Please help with AMD driver F17

[Fishboyfive]

Hello guys I am a new fedora user coming from Ubuntu and I know how to install the AMD drivers for Ubuntu but I need help bad trying to do so in fedora 17.

I know the latest beta drivers 12.6 works with fedora 17 but have no clue how to install them.

Can someone please take a few min and explain to me step by step how to install AMD drivers on a 100% clean install all software updates installed.

I did a search but could only find info that's a few years old.

I just need a clear example of what to do so I don't screw it up

Thank you very much for your time and help
Mike

---------- Post added 10th June 2012 at 03:53 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th June 2012 at 08:43 PM ----------

Anyone ? Help please

[Opanos]

At first download them, and run:

bash ./amd-driver-installer-8.98-x86.x86_64.run

Then and if you get the watermark that says "for test only",
follow this

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1580816&postcount=11

[Yora0]

I know the latest beta drivers 12.6 works with fedora 17 but have no clue how to install them.

Okay, this is not self-explaining:

1. Download "amd-driver-installer-8.98-x86.x86_64.zip" from the ADM website. Since it's a zip-archive you need to unpack or extract its files. You may need to right klick on the file once it is downloaded, or your browser will open it automatically and show you a list of all the files in the archive. Which is only the file "amd-driver-installer-8.98-x86.x86_64.run". In that case, look for an option do unpack or extract the file to some place on your hard drive.

2. Start the file by either clicking or right-clicking it, depending on your settings. It will take a few seconds to create some folders, ask you for the root password, and take a few more seconds before you get to the installer.

3. In the installer, chose that you want to select a specific package. For Fedora 17, that package is "RHEL 6", since this is the Red Har equivalent to Fedora 17. It will then create a new file, probably called "fglrx_p_i_c-8.98-1.i386.rpm". This is the actual installer for you.

4. I think at this point you get a message that you have to backup the X Window Configuration file and have to run aticonfig --initial. Click okay.

5. Go to the folder /home/etc/X11 and copy the file "xorg.conf". That is the X Window Configuration file. Make a copy of it in some other folder and rename that copy to xorg.conf.0 or something like that.

6. Now click fglrx_p_i_c-8.98-1.i386.rpm to start it.

7. When it's done, open a console, for example by right clicking the desktop and chosing "Konsole". There, enter "aticonfig --initial".
If it refuses, type "su -" and press enter, type in the root password (the letters won't show, but are there) and try again.

8. Reboot.

[Fishboyfive]

Thank you so much for your time I will try step by step tonight hopefully I won't have any trouble . I really want to leave windows behind but I have to have 3d drivers because I am a world if Warcraft junkie

Thanks for the help again very nice of you all.

[Yellowman]

Thank you so much for your time I will try step by step tonight hopefully I won't have any trouble . I really want to leave windows behind but I have to have 3d drivers because I am a world if Warcraft junkie

Thanks for the help again very nice of you all.

12.6 only supports hd5xxx cards and higher and wont build with the 3.4 kernel used in F17

[Fishboyfive]

I have a HD6870 and a HD7770 that I can use.

I thought that the 12.6 release notes says it fixes the problem with F17 I wrong ? I hear all over the place that 12.6 works perfect with F17

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 PM ----------

From AMD.com


This release of AMD Catalyst™ for Linux introduces support for the following new operating system releases:

SLED 11 SP2 production support
RHEL 5.8 production support

What is RHEL 5.8 support ?

[Fishboyfive]

update :

things went very wrong

no luck at all getting amd drivers installed

why does it have to be so hard just to install video drivers its the only thing holding me back from leaving windows 100%


there has to be a better way to install amd drivers

[Yora0]

Usually it is. Apparently.

Fedora just releases new versions of the OS as final release versions without caring to make sure that there exist any drivers to work with it. If we had installed Fedora 16 and would not be using 17 yet, there probably would not be any problems at all.

RHEL is Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a commercially available version of Fedora with official customer support and some minor differences that increase reliability and security for commercial users. RHEL and Fedora are mostly interchangable. But I think Fedora 17 is actually RHEL 6.

[droidhacker]

update :

things went very wrong

no luck at all getting amd drivers installed

why does it have to be so hard just to install video drivers its the only thing holding me back from leaving windows 100%


there has to be a better way to install amd drivers

Your mistake is following any instructions whatsoever.
The correct radeon driver installation procedure is....
1) Take Fedora 17 install DVD, place in drive.
2) Boot computer on Fedora 17 install DVD.
3) Press "OK" as needed to complete the installation.
Finished. Drivers are installed and there is nothing left to do.

[Yora0]

And now?

What can we do now that we did download a new driver and installed it?

[Fishboyfive]

Your mistake is following any instructions whatsoever.
The correct radeon driver installation procedure is....
1) Take Fedora 17 install DVD, place in drive.
2) Boot computer on Fedora 17 install DVD.
3) Press "OK" as needed to complete the installation.
Finished. Drivers are installed and there is nothing left to do.

Tell me what type of 3d support do you have have you installed Wine do any of your 3d games work with hacked open source drivers from VMware ?

[Agent20]

Tell me what type of 3d support do you have have you installed Wine do any of your 3d games work with hacked open source drivers from VMware ?

If you are seeing VMware mentioned on your system in relation to graphics drivers then you are not using the AMD open source drivers at all, you are using the llvmpipe driver which provides graphics support in software running on the CPU.

Did you ever try booting with your HD 6870 card? That should work better with the open source drivers.

What I think you are getting at the moment:

$ glxinfo | grep -i opengl
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

What you should be getting with the open source drivers:

$ glxinfo | grep -i opengl
OpenGL vendor string: X.Org
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on AMD JUNIPER
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

(Except you should see BARTS rather than JUNIPER with the HD 6870)

[Fishboyfive]

I think what i need is the Fglrx so I can play games .

The district does have basic drivers that do work very well it's just that I can not play any 3d games without the Fglrx drivers.

I think I will go back to windows it makes no sense to keep fighting with Linux I've wasted to much time , I just do not think Linux is ready yet not for 3d and games

Thanks for trying to help

[Dan]

Thread cleaned and re-released.

[Fishboyfive]

Thanks , I am going to get an Nvidia Gtx 560 and try my luck if that doesnt work I will just wait until drivers are ready and I'll have both AMD and a Nvidia card to choose from