ATI Catalyst 9.8 has been released and now has support for newer kernels, such as Linux 2.6.30 kernel. This article will show you how to upgrade Catalyst drivers version 9.8 in any Linux distro.
ATI Catalyst 9.8
Catalyst 9.8 comes with some update fixes, like Ogre engine, ACPI-based display switching on laptops with RandR 1.2 enabled, support for several new OpenGL extensions, and other fixes.
You can download AMD Catalyst 9.8 ATI driver for Linux here.
Upgrade Catalyst Drivers in Linux
After downloading the installer, create the necessary packages for your distribution with commands below in a terminal:
./ati-driver-installer-9-8-x86.x86_64.run –buildpkg distro/version
Note: Replace “distro†with your distribution name and “version†with your distribution version.
Just in case if you want to return to the "free" ATI driver:
chmod +x /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.shsudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh
Enjoy the new Catalyst on your Linux. Unfortunately, the new 2.6.31 kernel is not be supported by Catalyst 9.8.
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