AMD Catalyst Omega 14.501.1003 (14.12) for kernel 3.18.x

Finally, I had time to upgrade my laptop to the latest of slackware64-current, kernel 3.18.1, and AMD Catalyst Omega 14.501.1003 or 14.12. When upgrading to the newest AMD Catalyst Omega, I have got error message after compiling fglrx module. As usual, I checked my favorite reference, that is, Arch User Repository (AUR) for the patch. I modified the patch so that only one patch file is needed. You can download the patch from my Google Drive. You can follow the guidelines below to patch the fglrx module:

• change directory to the path where the installer is
• run the installer as root (superuser):
  # ./amd-driver-installer-14.501.1003-x86.x86_64.run
• follow the instructions, at the end of installation process you will get notice that there are some errors.
• exit the installer
• at console, copy the patch file (fglrx-14.12_kernel-3.18.x.patch) to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/
• change directory to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/
• patch the fglrx source:
  # patch -p0 < fglrx-14.12_kernel-3.18.x.patch
• compile the fglrx modules:
  # ./make.sh
  # cd ..
  # ./make_install.sh
• reboot.

Enjoy your AMD Catalyst-14.501.1003 or 14.12 running on linux kernel 3.18.x.

ATI Catalyst on Linux Kernel 3.0.3

Yesterday, I found that the kernel and ATI Catalyst driver have been updated since August 17, so that, I decided to spend my time for testing them, then use them if there is no problem. Since a few hours ago, the new kernel 3.0.3 and ATI Catalyst has been running smoothly on my laptop. I have tested 2 versions of ATI Catalyst, those are, 10.12 and 11.8.

ATI Catalyst 11.8 (without patch)
This version has been installed without problem and without any single line's patch. My suggestion, use xorg.conf from aticonfig --initial for avoiding any problem (see my previous post), especially if you want to use Desktop Effects.

ATI Catalyst 10.12 (with patch)
I have tried this version on kernel 3.0.3 and it has been running smoothly without problem, however, it need to be patched. For patching ATI Catalyst 10.12, please read my previous post. You can find the link for downloading the patch on that post.

That's all.

Note: for my other posts about ATI Catalyst, go to this link. You may need to read it.

Linux Kernel 3.0.1 & ATI Catalyst

Since yesterday, I have tried to run the Linux kernel 3.0.1 on my laptop; everything is good, no problem so far. Next step, I tested the ATI Catalyst 11.7, without patching. After installation, everything is running well including fglrx kernel module and the driver for x server. However, I still have the "old" problem that always occurs when I install ATI Catalyst 11.x, that is, I cannot activate OpenGLOverlay so that the Desktop Effects (compiz) cannot be launched. Therefore, any version of 11.x can be installed as long as the OpenGLOverlay is disabled (see the option below).

Section "Device"
        [...]
        Option      "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
        [...]
EndSection

Now, I am using ATI Catalyst 10.12  with OpenGLOverlay enabled (see the option below) so that I can activate the Desktop Effects since this version does not have problem with OpenGLOverlay. Of course, I have to patch it first. I use the patch that I have written about two months ago (here). So far so good, I can activate the Desktop Effects again.

Section "Device"
        [...]
        Option      "OpenGLOverlay" "on"
        [...]
EndSection

Linux Kernel 3.0.1 and ATI Catalyst 10.12:

My note: Although I have problem with Desktop Effects when I use ATI Catalyst 11.7, My colleague, Widya Walesa, can activate the Desktop Effects when using 11.7; you can read it on his blog. I still don't know what the cause of my problem is.

Note: for my other posts about ATI Catalyst, go to this link. You may need to read it.

ATI Catalyst Proprietary Display Driver & kernel-2.6.39.x

Updated: I have renewed all links for the patch. If you still have problem with the link, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for all you that have informed me about this link problem.

Again, we need to patch the source code of fglrx kernel module, part of ATI Catalyst (you will find it on /lib/modules/fglrx after installation), for kernel 2.6.39.x since there are some changes on the kernel. On this post, I will show how to patch ATI Catalyst 11.x (tested on 11.5) and 10.10 - 10.12 (tested on 10.12) so that it works on 2.6.39.x (tested on 2.6.39.1).

ATI Catalyst 11.x
First, download 2 files: 2.6.39_bkl.patch and no_bkl.patch (Thank's to https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41040 and http://www.mindwerks.net/2011/04/ubuntu-11-04-natty-with-fglrx-and-2-6-39). Copy those files to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod then run these commands:

patch -p1 &lt; 2.6.39_bkl.patch

patch -p1 &lt; no_bkl.patch

Next step, execute ./make.sh and if there is no error, change directory to /lib/modules/fglrx then execute ./make_install.sh

ATI Catalyst 10.10 - 10.12
You have to download this patch: fglrx_10.10-12_with_2.6.39.x.patch. Copy this file to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod then execute:
patch -p1 &lt; fglrx_10.10-12_with_2.6.39.x.patch
After that, execute ./make.sh and if there is no error, change current working directory to /lib/modules/fglrx then execute ./make_install.sh

Happy patching!

Note: for my other posts about ATI Catalyst, go to this link. You may need to read it.

