Where is 9.7? Month is almost over!

[rotarychainsaw]

Isn't there a 1 release a month cycle going on? I want to upgrade something!

[dgrafenhofer]

I have not seen a public announcement, but here is a link to what seems to be version 9.7:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-7-x86.x86_64.run

However, it is certainly wise to wait for the official announcement.

Edit: And here are the release notes:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_97_linux.pdf

[rotarychainsaw]

Haha wow. Wasn't expecting that. Thanks!

[Heiko]

I have not seen a public announcement, but here is a link to what seems to be version 9.7:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-7-x86.x86_64.run

However, it is certainly wise to wait for the official announcement.

Windows drivers came out yesterday for Vista and Windows 7. Have been trying to download this all day long (replacing the 6 of 9-6 with a 7), so it is less than 2 hours online now.

So should be okay to download it. New driver was also announced on the at play blog on AMD's website.

[TrentZ]

Release notes: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_97_linux.pdf


New Features
ATI Proprietary Linux Release Notes 5
Support for new Linux operating systems This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:

RedFlag DT 7.0 production support

Resolved Issues
The following section provides a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These include:

X segmentation fault no longer occurs after applying reflections or rotations on some systems that support Xrandr 1.2 or higher

Catalyst Control Center hot plugging a secondary display no longer causes screen corruption in clone mode

Monitor are now disabled after removing the secondary display when system is in standby

Some systems now report CrossFire adapters available during driver re-install

On some multi-monitor configurations disabling one display no longer causes both displays to become disabled

X Server does not intermittently fail to start on some multi adapter configurations

Executing xrandr --prop no longer causes Ubuntu 9.04 X Server to stop responding

[Ubuntu 9.04] Segmentation fault no longer occurs with X server Xinerama is enabled

Known Issues
The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These issues include:

Toggling between terminals may cause the system to become unresponsive

Catalyst Control Center Display Manager may fail to display HDTV PAL modes

The mouse cursor may fail to switch between primary and secondary display in some dual-head configurations

“aticonfig -xinerama=o”n may result in different dimension and dpi settings between Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04

RandR 1.2 specifying Rotate in xorg.conf may cause X startup to fail

The mouse cursor may show incorrect rotation and position on some systems with large desktop enabled

Removing secondary display may cause the login screen to appear on the ghost monitor

Moving the mouse cursor between two displays may show a the cursor on both displays simultaneously

System may stop responding when running Return to Castle Wolfenstein

[TrentZ]

Release notes: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_97_linux.pdf

UPDATE: no 2.6.29 support. 2.6.29.diff patch applies cleanly.

[Kano]

Must be extremly hard to do ;) The fglrx kernel module did not change this year at all.

[Heiko]

Tried to create a OpenGL 3.1 context and this is what I got:

OpenGL version: 3.1.8787 BETA Forward-Compatible Context

Nice :).

GLSL version still reports 1.30 though...

[borkdox]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? hahahahahhaha. Nice job AMD, brilliant.

AMD better be hoping for open-source drivers to get 3d and become stable soon, because their linux drivers blow.

[dgrafenhofer]

Must be extremly hard to do ;) The fglrx kernel module did not change this year at all.

Let's hope that this is because they put all their effort in the opensource drivers. ;)

[kubunteando]

You can download it from:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-7-x86.x86_64.run

Video tearing is history!!

[Kano]

That's impossible because other ppl do that.

[PuckPoltergeist]

Must be extremly hard to do ;) The fglrx kernel module did not change this year at all.

It did, but not enough. :(

[d2kx]

If you're using Composite, give this a go. It has lots of improvements for Composite, especially when watching videos. Notice that when you're using Ubuntu 9.04, you will still need the Xserver-no-backfill PPA due to broken Ubuntu Xserver.

[PuckPoltergeist]

If you're using Composite, give this a go. It has lots of improvements for Composite, especially when watching videos.
That are good news. Will try as soon as the ooo emerge has quit. :D

[hdas]

<sarcasm>You want 9.7? Bam! There, on your face! You asked for it :D. </sarcasm>

[borkdox]

You can download it from:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-7-x86.x86_64.run

Video tearing is history!!

I still see video tearing...

[rotarychainsaw]

Wow, I make a request and by the time I get home from work it's fulfilled. Go me!

[Maxhysteria]

Must be extremly hard to do ;) The fglrx kernel module did not change this year at all.

It changed, support for my card has been removed from the driver ;)