Driver Update: ATi Linux Drivers 8.10.19

New drivers for the Linux platform can be found on the ATi website. The version number is 8.10.19 and they can be found at this one page. The drivers are suitable for XFree86 versions 4.1 to 4.3 and X.Org 6.8. on this one page is a good FAQ by a certain Wedge__ on how to install these drivers. The full release notes can be found on this one page, but this is in short what has changed:

New Features

• The ATI Proprietary Linux software driver version introduces support for the ATI FireGL V5000.

Issues Resolved

• 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

Known Issues

• TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions
• Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing to respond
• Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under XFree86
• Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to respond
• A blank screen may appear momentarily when X starts to load. An error message (or similar) may also appear on the text console

[break] ATi’s FireGL 5000 is now also supported in Linux.