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This page describes how to install the AMD proprietary display driver (AMD Catalyst, aka fglrx) on Debian 7 (wheezy) and 8 (jessie) systems. For information on the open source drivers, see AtiHowTo.
Contents
- AMD/ATI Proprietary Driver
- Installation
- Debian 8 'Jessie'
- Debian 7 'Wheezy'
- Installation
Identification
The AMD/ATI graphics processing unit (GPU) series/codename of an installed video card can usually be identified using the lspci command. For example:
See HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI for more information.
Drivers
The proprietary 'AMD Catalyst Linux Graphics Driver' (aka fglrx) provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X server. It is a binary-only Xorg driver requiring a Linux kernel module for its use.
One driver version is available for Debian 8 'Jessie':
- AMD Catalyst 14.9 (supported devices)
- For Radeon R9 200 series, Radeon R7 200 series, Radeon HD 8000, Radeon HD 7000, Radeon HD 6000 and Radeon HD 5000 GPUs.
The AMD Catalyst Legacy driver - supporting the Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series - is not available for Debian 8 'Jessie', as upstream has not updated the driver for newer Xorg releases (726500).
Two driver versions are available for Debian 7 'Wheezy':
- AMD Catalyst 12.6 point release
- For Radeon HD 7000, Radeon HD 6000 and Radeon HD 5000 series GPUs.
- AMD Catalyst Legacy 13.1 via wheezy-backports (legacy GPUs)
- For Radeon HD 4000, Radeon HD 3000 and Radeon HD 2000 series GPUs.
All versions above are available only for the x86 and x86-64 architectures (Debian i386 and AMD64 ports respectively).
Installation
Debian 8 'Jessie'
Ati X1600 Linux Driver Installer
AMD Catalyst 14.9
For support of Radeon R9 200, Radeon R7 200, Radeon HD 8000, Radeon HD 7000, Radeon HD 6000 and Radeon HD 5000 series GPUs (supported devices).
This driver is incompatible with the GNOME desktop, as it does not support the EGL interface. It is recommended to use the free radeon driver instead.
- Add 'contrib' and 'non-free' components to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
- Update the list of available packages. Install the appropriate linux-headers and fglrx-driver packages:This will also install the recommended fglrx-modules-dkms package. DKMS will build the fglrx module for your system.
- Create an Xorg server configuration file.
- Restart your system to enable the radeon blacklist.
Debian 7 'Wheezy'
AMD Catalyst 12.6
For support of Radeon HD 7000, Radeon HD 6000 and Radeon HD 5000 series GPUs. For older devices, see AMD Catalyst Legacy 13.1.
- Add 'contrib' and 'non-free' components to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
- Update the list of available packages. Install the appropriate linux-headers and fglrx-driver packages:This will also install the recommended fglrx-modules-dkms package. DKMS will build the fglrx module for your system.
- Create an Xorg server configuration file.
- Restart your system to enable the radeon blacklist.
AMD Catalyst Legacy 13.1
For support of Radeon HD 4000, Radeon HD 3000 and Radeon HD 2000 series GPUs.
![X1600 X1600](/uploads/1/3/5/1/135123764/276966320.jpg)
- Add Debian Backports sources to /etc/apt/sources.list, also including the 'contrib' and 'non-free' components. For example:
- It is recommended to only select single backported packages that fit your needs, and not use all available backports. Therefore include the following in /etc/apt/apt.conf
- Update the list of available packages. Install the appropriate linux-headers and fglrx-legacy-driver packages:This will also install the recommended fglrx-legacy-modules-dkms package. DKMS will build the fglrx module for your system.
- Create an Xorg server configuration file.
- Restart your system to enable the radeon blacklist.
Configuration
As the fglrx driver is not autodetected by Xorg, a configuration file is required to be supplied. For example:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-fglrx.conf
The configuration file above can be created using these commands:
Note: During driver installation you may have been notified that 'aticonfig --initial' can be used to create the required configuration file. If you do and then have problems with your video configuration, try using the simplified version shown above.
Restart your system at this point to enable the radeon driver blacklist.
Additional configuration information is available.
Troubleshooting
- The fglrx driver conflicts with the radeon DRM driver. The radeon kernel module is blacklisted by the glx-alternative-fglrx or fglrx-driver packages.
- Restart your system after configuring Xorg for the fglrx driver.
- The fglrx driver is incompatible with the GNOME desktop released as part of Debian 8 'Jessie', as it does not support the EGL interface (release notes). It is recommended to use the free radeon driver instead.
Linux
See Also
- /Configuration
- AtiHowTo - open source AMD/ATI display drivers (radeon, r128, mach64)
- ATIStream - OpenCL GPGPU programming
- Xorg
External Links
- http://wiki.cchtml.com/ - Unofficial AMD Linux Driver Wiki
Ati Radeon X1600 Driver Windows 10
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