Installation Instructions
for the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver

Contents

- Before you install
- Installation using RPM
- Possible Installation Issues
- Advanced Installation Topics

Before you install

Make sure the following software is already installed on your system:

- glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
- one of the following X Window Systems

- XFree86 version 4.3.0
- XOrg 6.8.x, 6.9.x, 7.0.x

Download the correct ATI driver package for the X server version you have installed. If you are not sure which, you may download and run the following script to make sure:

- Check.sh

Installation using RPM

For each of these steps you will have to be logged on as the `root` user.

1. `cd` to the directory containing the ATI Driver rpm package

2. Issue the following command:

   > `rpm -Uh --force <ati_package_name>.rpm`

   Note any error messages that may occur while installing (see below)

3. Run the `fglrxconfig` utility to configure the driver

   - Answer the questions as prompted
   - When asked to generate an XF86Config file, answer `y`

4. Restart and log into X-Windows

5. Run `fglrxinfo` to verify the driver is installed correctly

If the OpenGL vendor string is "ATI Technologies Inc", then your ATI drivers are installed and configured correctly.

Otherwise, if `fglrxinfo` indicates that software rendering is being used, then you may want to repeat the steps listed above, while paying careful attention to the following:

- Any error messages during install (see below)
- All answers given during `fglrxconfig`

The following messages may appear while installing

- "Warning: loading fglrx.o will taint the kernel"
- "no kernel module build environment"
- "structure has no member named `count'" message during RPM install
- "conflicts with file from package XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-2"
- "The QT based control panel application did not load in any version"
- unresolved symbols

Advanced Installation Topics

How can I:

- remove the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver from my system?
- enable AGP Support in Linux?
- build and install a kernel module for the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver?
- configure multiple monitors in Linux?

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