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A Major Open-Source ATI Linux Driver Update

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 2 comments
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If you use the open-source ATI Linux graphics driver, there's a major stable update available. At long last, xf86-video-ati 6.14.0 has been released. This open-source X.Org driver brings official support for the Radeon HD 5000 series, Radeon HD 6000 series, and AMD Fusion Ontario hardware. This release also has a plethora of bug-fixes and flips on the KMS page-flipping support.

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Steven_Rosenber ·
I'm running 2.6.37 right now, not 2.6.38, which I'm sure Liquorix will be packaging up for Debian soon enough. Since my graphics with the open-source ati/radeon driver aren't broken in Debian, I'll run glxgears after I get the new kernel and see if there's any change.

But ... do I need a new ati/radeon driver package for this to work? I might need to try a live image of (insert distro here) with 2.6.38 in the default.
herzeleid ·
If you're running the open source ATI driver, aren't the modules included in the kernel?

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