AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 13.11 Beta 6 or Beta 1 on openSUSE 13.1?

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Was wondering if either driver was possible to install, or if anyone had any luck with such. From what I understand:

  • Beta 6 has issues with 32-bit OGL libraries
  • Beta 1 can install fine, if you can download it

AMD changed their site so that you cannot hotlink files from their servers. They also offer no way to grab older beta drivers (such as 13.11 Beta 1).

Performance with the radeon driver on my 7660G + 7670M laptop is rather lacking (on Dota 2 anyway; tried DRI_PRIME=0 and 1, along with radeon.dpm=1 as a boot parameter), and I also have color banding-issues.

I would like to try out fglrx to see if I have better luck, but it seems I’m stuck currently with radeon? Or maybe I could just use the installer script from AMD? I don’t really see any guides recommending that approach though, which leads me to believe it won’t work.

I’m relatively new to openSUSE (usually use Ubuntu), and I’m not that great with Linux either.

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On Tue 19 Nov 2013 09:16:01 PM CST, Espionage724 wrote:

Was wondering if either driver was possible to install, or if anyone had
any luck with such. From what I understand:

  • Beta 6 has issues with 32-bit OGL libraries
  • Beta 1 can install fine, if you can download it

AMD changed their site so that you cannot hotlink files from their
servers. They also offer no way to grab older beta drivers (such as
13.11 Beta 1).

Performance with the radeon driver on my 7660G + 7670M laptop is rather
lacking (on Dota 2 anyway; tried DRI_PRIME=0 and 1, along with
radeon.dpm=1 as a boot parameter), and I also have color banding-issues.

I would like to try out fglrx to see if I have better luck, but it seems
I’m stuck currently with radeon? Or maybe I could just use the installer
script from AMD? I don’t really see any guides recommending that
approach though, which leads me to believe it won’t work.

I’m relatively new to openSUSE (usually use Ubuntu), and I’m not that
great with Linux either.

Hi
The SDB hasn’t been updated for 13.1 yet, I’ve asked tigerfoot if/when
something will be ready…
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_fglrx

Should here back from him later today with an update.

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On Tue 19 Nov 2013 09:26:03 PM CST, malcolmlewis wrote:

[QUOTE]
On Tue 19 Nov 2013 09:16:01 PM CST, Espionage724 wrote:

Was wondering if either driver was possible to install, or if anyone had
any luck with such. From what I understand:

  • Beta 6 has issues with 32-bit OGL libraries
  • Beta 1 can install fine, if you can download it

AMD changed their site so that you cannot hotlink files from their
servers. They also offer no way to grab older beta drivers (such as
13.11 Beta 1).

Performance with the radeon driver on my 7660G + 7670M laptop is rather
lacking (on Dota 2 anyway; tried DRI_PRIME=0 and 1, along with
radeon.dpm=1 as a boot parameter), and I also have color banding-issues.

I would like to try out fglrx to see if I have better luck, but it seems
I’m stuck currently with radeon? Or maybe I could just use the installer
script from AMD? I don’t really see any guides recommending that
approach though, which leads me to believe it won’t work.

I’m relatively new to openSUSE (usually use Ubuntu), and I’m not that
great with Linux either.

Hi
The SDB hasn’t been updated for 13.1 yet, I’ve asked tigerfoot if/when
something will be ready…
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_fglrx

Should here back from him later today with an update.

[/QUOTE]
Hi
Have a look at the top article here, looks like a delay…
https://lizards.opensuse.org/tag/amd/

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Ah, thanks for the info :slight_smile:

Looks like i’ll try messing around with radeon a bit more to see if I can get some more performance. Just found out that using DRI_PRIME on its own doesn’t do anything (have to use xrandr setprovider first).

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Hi
The script has been fixed, so if you use makerpm-amd-13.11-betav6.sh and makerpm-amd-13.11-betav6.sh.sha1 from Index of /downloads all should be good. Later today rpms should be built as well.

http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/29008/4279c0290074718.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/4279c0290074718)

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I downloaded the new script and rebooted into init 3 with the new kernel and built the rpm with no problems for default kernel.
Runs good so far, even fixed the Thunderbird/Firefox crash at start issue.

I did note afterward that it is unnecessary to boot into the kernel you want to build the rpm for because the script builds the rpm for All installed kernels, nice.

Thanks for the help all.

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OK, I have installed Opensuse with a triple boot of Win 7 and Ubuntu 13.10. Is there a tutorial (blow by blow) instruction to get my ATI 5870 card driver working correctly, without the fan going crazy? I am genuinely interested in learning how to do it, but have yet to find anything remotely helpful. Please help!

Thanks.

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On Wed 20 Nov 2013 10:06:01 PM CST, CHAZDG51 wrote:

malcolmlewis;2599261 Wrote:
> Hi
> The script has been fixed, so if you use makerpm-amd-13.11-betav6.sh
> and makerpm-amd-13.11-betav6.sh.sha1 from ‘Index of /downloads’
> (Index of /downloads) all should be good. Later
> today rpms should be built as well.
>
>
> ‘[image: http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/29008/4279c0290074718.jpg]’
> (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4279c0290074718)
OK, I have installed Opensuse with a triple boot of Win 7 and Ubuntu
13.10. Is there a tutorial (blow by blow) instruction to get my ATI
5870 card driver working correctly, without the fan going crazy? I am
genuinely interested in learning how to do it, but have yet to find
anything remotely helpful. Please help!

Thanks.

Hi
SDB:AMD fglrx - openSUSE Wiki except if using the script it
needs to be the ones in my previous post.

rpm’s are available read here;
http://lizards.opensuse.org/2013/11/20/proprietary-amdati-catalyst-fglrx-13-11-beta6-13-25-18-1-rpm-are-released-for-any-opensuse-version/

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Thanks, the rpm did the trick! I had to reboot twice to get my keyboard working for some strange reason. And of course the underscan issue must be dealt with, an easy fix.

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Hmm, would seem 13.11 BETA 9.4 is available now: AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 LINUX Beta V9.4 Driver

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So does the rpm update or would there be a new rpm for the new driver, and is there a particular procedure to install a new rpm? Thanks for the help, this distro is very new to me.

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Depends on how you install it.

If you add the repo and install it from there, you would get updates automatically, like with all other system packages. See here for instructions:
openSUSE Lizards
But please note that this is the beta repo, you won’t get the stable driver versions there. There is a repo with the stable versions as well, but right now a stable version that works on openSUSE 13.1/Kernel 3.11.6 does not exist yet.

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I always do the beta drivers so and that’s the way I installed the driver. Thanks.

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I am using the Beta 6 driver and it works excellent by most standards.

Be reminded that if you have HDMI monitor, just like in Windows, you have to reboot and enter the Catalyst configuration program in order to expand the desktop to the full screen size!! This option is under Display Manager, DTV, Adjustments, Scaling.

Google Earth does not work.

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Hi
And the script has been updated as well to beta9.4, just installed here and working fine so far.

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Stumbled onto this topic last night while searching for solutions to my oS v13.1 upgrade not working well. Followed the instructions at Lizards adding repository & installing via zypper and so far all is working very nicely. My system now has fglrx64 v13.25.18-2. My gpu is a radeon HD 7570.

jon