How do I install the proprietary Radeon Catalyst driver?

**6tr6tr** · 02-Jan-2012, 03:20

I want to install the proprietary Radeon Catalyst video driver BUT I want to be able to roll it back if needed (in case it doesn't work). Can anyone give me a step-by-step tutorial (for openSUSE 12.1)?
Thanks!

My setup:
CPU: AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2,700.00 MHz
RAM: 3.6 GiB
Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1.2-desktop x86_64
OS: openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64)
Desktop: KDE 4.7.2 (4.7.2) "release 5"
GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6410D
2D driver: fbdev
3D driver: swrast (No 3D Acceleration) (7.11)

**caf4926** · 02-Jan-2012, 03:30

Check this latest post, it contains the latest info:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/o...ml#post2421309

And this is the original Article: (It may need updating)
http://forums.opensuse.org/content/4...tiupgrade.html

PeeGee · 02-Jan-2012, 04:36

On 02/01/12 10:26, 6tr6tr wrote:
>
> I want to install the proprietary Radeon Catalyst video driver BUT I
> want to be able to roll it back if needed (in case it doesn't work). Can
> anyone give me a step-by-step tutorial (for openSUSE 12.1)?
> Thanks!
>
> MY SETUP:
> CPU: AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2,700.00 MHz
> RAM: 3.6 GiB
> Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1.2-desktop x86_64
> OS: openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64)
> Desktop: KDE 4.7.2 (4.7.2) "release 5"
> GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6410D
> 2D driver: fbdev
> 3D driver: swrast (No 3D Acceleration) (7.11)
>
>

I would consider using "atiupgrade", which makes the whole driver
installation (and necessary ancillary files) painless (including
removing!). I have PTAs repo setup in YAST to keep it up-to-date.

Info at http://forums.opensuse.org/content/4...tiupgrade.html

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**6tr6tr** · 02-Jan-2012, 22:48

Originally Posted by caf4926

Check this latest post, it contains the latest info:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/o...ml#post2421309

And this is the original Article: (It may need updating)
http://forums.opensuse.org/content/4...tiupgrade.html

I downloaded it from please_try_again's repo but when I then run it, it says:

No ATI graphic card detected. Do you want to continue? [yn]

Should I run it anyways?

**caf4926** · 02-Jan-2012, 22:53

Originally Posted by 6tr6tr

I downloaded it from please_try_again's repo but when I then run it, it says:

Should I run it anyways?

No
Wait for @please_try_again

Just as a side note:
If this onboard graphics turns out to be a load of crud. Would you consider putting in a proper graphics card? nVidia. You can buy reasonable ones cheap and IIRC you do have a PCI-ex16 slot

**6tr6tr** · 02-Jan-2012, 22:58

Originally Posted by caf4926

No
Wait for @please_try_again

Just as a side note:
If this onboard graphics turns out to be a load of crud. Would you consider putting in a proper graphics card? nVidia. You can buy reasonable ones cheap and IIRC you do have a PCI-ex16 slot

Unfortunately, I can't really afford to get another graphics card right now.

**please_try_again** · 02-Jan-2012, 23:10

Originally Posted by 6tr6tr

Unfortunately, I can't really afford to get another graphics card right now.

Take it easy - as always!

Please post the output of the following commands:

Code:

hwinfo --gfxcard
lspci
lspci | sed -n '/VGA/s/.*Radeon *//p' | sed 's/Mobility *//' | tr -d "]"

I bet the output of the last command will be empty.

You're not using Gnome, are you? The ATI proprietary driver under Gnome might be worse than what you have now.

**6tr6tr** · 02-Jan-2012, 23:12

Originally Posted by caf4926

No
Wait for @please_try_again

Just as a side note:
If this onboard graphics turns out to be a load of crud. Would you consider putting in a proper graphics card? nVidia. You can buy reasonable ones cheap and IIRC you do have a PCI-ex16 slot

I stupidly just installed it anyways (I figured since I haven't put anything real on this computer yet, I can always reinstall opensuse) and I'm getting the same issue I was when I had Ubuntu installed/running and added the catalyst driver: it shows the screen as smaller than the monitor (there's a big black area all around the screen). So it's not working (although sound finally works via HDMI) but I'm not sure it's the catalyst that's not working since when I look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, the driver listed is "fglrx" not "radeonhd". I wonder why this is. I wonder if it's because of my car being an integrated one? When I go to kickoff and choose "System Information," it lists the Graphics info as:

Code:

  Vendor:  ATI Technologies Inc
  Model:
  2D driver:  fglrx
  3D driver:  ATI

Notice there's nothing listed for "Model." How would I fix this?

**6tr6tr** · 02-Jan-2012, 23:16

Originally Posted by please_try_again

Take it easy - as always!

Please post the output of the following commands:

Code:

hwinfo --gfxcard

Code:

09: PCI 01.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)              
  [Created at pci.319]
  Unique ID: vSkL.BFqQkb3Goo0
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:00:01.0
  Hardware Class: graphics card
  Model: "ATI VGA compatible controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x1002 "ATI Technologies Inc"
  Device: pci 0x9644 
  SubVendor: pci 0x1025 "Acer Incorporated [ALI]"
  SubDevice: pci 0x061d 
  Driver: "fglrx_pci"
  Driver Modules: "fglrx"
  Memory Range: 0xc0000000-0xcfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  I/O Ports: 0xf000-0xf0ff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xfef00000-0xfef3ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 50 (3651 events)
  I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
  Module Alias: "pci:v00001002d00009644sv00001025sd0000061Dbc03sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: radeon is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe radeon"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: fglrx is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe fglrx"
  Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

Originally Posted by please_try_again

lspci[/CODE]

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 9644
00:01.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Device 1714
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Port                                 
00:10.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB XHCI Controller (rev 03)                        
00:10.1 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB XHCI Controller (rev 03)                        
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)               
00:12.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)                        
00:12.2 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)                        
00:13.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)                        
00:13.2 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)                        
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson SMBus Controller (rev 13)                                    
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson Azalia Controller (rev 01)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)

Originally Posted by please_try_again

lspci | sed -n '/VGA/s/.*Radeon *//p' | sed 's/Mobility *//' | tr -d "]"[/CODE]

I bet the output of the last command will be empty.

Yes! The last one is empty!

And I'm using KDE.