ATI Catalyst Proprietary Display Driver 10.12 & kernel-2.6.38

If you want to use ATI Catalyst Proprietary Display Driver 10.12 on your PC/Laptop that running kernel 2.6.38, you will get error because the installer cannot create fglrx kernel module. You need to patch ATI Catalyst kernel module before you compile it manually. Here is the patch:

--- ./firegl_public.c   2010-12-02 22:28:43.000000000 +0100
+++ ./firegl_public.c.new       2011-01-09 17:40:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
     return firegl_release((KCL_IO_FILE_Handle)filp);
 }

-int ip_firegl_ioctl(struct inode* inode, struct file* filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+int ip_firegl_ioctl(struct file* filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
     return firegl_ioctl((KCL_IO_FILE_Handle)filp, cmd, arg);
 }
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 #endif
     open:    ip_firegl_open,
     release: ip_firegl_release,
-    ioctl:   ip_firegl_ioctl,
+    unlocked_ioctl:   ip_firegl_ioctl,
     mmap:    ip_firegl_mmap,

     write:   ip_firegl_write,
@@ -840,7 +840,12 @@ static int fglrx_pci_suspend(struct pci_
      * happen much less frequent then without this workaround.
      */
     if (state == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,38)
+        console_lock();
+#else
         acquire_console_sem();
+#endif
+

     if (firegl_cail_powerdown(privdev, state))
         ret = -EIO;
@@ -862,7 +867,11 @@ static int fglrx_pci_suspend(struct pci_
     }

     if (state == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,38)
+        console_unlock();
+#else
         release_console_sem();
+#endif

     KCL_DEBUG_TRACEOUT(FN_FIREGL_ACPI, ret, NULL); 
    
@@ -886,7 +895,11 @@ static int fglrx_pci_resume(struct pci_d
     if (PMSG_EVENT(pdev->dev.power.power_state) == 0) return 0;

     if (PMSG_EVENT(pdev->dev.power.power_state) == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,38)
+        console_lock();
+#else
         acquire_console_sem();
+#endif

 #ifdef FIREGL_USWC_SUPPORT
     // Restore the PAT after resuming from S3 or S4.
@@ -911,7 +924,11 @@ static int fglrx_pci_resume(struct pci_d
     firegl_cail_powerup(privdev);

     if (PMSG_EVENT(pdev->dev.power.power_state) == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,38)
+        console_unlock();
+#else
         release_console_sem();
+#endif

     PMSG_EVENT(pdev->dev.power.power_state) = 0;
     KCL_DEBUG_TRACEOUT(FN_FIREGL_ACPI, 0, NULL); 

@@ -5107,7 +5107,7 @@
 unsigned int ATI_API_CALL KAS_Mutex_Initialize(void* hMutex)
 {
     kasMutex_t* mutex_obj = (kasMutex_t*)hMutex;
-    init_MUTEX(&(mutex_obj->mutex));
+    sema_init(&(mutex_obj->mutex),1);
     return 1;
 }

--- ./kcl_ioctl.c       2010-12-02 22:28:43.000000000 +0100
+++ ./kcl_ioctl.c.new   2011-01-09 17:40:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
  */
 void* ATI_API_CALL KCL_IOCTL_AllocUserSpace32(long size)
 {
-    void __user *ret = COMPAT_ALLOC_USER_SPACE(size);
+    void __user *ret = arch_compat_alloc_user_space(size);

     /* prevent stack overflow */
     if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ret, size))

Save this patch to file and follow the instructions that I have written on http://henryhermawan.blogspot.com/2011/02/problem-when-using-ati-catalyst.html.

Reference: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/3b716dfe326fef23?pli=1

Problem when using ATI Catalyst Proprietary Display Driver 11.x

When I monitored ATI Catalyst driver website for Linux, the last driver version is 11.2 (15 Feb 2011). However, when I tried to install it on my laptop (ATI Mobility Radeon HD5400 series, my own compilation of kernel 2.6.37.2, & Xorg-server 1.9.4 from slackware64-current), the x server crashed. This happened also when I tried to install 11.1 version. Therefore, I have to draw back to the 10.12 version and it runs smoothly on my laptop. Since this version is very stable, I suggest, it's better if you stay on 10.12 version until AMD releases the new version.

Note: If you want to install the 10.12 version, you will need to patch the kernel module of ATI Catalyst using this patch for 2.6.37.x or this patch for 2.6.36.x. You don't need to this patch if you are using 2.6.35.x. Also, the 11.x version of ATI Catalyst doesn't need this patch.

How to install & patch:

• Download the 10.12 version from here.
• From console (run in text mode, make sure to this as root and the installer are executable), enter the directory where the installer is then run: ./ati-driver-installer-10-12-x86.x86_64.run --install
• Follow the instructions.
• When done, enter to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/
• copy the patch to this directory then run: patch -p0 < fglrx_10.10-12_with_2.6.XX.x.diff (note that XX is 36 or 37, depends on your kernel version).
• run: ./make.sh
• if there is no error, go up to one level (/lib/modules/fglrx/) then do: ./make_install.sh
• reboot your system
• use aticonfig --initial to create /etc/X11/xorg.conf then make necessary changes on it. My suggestion, it's better if you move and rename that xorg.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/fglrx.conf
• start your x server

Test your display, activate desktop effect, or whatever you want.