kernel 3.4 & AMD catalyst 12.6 legacy ARE compatible

English Install/Boot/Login
#1

installed this evening, Sat Jul 7 21:48:12 CEST 2012,
amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run

this driver installed cleanly (no hack needed!)

even though an “AMD Testing use only” is permanently shown on the screen
corner, thanks goes to the driver people at AMD for their support

3.4.4-31-desktop x86_64 (64 bit); KDE 4.8.4; openSUSE 12.1+Tumbleweed (x86_64)
AMD Phenom II X4 940;X.Org: 1.10.4 driver; fglrx
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz, 1680x1050@60.0hz
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics GLX Version: 3.3.11653 - CPC
2D Driver Version: 8.97.2; Catalyst™ Control Center Version: 2.15

#2

The watermark can be removed, see the link below, post #5
(make sure to make a copy of the original driver, just in case)

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/476725-getting-rid-amd-unsupported-hardware-overlay-message-after-video-driver-update.html

#3

Title: Removal of screen watermark “AMD Testing use only” after installing
amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run

To avoid ambiguity the following should work for 32bit and 64bit systems.

  1. make a text file with the name watermark.sh ( or fixwatermark.sh
    or another name if preferred )

with the following contents

#!/bin/sh
DRIVER=/usr/lib*/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
for x in $(objdump -d $DRIVER|awk '/call/&&/EnableLogo/{print "\\x"$2"\\x"$3"\\x"$4"\\x"$5"\\x"$6}'); do
sed -i "s/$x/\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90/g" $DRIVER
done
  1. the file then needs to be run as root,

cmd

sh watermark.sh
  1. reboot

Note: all credits to please_try_again for this solution

#4

2nd try,

Title: Removal of screen watermark “AMD Testing use only” after installing
amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run

To avoid ambiguity the following should work for 32bit and 64bit systems.

  1. make a text file with the name watermark.sh ( or fixwatermark.sh
    or another name if preferred )

    with the following contents

#! /bin/bash
    DRIVER=$(find /usr/lib*/xorg/modules/drivers -name "fglrx_drv.so" | head -1)
    SEDCMD=$(objdump -d $DRIVER | awk '/call/&&/EnableLogo/ {printf "s|\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s|\\x90\\x90\\x90\\x90\\x90|;", $2, $3, $4, $5, $6}')
    cp $DRIVER{,.org}
    sed -i "$SEDCMD" ${DRIVER}
  1. the file then needs to be run as root,
sh watermark.sh

  1. reboot

    Note: all credits to please_try_again for this solution

#5

3rd try

Title: Removal of screen watermark “AMD Testing use only” after installing
amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run

To avoid ambiguity the following should work for 32bit and 64bit systems.

  1. make a text file with the name watermark.sh ( or fixwatermark.sh
    or another name if preferred )

    with the following contents

#! /bin/bash
DRIVER=$(find /usr/lib*/xorg/modules/drivers -name "fglrx_drv.so" | head -1)
SEDCMD=$(objdump -d $DRIVER | awk '/call/&&/EnableLogo/ {printf "s|\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s\\x%s|\\x90\\x90\\x90\\x90\\x90|;", $2, $3, $4, $5, $6}')
cp $DRIVER{,.org}
sed -i "$SEDCMD" ${DRIVER}
  1. the file then needs to be run as root,
sh watermark.sh
  1. reboot

Note: all credits to please_try_again for this solution

#6

FWIW

after install of openSUSE 12.2 rc1 from openSUSE-KDE-LIVECD,
installed amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run without problem,
fixwatermark.sh also worked

install is on :-
Mobo: A880G+; AMD Phenom II X4 965 (-MCP-);
3.4.4-1.1-desktop x86_64 (64 bit); KDE 4.8.4; openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64)
ATI Radeon HD 4250 GLX Version: 3.3.11653 - CPC

#7

hello
that worked for me with the regular driver(amd-driver-installer-12-6-x86.x86_64.run) on a AMD A8-3520M APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics
thanks

#8

AMD have issued a new driver amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.zip
dated 24-July-2012.

on this desktop the driver installed cleanly and without a watermark

Note: if after a previous install any files have been changed the --force
parameter is needed on either the uninstall or run cmds :-

sh amd-uninstall.sh --force
or
sh fglrx-uninstall.sh --force
or
sh amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run --force