please test our fglrx driver 15.3 beta

[towo]

Hey users, i have uploaded fglrx 15.3 beta to our extra/experimental repo.
For all who have cappable amd hardware, please test that driver.

If you want, you should do

add

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deb http://packages.siduction.org/extra experimental main contrib non-free
to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/siduction.list

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after apt update do

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apt -t experimental install fglrx-driver libgl1-fglrx-glx fglrx-modules-dkms
you need a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-fglrx.conf with the following in:

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Section "Device"
   Identifier "My GPU"
   Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Also please give feedback about issues, you have maybe.

[Sir_Aim]

Hey towo,

I did a dist-upgrade and installed the driver this evening. No issues seen so far - runs smoothly.

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System:    Host: i7 Kernel: 3.19.3-towo.1-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: KDE 4.14.2 (Qt 4.8.6) Distro: aptosid 2011-01 Γῆρας - kde-lite - (201102051540)

Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cayman XT [Radeon HD 6970] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: fglrx
           Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series GLX Version: 4.4.13374 - CPC 8.881 Direct Rendering: Yes

fglrx-driver:
  Installiert:           1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Installationskandidat: 1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1:15.200-1.siduction.5 0
          1 http://packages.siduction.org/extra/ experimental/non-free amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:14.12-1 0
          1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free amd64 Packages
     1:14.9+ga14.201-2 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/non-free amd64 Packages
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free amd64 Packages
     1:14.4~rc1.0.apr17-2.siduction.1 0
        500 ftp://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/fixes/ unstable/non-free amd64 Packages

Thanks a lot!

[gabrielb]

Hi,

seem to work here too:

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System:    Host: themess Kernel: 4.0.0-rc6-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: KDE 4.14.3
                 Distro: siduction 12.2.0 Riders on the Storm - kde - (201212092131)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280]
                 Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
                 GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series GLX Version: 4.3.12795 - CPC 14.201.1006.1002


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fglrx-driver:
  Installed:    1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Candidate:  1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Version table:
 *** 1:15.200-1.siduction.5 0
          1 ftp://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/extra/ experimental/non-free amd64

Dkms failes to build it for my custom kernel, while 14.12 succeeded there. I'm currently trying to find out what I'm missing in this kernel.

Thank you for your work!

[towo]

That seems not right for me.

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towo@lenovo-nb:~$ inxi -SG
System:    Host: lenovo-nb Kernel: 4.0.0-rc6-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.1
           Distro: siduction 14.1.0 Indian Summer - cinnamon - (201411230307)
Graphics:  Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kaveri [Radeon R6/R7 Graphics]
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Jet PRO [Radeon R5 M230]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon R5 M230 Series GLX Version: 4.4.13374 - CPC 15.20.1013
towo@lenovo-nb:~$ Your numbers after CPS are old versions.
Please post the output of:

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dpkg -l | grep fglrx

[gabrielb]

Here it is:

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dpkg -l | grep fglrx
ii  fglrx-atieventsd                                            1:14.12-1                             amd64        events daemon for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  fglrx-control                                               1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        control panel for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  fglrx-driver                                                1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  fglrx-modules-dkms                                          1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        dkms module source for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  fglrx-source                                                1:14.12-1                             amd64        kernel module source for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  glx-alternative-fglrx                                       0.5.1                                 amd64        allows the selection of FGLRX as GLX provider
ii  libfglrx:amd64                                              1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver (runtime libraries)
ii  libfglrx:i386                                               1:15.200-1.siduction.5                i386         non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver (runtime libraries)
ii  libfglrx-amdxvba1:amd64                                     1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        AMD XvBA (X-Video Bitstream Acceleration) runtime libraries
ii  libfglrx-amdxvba1:i386                                      1:15.200-1.siduction.5                i386         AMD XvBA (X-Video Bitstream Acceleration) runtime libraries
rc  libfglrx-legacy:amd64                                       8.97.100.7-4+fix1                     amd64        non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver (runtime libraries) (legacy)
rc  libfglrx-legacy-amdxvba1:amd64                              8.97.100.7-4+fix1                     amd64        AMD XvBA (X-Video Bitstream Acceleration) runtime libraries (legacy)
ii  libgl1-fglrx-glx:amd64                                      1:15.200-1.siduction.5                amd64        proprietary libGL for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
ii  libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386                                       1:15.200-1.siduction.5                i386         proprietary libGL for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver
rc  libgl1-fglrx-legacy-glx:amd64                               8.97.100.7-4+fix1                     amd64        proprietary libGL for the non-free ATI/AMD RadeonHD display driver (legacy)

Maybe I should update fglrx-atieventsd and fglrx-source... thanks!

