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howtos:proprietary_graphics_drivers [2012/09/21 21:29 (UTC)] – slackware:amd_nvidia renamed to howtos:proprietary_graphics_drivers (Does not belong in slackware: . Also renamed) alienbobhowtos:proprietary_graphics_drivers [2012/09/25 20:46 (UTC)] – [AMD (ATI) Catalyst Driver Installation and Configuration] cmyster
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 ====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ====== ====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ======
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 Although the X.org X11 graphical system provides many drivers, supplying at least 2D video acceleration for most video cards, if a system is equipped with a GPU from AMD (ATI) or nVIDIA, then proprietary binary drivers can be downloaded from the web sites of both these vendors and installed. Although the X.org X11 graphical system provides many drivers, supplying at least 2D video acceleration for most video cards, if a system is equipped with a GPU from AMD (ATI) or nVIDIA, then proprietary binary drivers can be downloaded from the web sites of both these vendors and installed.
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 ===== AMD (ATI) Catalyst Driver Installation and Configuration ===== ===== AMD (ATI) Catalyst Driver Installation and Configuration =====
  
-FIXME+AMD are dropping support to older cards (4xxx and downwards) in the current (12.6) and next releases of the proprietary drivers so please make sure that your card is supported. If it is not, then the open source ''xf86-video-ati'' driver should be suffice, albeit a bit slower than the proprietary. 
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 +=== Download ==== 
 + 
 +Note that the installer will compile a driver (fglrx) and it needs the kernel modules and source packages to be installed. The following steps are valid for both the UI and the [[howtos:cli_manual:introduction|CLI]] version of the installer. 
 + 
 +=== Installation ==== 
 + 
 +The following instructions are for creating an installation package suitable for Slackware. It is generated automatically by the installer and seems to be working just fine in most cases. There is also an 'automated' installation method. 
 + 
 +The Catalyst and driver suite for Linux can be downloaded from this [[http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx|link]]. The file is suitable for both 32 and 64 bit. 
 + 
 +After downloading, unzip the file with: 
 + 
 +  # unzip amd-driver-installer-VERSION-x86.x86_64.zip 
 + 
 + 
 +Next, switch to root with:  
 + 
 +  # su - root 
 + 
 +CD to the folder which contains the 'run' file and run the installer with: 
 + 
 +  # sh amd-driver-installer-VERSION-x86.x86_64.run 
 +   
 +The installer will collect data about your system and will prompt for either an automatic installation or to create a distribution specific package. Select distribution specific package here as it can be managed by Slackware's packaging tools later. 
 + 
 +When prompted to select a distribution, please Select "Detected OS: Slackware/Slackware".  
 + 
 +After it has finished building, The installer will generate an installation package in the same directory as the the 'run' file and you can now do: 
 + 
 +  # installpkg fglrx-VERSION-x86-1.tgz 
 +   
 + 
 +If any errors were detected during installation you can see them in ''/usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log''. 
 + 
 +=== Configuration ==== 
 + 
 +You will need to reboot the system for it to make use of the new drivers but before doing so you do we need to edit ''/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf'' or to create a new file: ''/etc/modprobe.d/radeon_blacklist.conf'' and add these lines: 
 +   
 +  blacklist radeon 
 +  blacklist radeonhd 
 + 
 +Next you can create a new Xorg configuration file by running: 
 + 
 +  # aticonfig --initial -f 
 + 
 +Xorgs does not usually require ''/etc/X11/xorg.conf'' but in some cases (usually older cards) is is required to add under the fglrx 'Device' section this line: 
 + 
 +  Option "SWCursor" "true" 
 + 
 +If there were no errors and the driver was installed successfully, you should probably want to reboot now for the drivers to be used. 
 + 
 +=== Testing ==== 
 + 
 +After rebooting, you can test the drivers by running: 
 + 
 +  # fgl_glxgears 
 + 
 +This should display rotating gears that run smoothly without glitches. 
 + 
 +=== Automatic un/install ==== 
 + 
 +If you chose to install the package automatically and you need to uninstall the drivers, you can run the installer with this argument: 
 +  # sh amd-driver-installer-VERSION-x86.x86_64.run --uninstall 
 + 
 +Or call the uninstall script directly with: 
 + 
 +  #/usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh 
 +   
 +<note important>No matter how it was installed, uninstalling can break mesa as some files get moved around and you might need to re install it.</note> 
  
 ===== nVIDIA Driver Installation and Configuration ===== ===== nVIDIA Driver Installation and Configuration =====
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   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:rinias|rinias]]   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:rinias|rinias]]
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