Need to get 32-bit ATI drivers on Fedora 17 64-bit

rage311 · #1 21st June 2012, 04:54 AM

Just like the title says...

I need the fglrx drivers because I'm going to be gaming. I've compiled and installed the 64-bit Catalyst 12.6 Beta driver on my system, but I'm not sure how to go about getting the 32-bit OpenGL libraries installed. I believe I need them for running any 32-bit games, and I KNOW I need them to run Diablo 3 in WINE (which is my short-term goal). PlayOnLinux tells me that I'm missing the 32-bit OpenGL libraries when I open it, by the way.

My system:
Intel i7-930
2 x Radeon HD 5770 (in Crossfire)
Fedora 17 64-bit KDE Spin
Kernel 3.4.0-1
Catalyst 12.6 Beta

Please let me know if I can provide any more helpful information. Thanks!

george_toolan · #2 21st June 2012, 09:27 AM

How did you manage that?

People keep telling me that the Catalyst 12.6 beta driver does not compile on Fedora 17 systems with kernel 3.4 ;-)

rage311 · #3 21st June 2012, 05:56 PM

"Out of the box", it doesn't compile. You need to make a couple of changes to some of the source files. It's easier than it sounds, and the needed changes are outlined in this post on the OpenSUSE forums:

Code:

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/tumbleweed/475575-warning-kernel-3-4-amd-catalyst-12-4-not-compatible.html#post2466327

(I can't make it a URL since I'm a new user on this board.)

Let me know if you run into problems with any of that and I'll try to help you out.

Any thoughts on getting the 32-bit OpenGL libraries for ATI/AMD/fglrx into Fedora 17 64-bit?

rage311 · #4 27th June 2012, 01:05 AM

Any help here? I still have no solution.

rage311 · #5 3rd July 2012, 04:14 PM

Just to provide a little closure to this thread...

This resolved itself somehow over the course of Fedora's updates (or possibly install build-dependency packages for Handbrake or MakeMKV). I wish I knew how this happened or which packages solved it, but at least PlayOnLinux no longer complains about a lack of 32-bit OpenGL libraries.

Diablo 3 is now running fine -- frame rates are a little low though. I'm buying a new Nvidia card (GTX 670). I plan to run some form of Linux on this PC for a very long time and it's just not worth it to deal with the AMD graphics/driver nonsense any more. I'll update this with the results of that card.

EDIT: It looks like the Catalyst drivers have made their way into the rpmfusion repos. See here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...0&postcount=10