Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta Driver for Linux

This release of AMD Catalyst Linux introduces support for the following new features:

  • OpenGL 4.3 support
  • Dynamic primary surface resizing
  • Kernel 3.10 support
  • SLED 11 SP3 support

Resolved Issues:

  • [372656] : Resolves crash when resizing Konsole
  • [388325] : Resolves brightness adjustment issues
  • [388818] : Resolves kernel module compile failure when CONFIG_UIDGID_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKS is enabled
  • [388335] : Avoids the new GPL symbol acpi_bus_get_device for new kernel support
  • [386897] : Resolves system hang on resume from S4 with OpenGL screen saver running

Open Issues:

  • [370421] Quake4 fails to render in game sky properly at certain points with High Performance GPU
  • [377432] Unigine Heaven at high resolution and settings will show intermittent corruptions in crossfire
  • [380998] System hang when running Counter Strike: Source at low settings on Linux
  • [382494] C4Engine show corruptions with GL_ARB_texture_array enabled

Note: This Driver is provided "AS IS" and under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement provided therewith

AMD Product Compatibility:

  • AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility
    • AMD Radeon HD 8900 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8800 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8700 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8600 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6600 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8500 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8400 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6400 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8300 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7600 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7400 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7300 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
    • ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
  • AMD All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility
    • AMD Radeon HD 7600A Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6600A Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7400A Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6300A Series
  • AMD Embedded Product Family Compatibility
    • AMD Radeon E6760
    • AMD Radeon E6460
  • AMD APU Product Family Compatibility
    • AMD Radeon HD 8400 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8600G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8300 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8500G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8200 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8400G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8100 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8300G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8600D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7600G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8500D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7500G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8400D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7400G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 8300D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7300G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7600D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7200G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7500D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6600G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7400D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6500G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6500D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6400G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6400D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6300G Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6300D Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6200G Series
  • AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility
    • AMD Radeon HD 7900M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6500M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7800M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6400M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7700M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6300M Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7500M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5700 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 7000M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5600 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5500 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6800M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series
    • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
    • AMD Radeon HD 6600M Series

Linux Distributions Supported:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Suite 6.3 and 6.4
  • SUSE® Linux Enterprise 11 SP3
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 and 12.1
  • Ubuntu 12.04.2 and 13.04

System Requirements:

Before attempting to install the AMD Catalyst Linux graphics driver, the following software must be installed:

  • Xorg/Xserver 7.4 and above (up to 1.14)
  • Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.10)
  • glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
  • POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications

Note: If a Linux 2.6.11 or newer kernel was built with CONFIG_AGP enabled, the kernel AGP frontend is required to load the fglrx kernel module. To identify whether your kernel with CONFIG_AGP enabled, look for CONFIG_AGP=y in the kernel config file, or if the 'agpgart' module is loaded

System Recommendations:

For optimal performance and ease of use, the following are available:

  • Kernel module build environment
  • Kernel source code include either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages
  • The RPM utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages

The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst Linux graphics driver to install and work optimally:

  • gimp-help-en
  • gimp-help-common
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL
  • libstdc++
  • libgcc
  • XFree86-libs
  • fontconfig
  • freetype
  • zlib
  • gcc