[gabrielb]

I think I got it. It was my own fault, related to an old symlink to libGL.so.1 I placed to resolve a problem I can't remember currently. I'm sorry...

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System:    Host: themess Kernel: 4.0.0-rc6-xps2gcc5 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.0.0) Desktop: KDE 4.14.3 (Qt 4.8.6)
           Distro: siduction 12.2.0 Riders on the Storm - kde - (201212092131)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series GLX Version: 4.3.12795 - CPC 15.20.1013 Direct Rendering: Yes


[towo]

Hey towo,

I did a dist-upgrade and installed the driver this evening. No issues seen so far - runs smoothly.

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System:    Host: i7 Kernel: 3.19.3-towo.1-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: KDE 4.14.2 (Qt 4.8.6) Distro: aptosid 2011-01 Γῆρας - kde-lite - (201102051540)

Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cayman XT [Radeon HD 6970] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: fglrx
           Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series GLX Version: 4.4.13374 - CPC 8.881 Direct Rendering: Yes

fglrx-driver:
  Installiert:           1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Installationskandidat: 1:15.200-1.siduction.5
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1:15.200-1.siduction.5 0
          1 http://packages.siduction.org/extra/ experimental/non-free amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:14.12-1 0
          1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free amd64 Packages
     1:14.9+ga14.201-2 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/non-free amd64 Packages
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free amd64 Packages
     1:14.4~rc1.0.apr17-2.siduction.1 0
        500 ftp://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/fixes/ unstable/non-free amd64 Packages

Thanks a lot!

Your card is not supportet by that driver. Only fglrx-legacy does support it.
Btw, radeon does support that card fine.

[Sir_Aim]

I see, I also have that symlinked libGL.so.1. So I only upgraded half of the driver since I put that symlink?

Funny thing is this combination improved graphical performance a lot - Desktop FX and games, at least 0AD, feel like I upgraded my hardware Or is this more likely a change in the kernel or X?

I guess I stick to it for a while and switch to legacy if necessary.

I also try radeon from time to time which works well on 1 monitor but I always had heavy issues with my full 3 monitor setup ranging from weird colored pixels and lines to missing elements like buttons.

[gabrielb]

If anyone is curious: it works just fine with X.org 1.17

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System:    Host: themess Kernel: 4.0.0-xps1gcc5 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.0.0) Desktop: KDE 4.14.3 (Qt 4.8.7)
           Distro: siduction 12.2.0 Riders on the Storm - kde - (201212092131)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.1 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz                                                                                                                                       
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series GLX Version: 4.3.12795 - CPC 15.20.1013 Direct Rendering: Yes                                                                                                                             


[mdmarmer]

Working here as well.  Thanks a lot for this!
inxi -SG
System:    Host: Mepis1 Kernel: 4.0.2-towo.1-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: LXQt
           Distro: siduction 14.1.0 Indian Summer - lxqt - (201411230406)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland XT [Radeon HD 8670 / R7 250]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.1 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series GLX Version: 4.4.13374 - CPC 15.20.1013

[gabrielb]

Everything's smooth with kernel 4.1-rc3 and the new fglrx.
Thank you!

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System:    Host: themess Kernel: 4.1.0-rc3-xps1gcc5 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.0.1) Desktop: KDE 4.14.3 (Qt 4.8.7)
           Distro: siduction 12.2.0 Riders on the Storm - kde - (201212092131)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.1 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series GLX Version: 4.3.12795 - CPC 15.20.1013 Direct Rendering: Yes


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LANG=C apt-cache policy fglrx-driver
Installed: 1:15.200-1.siduction.7