ATI Drivers

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 6:14 pm

Could you dig out that website that you mentioned a while back Bob? It would be a great help to me.

[PX]Kal Bob · Post by **[PX]Kal Bob** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 6:19 pm

the DRI website dose not carry divers i though it did. ATI mush be doing something new.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:50 am

Oh well.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 12:03 pm

This forum might help you out:

http://www.rage3d.com/board/forumdisplay.php?forumid=61

It was originally an Ati based website. They would prolly offer a few insights into Linux Ati drivers.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:11 pm

I'm pressuming you all ready knew this Homey V/Homey B:

Some notes for debian users:

The debian Linux distribution in most cases does not come with the
ability to handle rpm packages with the rpm tool. But there is a
tool called "alien" which allows you to convert rpm files into the
debian supported *.deb package format. Please consult your debian
documentation on how to operate this tool.

A typcial debian installation commandline will look like this:

dpkg -i <ati_package_name>.deb

In order to override complaints (which might be caused by an already
installed package "xlibmesa3" that also provides the file libGL.so.1.2)
please use this installation command line:

dpkg -i --force-overwrite <ati_package_name>.deb

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:15 pm

Way ahead of you...
You can actually apt-get rpm and it works fine...

There were other problems with Debian based systems and the ATI drivers also.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:18 pm

Question:

Will you be gaming in Linux with your 9500 pro? Or dual booting? I'm wondering as to how far the Ati Linux drivers have come, you see.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:20 pm

I havent really thought that far ahead and recent developments are adjusting my plans for the christmas break.

I'll let you know when I figure it out.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:21 pm

Bit-tech : We want to know about drivers for Linux and freeBSD. When are we going to see comprehensive releases for these OS', an area that Nvidia dominates right now?

ATi : We have just recently commited ourselves to 6 Linux driver releases per year, meaning that we want to supply the Linux community with more frequent updates. We have also put a Linux Beta tester program in place, just like the one we have for our Windows based CATALYST program. We do sincerely hope to receive as valueable feedback from the Linux Beta testers as we do from our Windows CATALYST Beta testers. So we have paved the path and commited ourselves to supply the Linux community with better service and better drivers.

This and more general info at:

http://www.bit-tech.net/feature/27/

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:49 pm

I was aware of the beta program and the steady realease, just not how often. This pleases me greatly.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 4:17 pm

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php ... did=723290

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:17 am

New drivers out:

http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linu ... submit.y=6

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:27 pm

Finally getting their sh!t together:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a ... =357&num=1

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:12 am

An editorial on how ATI/AMD makes drivers will be coming up soon from a Linux website:

http://www.phoronix.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1265

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:52 pm

ATI, for the first time ever, now has the best performing video card under Linux:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a ... =824&num=1