[SOLVED] 9.8 Catalyst driver and control centre where to get?

[sling-shot]

I am unable to use the newer drivers for my Radeon HD4670.
Ref:http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,71245.28.html

It is suggested that older 9.8 driver works. Can find it in the older repos?
Is there any other way of using / getting the older driver set that will work for me and other people of my kind?

- SS.

EDIT: Solved.

[T6]

"It is suggested that older 9.8 driver works. Can find it in the older repos?"

did you searched on the repos?

if you didn't found them there, you need to install them by hand but there is no guarantee that those will work, some changes in xorg can make this happen

"Is there any other way of using / getting the older driver set that will work for me and other people of my kind?"

on internet, some forums sometimes store this older drivers(i couldn't find it after a extensive search, most links end up on ati website offering 10.4)

sometimes you can find those in some rpm search engines like

http://rpm.pbone.net/

or

http://www.rpmseek.com/rpm-pl/ati.html?hl=com&cs=ati:PN:0:0:0:0:0

between others(maybe plf could have it)

in ati website you can find the older 9.3 or the 10.4

http://support.amd.com/la/psearch/Pages/psearch.aspx?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.37&contentType=GPU+Download+Detail&ostype=Linux+x86&keywords=&items=20

[sling-shot]

I have located the 9.8 driver on ATi website at http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/9-8/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx

I have also downloaded. Now should  I go ahead and apply it or request the packagers  to provide official packages through repos?

- SS.

[Texstar]

I have located the 9.8 driver on ATi website at http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/9-8/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx

I have also downloaded. Now should  I go ahead and apply it or request the packagers  to provide official packages through repos?

- SS.

Go ahead and apply it and good luck. I only package fglrx for current release.

[T6]

remember that this is risky movement, you can end with no os at all(requiring a reinstall)

open the folder where you have the file and then open konsole in there

write chmod u+x theexactnameofthefile.run

you could need root privileges for that

after that, on the same folder you have the file again on konsole write ./theexactnameofthefile.bin and press enter, the rest is some questions and steps that will guide you to install the driver, can't remember the rest of the steps

maybe run ati control center that should be on kmenu or can be called from konsole

the requirements to install it should already been met by the original install, if something is missing the install will stop and you can open synaptic to verify any possible extra required

as Texstar says, GOOD LUCK!

[sling-shot]

Removed the installed drivers by searching for fglrx in Synaptic. 3 items were removed - dkms-fglrx, the fglrx driver and control centre.

Reboot.

Then I reset the display driver to Xorg - Vesa through PCC.

Reboot.

Run the 9.8 installer.

I dont think it installed successfully because I have this fglrx-install.log:

Code:

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.64/source ->
                 /usr/src/fglrx-8.64

DKMS: add Completed.

Preparing kernel 2.6.32.11-pclos2.bfs for module build:
(This is not compiling a kernel, just preparing kernel symbols)
Storing current .config to be restored when complete
Running Generic preparation routine
make mrproper.......
using /proc/config.gz
make oldconfig....
make prepare....

Building module:
cleaning build area....
pushd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.64/build; sh make.sh --nohints; popd.......
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to build fglrx-8.64 with DKMS
[Error] Kernel Module : Removing fglrx-8.64 from DKMS

[T6]

well, Texstar said it was possible that the driver wouldn't work 

fortunately it didn't destroyed the installation

[sling-shot]

I am ok with a destroyed install now  I will go and reinstall if at all.

Like everything this is another step in my learning of the ways of Linux.

- SS.