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What features are provided by the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver?
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Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
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What computer architectures are supported by this driver?
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Is complete driver source code available?
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In which formats is the ATI Proprietary Linux driver available?
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What Linux kernel version is needed for this driver?
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| Q7: |
What X-Windows versions are supported in this driver?
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| Q8: |
Is v4l video capture supported for ALL IN WONDER cards?
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| Q9: |
What colour modes are currently supported?
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| Q10: |
Where can I get more information about ATI hardware support in Linux?
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| Q1: |
What features are provided by the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver?
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| A1: |
The ATI Proprietary Linux driver
currently provides hardware acceleration for 3D graphics
and video playback. It also includes support for dual
displays and TV Output.
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| Q2: |
Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
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| A2: |
The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports
Radeon 8500 and later AGP or PCI Express graphics products,
as well as ATI FireGL 8700 and later products. We do not
currently plan to include support for any products
earlier than this. Drivers for earlier
products should already be available from the DRI
Project or Utah-GLX
project.
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| Q3: |
What computer architectures are supported by this driver?
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| A3: |
Systems using 32-bit processors from
Intel (Pentium III and later) and AMD (Athlon and later)
are currently supported. 64-bit drivers are available
for EM64T/AMD64 based systems. PowerPC, Alpha, and others
are not currently supported. |
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| Q4: |
Is complete driver source code available?
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| A4: |
Some of the technologies supported in
our driver are protected by non-disclosure agreements
with third parties, so we cannot legally release the
complete source code to our driver. It is NOT open source.
We do, however, include source code for the control panel
and certain other public segments. We also actively
assist developers in the Open Source community with
their work, so if you absolutely require an open source
driver for your graphics card, we can recommend using
drivers from the DRI project, Utah-GLX
project, or others. |
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| Q5: |
In which formats is the ATI Proprietary Linux driver available?
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| A5: |
The Linux drivers available from our
website are available in RPM format as well as a Graphical
User Interface installer (operates in both text and X-windows
modes). We are also in discussions with various distribution
maintainers
to provide our drivers in their formats using their repositories
and delivery systems in the future. |
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| Q6: |
What Linux kernel version is needed for this driver?
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| A6: |
Version 2.4 of the Linux kernel is required
for this driver. This kernel version is installed as
standard in many current Linux distributions. Support
for the newer version 2.6 kernel is also included. |
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| Q7: |
What X-Windows versions are supported in this driver?
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| A7: |
Driver packages are available for XFree86
versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, as well as X.Org 6.8. |
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| Q8: |
Is v4l video capture supported for ALL IN WONDER cards?
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| A8: |
The ATI Proprietary Linux driver does
not currently provide video capture functionality. Video
capture support for most ALL IN WONDER cards should be
available from the GATOS
project. |
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| Q9: |
What colour modes are currently supported?
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| A9: |
24-bit True Colour is currently the only
native colour mode for the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver.
8-bit colour can be achieved using the pseudo-colour
visuals feature, but may not work in all applications.
16-bit colour is not supported; if any of your critical
applications require 16-bit colour, you should not install
the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver. |
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| Q10: |
Where can I get more information about ATI hardware support in Linux?
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| A10: |
Please check the Linux
and XFree86 FAQ on the ATI website for more information
about third party programming projects involving ATI
hardware in Linux.. |
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