ATI Linux Driver 8.39.4

WhO_KnOwS · Jul 19, 2007, 01:09 PM

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Resolved Issues

The following section provide a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These include:

The kernel module build no longer fails on kernel version 2.6.22. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28556
Starting AMD CCC-LE no longer fails with a floating-point exception when started in certain configurations. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28557
When playing videos in I420 color format using the Xv extension and TexturedVideo (the default on R5xx), colors are no longer displayed incorrectly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
Running aticonfig --initial in X with the Vesa driver no longer segfaults resulting in the xorg.conf file not being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28559

Known Issues

The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These issues include:

Video Tearing may be seen during playback in XV using GLESX. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26984
A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558
Corruption may be observed with certain applications on some Linux distributions which enable the Composite extension by default, e.g., RHEL 5. If you are observing application corruption, please disable the Composite extension. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28224
Using the xgl enabled x-server interface disables display switching hot plug support
There is no support for video playback on the second head in dual head mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-26985