Download Driver For ATi Linux Driver 8.19.10

ATi has released a new set of drivers for the Linux platform, giving it 8.19.10 as the version number. Since the drivers are released as closed source, there are six different RPMs available for both Linux x86 and Linux x86_64 with XFree86 or X.Org. Unfortunately, ATi has been using the services that Akamai offers for hosting files for some time, which means that it is no longer possible to link directly to the downloads. We therefore pumped the drivers to our file server. The included release notes show us the following:

New Features:

• PowerPlay™Support
  The ATI Proprietary Linux driver version 8.19.10 introduces PowerPlay™ support. This revolutionary power management technology allows for the user to switch between power consumption modes using the aticonfig utility provided with the installation of the driver. For help on using this feature, run aticonfig –help from a terminal. This feature is supported on ATI Radeon 9000 series products and above.
• fgl_glxgears Update
  fgl_glxgears now supports a new mode using Frame Buffer Objects (fbo). This mode uses the GL_EXT_framebuffer_object OpenGL extension instead of the GLX_SGIX_pbuffer OpenGL extension. To run fgl_glxgears with this mode run fgl_glxgears -fbo from a terminal window.
• Initial Suspend and Resume Support
  The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver version 8.19.10 has initial support for Suspend and Resume for systems with newer kernels that support this feature.

Issue Resolved:

The latest proprietary driver introduces a resolution for drmMap failures on 64bit NLD9 SP2 and 64bit Ubuntu Breezy distribution, resolving an issue that prevented 3D acceleration.

Known issues:

• Attempting to install the driver on distributions that have updated certain 3D components outside of the stock XOrg 6.8.2 may result in the driver not initializing 3D applications properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20868
• TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further details can be found in topic number 737-1086
• Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-218
• Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86. Further details can be found in topic number 737-219
• Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-220

[break]The ATi Linux Driver 8.19.10 is available in the following six flavors:
Linux x86 – X.Org 6.8
Linux x86 – XFree86 4.1
Linux x86 – XFree86 4.2
Linux x86 – XFree86 4.3
Linux x86_64 – X.Org 6.8
Linux x86_64 – XFree86 4.3