ATI fglrx 8.44/7.12 on openSUSE
by cyberorg,
Friday, December 21st, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
This time there is no how-to, hopefully the new drivers will be provided via 1-click soon. Here is a quick look at the state of the matter.
Changelog:
* Fri Dec 14 2007 sndirsch
- update to release 8.44.3
* OpenGL overlay fixes
* Fixed memory leak in OpenGL applications
* Fixed corruption regression on RS690 (AKA AMD 690G, AKA ATI
Xpress 1200)
* Fixed server crash in X -configure
* Fixed CMMQS initialization failure on T43p
* Fixed no 3D on some AGP cards
* Fixed wrong libGL soname
* reenabled support for FireGL/FireMV cards
What’s good:
* Xgl works once again, it is as simple as running gnome-xgl-switch -e
* AIGLX is comparable as the last release, no visible difference, LD_LIBRARY_PATH line is no longer required in compiz-manager(just that one)
What sucks:
* I can’t get 1440×900 resolution for my Viewsonic VA1912w LCD, it worked on 8.43 
(ATI bug #939)
* Video playback is still flickery, and sometimes also crashes X
Verdict:
* Keep using 8.40 with Xgl if it is working for you
* 8.43 users can update, but expect only slight improvement
To start compiz after making required changes to xorg.conf as per the last how-to, run(note the double dashes wordpress eats up):
LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 compiz –no-libgl-fallback –replace ccp &
The above command will make “No GLXFBConfig for default depth”and “GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing” errors go away.
Here is a copy/paste friendly configuration for compiz-manager, save it as /home/<yourusername>/.config/compiz/compiz-manager. You need to install compiz-manager for it to work.
May new year bring a perfect drivers we are waiting for.
Merry Christmas
: chika, December 22, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
can u give me the link download for this latest ati driver
im desperate wehen someone… i forget the name …. when he said that he moved on nvidia card because his 9200 not supported by ati to make compiz work….
here 9250 on my opensuse10.3… hope this compiz will be my present on this christmas
br,
tambun
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: Name, December 27, 2007 @ 4:05 pm
What a mess!
: E@zyVG, January 19, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
Hi there,
wanted to know your experience with latest 8.01 drivers and the optimum settings you came to use with:
1. KDE 4.0 with KWin (Desktop Effects) {Advanced Settings=which is ON/Off}
2. KDE 4.0 and Compiz Fusion
3. KDE 3.5 and Compiz Fusion
Any modified scripts to run when KDE 4.0 and/or KDE 3.5 is laumched, and maybe some other tweaks for xorg.conf file.
Thanks.