ATi Drivers OpenSuSE 11.x (Updated)

Vince4Amy · #1 (**permalink**) 19-Jul-2009, 18:04

Here's another revision of my frequently updated ATi drivers guide which I post on various forums.

This guide will work for installing the ATi Drivers on OpenSuSE 11.0 & 11.1.

The Easy Way

The easiest way for you to install the ATi Drivers would be the one click installer, this doesn't necessarily bring down the latest version of the driver but it if works for you then I suggest that you stick to using it unless you want features that are only in the newest version of the drivers.

ATi One Click Installer

After you've ran through the one click installer, configure OpenSuSE and Sax2 to use the driver.

Log In as Root:

Code:

su

Run the ATi Configuration tool:

Code:

aticonfig --initial -f

Configure Sax2:

Code:

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

Exit Root:

Code:

exit

Reboot your system and that's all there is to it, you can verify that the installation worked by running:

Code:

fglrxinfo

as a regular user.

The Manual and Harder Way HD2400 and Newer

If you would like to have the latest and greatest or there is a feature which you would like which isn't in the older version of the driver, then you can follow this instead of the above instructions.

Download the Driver:

Code:

wget https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-6-x86.x86_64.run

Log in as Root:

Code:

su

Download some dependencies:

Code:

zypper in gcc make kernel-source patch

Install the ATi Driver:

Code:

sh ati-driver-installer-9-6-x86.x86_64.run

Run through all of the steps in automatic.

Configure the ATi Driver:

Code:

aticonfig --initial -f

Configure Sax2:

Code:

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

Exit Root:

Code:

exit

Reboot your system and verify that the driver is working with the following:

Code:

fglrxinfo

The Manual and Harder Way Older Legacy Cards

If you would like to have the latest and greatest or there is a feature which you would like which isn't in the older version of the driver, then you can follow this instead of the above instructions.

The latest version of the Driver for cards older than the HD2400 is 9.3.

Download the Driver:

Code:

wget https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-3-x86.x86_64.run

Log in as Root:

Code:

su

Download some dependencies:

Code:

zypper in gcc make kernel-source patch

Install the ATi Driver:

Code:

sh ati-driver-installer-9-3-x86.x86_64.run

Run through all of the steps in automatic.

Configure the ATi Driver:

Code:

aticonfig --initial -f

Configure Sax2:

Code:

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

Exit Root:

Code:

exit

Reboot your system and verify that the driver is working with the following:

Code:

fglrxinfo

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