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#1 2009-05-08 17:00:10

Gossamer
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Registered: 2009-04-29
Posts: 31

OpenGL with an HD4850

As far as I've read, arch no longer supports the proprietary drivers from ATI and highly suggests not using them.

I hope I'm right about this, that I can't use the drivers from ATI's website and I have to use the open-source drivers? It's what I've heard.

Well anyway, that's why I've avoided them but my problem is that I've always used those drivers when I was working with Debian. My problem is getting this driver::

xf86-video-ati

To get openGL to working so I can run compiz and watch my videos without massive tearing. So, is there any way to get openGL working on my card with this driver? Or am I thrown into the pit with the rest of the people that will never get fixed because Arch doesn't support ATI's proprietary drivers?

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#2 2009-05-08 18:26:34

reed9
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Registered: 2008-06-12
Posts: 77

Re: OpenGL with an HD4850

You can use the Catalyst driver.  Official support was dropped but it's in the AUR.

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#3 2009-05-08 20:22:07

Gossamer
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Registered: 2009-04-29
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Re: OpenGL with an HD4850

Right on! I'll work on this later. Do you install it via "make"? Or is this... different somehow?

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#4 2009-05-09 00:49:14

sayems
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From: New York, NY
Registered: 2009-02-09
Posts: 11

Re: OpenGL with an HD4850

Here is a tutorials that will guide you. How to install ATI Catalyst Driver...

Installing Yaourt

# nano /etc/pacman.conf

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/x86_64

# pacman -Sy yaourt

Configuring Xorg
# pacman -S xorg hwd
# hwd -xa
# pacman -S xf86-input-evdev
# pacman -S xf86-input-mouse
# pacman -S xf86-input-keyboard
# /etc/rc.d/hal start
# pacman -Rd libgl

ATI Radeon HD 38XX or 48XX video card
# Yaourt -S catalyst catalyst-utils
# aticonfig --initial
# lspci | grep VGA

Last edited by sayems (2009-05-09 00:52:38)

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