New ATI Linux Drivers

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Yesterday ATI released new Linux Drivers for their whole video card range bringing the version number to 8.10.19.

System Requirements:

• POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D apps
• glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
• Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
• XFree86 version 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3

Fixed:

• Starting X on a DVI display no longer results in noisy or flickering output with some displays
• The Monitor autodetect no longer finds a phantom CRT display if none is connected either RADEON™ X800, X700, X300, or FireGL™ V5100, and V5000
• The ATI Proprietary Linux driver now works with Apple Cinema display flat panels in single link mode
• fglrxconfig now produces a proper xorg.conf X Server configuration file
• Running certain 3D applications no longer result in system hangs on x86_64 systems with RADEON™ 9100/8500 series or FireGL™ 8800 installed
• Kernel Module Driver compile support for Kernel 2.6.10
• XVideo support now available in dualhead configuration
• 3D geometry corruption no longer occurs with Celestia and other 3d apps
• A blank screen or X failing to load and returning to the console no longer occurs under X.Org 6.8 when using the config file generated by fglrxconfig
• 64 Bit systems with 4 or more GB of RAM no longer hang the system while loading the X Server

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