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-220 New Features in 8.18.60 release: Dynamic Clock Gating The Linux 8.18.6 software driver provides dynamic clock gating. This feature allows the supported graphics cards to deactivate components when they are not being used. Enhanced Support for OpenGL Development The Linux 8.18.6 software driver provides enhanced support for OpenGL development. The driver now installs the glATI.h header file allowing for OpenGL developers to access the advanced functionality found on ATI's hardware platform. Dual Link Monitor Support The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides support for dual link monitors for ATI graphics cards that have dual link DVI connectors. Xinerama Support The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides Xinerama extension support for big desktop configurations. New X Server Configuration Utility The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides a new X Server configuration utility known as aticonfig. This allows for configuration of ATI devices via a command line interface. Fixed in 8.18.60 release: Access to /proc/dri/0/* no longer results in an oops on kernels that have CONFIG_REGPARM enabled Known Issues: TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-1086 Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-218 Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-219 Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-220 New Features in 8.16.20 release: Workstation Performance Improvement Improved Display Detection Support Linux 2.6.12 Kernel Support GCC 4.0 Support Driver Package Update Fixed in 8.16.20 release: The operating system no longer fails to respond when rendering HDTV or larger video files Having two monitors connected to an ATI graphics adapter no longer results in the mouse cursor appearing on both displays simultaneously Panning on the secondary display device is now available when using pseudocolor visuals and having clone mode enabled The Red Hat Enterprise Linux workstation 4 Update 1 operating system no longer fails to respond during driver load up on systems having four or more gigabytes of system memory Overlay support is now available when using a 64 bit operating system A slow decrease in available memory (memory leak) for PCIe systems is no longer experienced Fixed in 8.14.13 release: Quad Buffer Stereo (QBS) support is now working for all ATI FireGL™ products that support QBS ATI FireGL X3 products now support dual-link enabled display devices The ATI Proprietary Linux driver Driver now falls back to a single-link mode if the card or connector does not support dual-link mode The DGA and RandR X Server extensions are now capable of loading simultaneously when using the ATI Proprietary Linux driver Intermittent error messages such as, [fglrx:firegl_alloc_bufs] *ERROR* Failed to create buffer queue (-12) and similar, no longer appear in the kernel output OpenGL based applications that have common symbol names to that of the libGL library no longer experience intermittent erratic behavior Applications using certain OpenGL calls such as, glTexSubImage no longer results in a driver memory leak When running in clone mode, the X server no longer crashes with a segmentation fault if the mouse is moved during a mode switch Fixed in 8.12.10 release: 64 bit system with 4 GB or more of system RAM, no longer fails to intialize 3D graphic acceleration Moving or resizing pseudocolor windows no longer results in corruption being noticed on the desktop The name and version number of the X.org server is now detected correctly at runtime. Attempting to launch any application while Viewperf 7.1.1 is running in the background, no longer results in the Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 version 2. operating system failing to respond The ATI FireGL™ V5000 now uses the DDC information correctly and longer mis-identifies Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) as Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) Unreal Tournament 2004: Intermittent hesitation is no longer noticed while playing Onslaught Fixed in 8.10.19 release: Starting X on a DVI display no longer results in noisy or flickering output with some displays The Monitor autodetect no longer finds a phantom CRT display if none is connected either RADEON™ X800, X700, X300, or FireGL™ V5100, and V5000 The ATI Proprietary Linux driver now works with Apple Cinema display flat panels in single link mode fglrxconfig now produces a proper xorg.conf X Server configuration file Running certain 3D applications no longer result in system hangs on x86_64 systems with RADEON™ 9100/8500 series or FireGL™ 8800 installed Kernel Module Driver compile support for Kernel 2.6.10 XVideo support now available in dualhead configuration 3D geometry corruption no longer occurs with Celestia and other 3d apps A blank screen or X failing to load and returning to the console no longer occurs under X.Org 6.8 when using the config file generated by fglrxconfig 64 Bit systems with 4 or more GB of RAM no longer hang the system while loading the X Server New Features The ATI Proprietary Linux software driver version introduces support for the ATI FireGL™ V5000 Fixed in 8.8.25 release: Second head in Dual Head system is no longer corrupt during login screen Display corruption is no longer seen when switching between X-Windows and the Linux text console, and back to X-Windows Video playback in Dual Head mode no longer results in an error message being displayed, or the player failing to start PCI-Express systems no longer hang after running 3D Applications for long periods 3D Applications no longer hang on RHEL 3.0 with 1GB or more memory installed XVideo overlay is once again available in Dual Head Mode A "drm.h: No such file or directory" error message no longer occurs when compiling the fglrx kernel module Stopping and restarting the X server no longer results in memory leaks or hangs on PCI-Express systems New Features Drivers for X.org 6.8 are now provided x86_64 drivers now available for XFree86 4.3 and X.org 6.8 Fixed in 3.14.6 release: 3D Applications no longer fail to respond on RHEL 3.0 with 1GB or more memory installed The System no longer fails to respond when moving the mouse around on the screen on some systems Doom 3: Random polygons no longer appear throughout the display while playing the game New Features This release introduces hardware support for all currently shipping ATI PCI-Express graphics cards. Fixed in 3.14.1 release: Graphics acceleration is now available with ATI ALL-IN-WONDER™ RADEON™ 8500DV 3D Graphics acceleration is now available on VIA Apollo KT400 systems Using a DVI connector on some ATI RADEON™ 9200 series no longer results in the display being blank Adjusting color saturation during movie playback no longer results in color shift The display is no longer blank when launching X on an ATI RADEON™ X800 or ATI FireGL™ X3 Fixed in 3.12.0 release: As of this release, X no longer crashes on Intel Springdale (i865) systems when combined with an ATI RADEON™ 9600. Fixed in 3.11.0 release: Enabling Quad-Buffer STEREO on FireGL X1/Z1 no longer results in desktop corruption release of the Linux 3.11.0 (IIRC) release. This includes: fglrx RPM files are now conflicting with older fglrx-glc22 as originally intended fglrx kernel module is now compiling properly on 2.6.6 and later kernels The Color Palette now remains intact when switching VT terminals Running a 3D application after any DGA applications no longer hangs the system Fixed in 3.09.0 release: Explicit regparm support for newer Redhat, Fedora and SuSE kernels VIA KT400 motherboard chipsets now recognized properly Fixed in 3.08.0 release: Driver now builds against Linux kernel 2.6.0-test6 Fixes for Via KT400 systems Fixes for Athlon K7 systems with 2.4.19 and 2.4.20 Improved GLX 1.3 features (pBuffers) AGP updates for the following AGP chipsets: intel i865, SiS648/651/746 VIA PLE133/KL266/KM266/P4M266 Added glxATI.h to driver package for Developer Use Moved ATI source tarballs to /usr/src/ATI Fixed in 3.05.0 release: Many 3D fixes Many bugs fixed New Features in this release: TV Out Support PseudoColor Support Support for Many cards added Full Screen Anti Aliasing Support (FSAA)