New AMD driver 12-2 available

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Updated today to amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run

Updated without problems, and eureca, screen definition is now recognised!

/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
    Option        "BlankTime" "0"
    Option        "StandbyTime" "0"
    Option        "SuspendTime" "0"
    Option        "OffTime" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-DFP1"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "0 1050"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
    Option        "Primary" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-CRT1"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1680x1050"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "120 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    Option        "Monitor-CRT1" "0-CRT1"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
    BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
    BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
    Screen      1                               #this now works
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
    Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Virtual   1920 2130
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1"
    Device     "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Linux 3.2.9-2-desktop x86_64, openSUSE Tumbleweed (x86_64)
AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Processor, KDE: 4.8.1 (4.8.1) “release 478”,
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics 2D driver: fglrx, 3D driver: ATI (AMD-12-2)

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Phoronix have an article here on this: [Phoronix] AMD Catalyst 12.2 For Linux Brings Few Changes](http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA2Nzc) … but the article does not IMHO say much.

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Installed the latest AMD 12.2 driver on my old Dell Studio 1537 laptop with its Radeon HD3450 graphics, using the ‘manual method’ (often referred to in the past as the ‘hardway’ (that isn’t hard).

It is working fine. I had no problems with the previous version, and I see no problems introduced with this new version.

From my PC


oldcpu@dellstudio:~> /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep VGA -iA2
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series [1002:95c4]
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:029f]
        Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci

and also from ‘inxi -G’ :


oldcpu@dellstudio:~> inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series X.Org: 1.10.4 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1440x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series GLX Version: 3.3.11554 - CPC