AMD/ATI Catalyst RADEON driver in Linux

# Enable Kernel Mode Setting http://www.reddeadresolve.com/2009/12/installing-debian-squeeze.html
more at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/KernelModeSetting

ไดรเวอร์ของ Radeon มีสองตัวให้เลือกคือ
- fglrx ซึ่งเป็น Proprietary ไดรเวอร์ (ปิดซอร์ส) ของ AMD
- xserver-xorg-video-ati‏, xserver-xorg-video-radeon

http://www.x.org/wiki/radeonhd


Debian
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http://wiki.debian.org/AtiHowTo
http://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary

grep DRM_RADEON /boot/config-$(uname -r)
grep AGP /boot/config-$(uname -r)

Debian - Squeeze
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sudo apt-get install fglrx-control fglrx-driver


Debian - Wheezy
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The fglrx-control and fglrx-driver packages are not available in wheezy non-free
but binary firmware of

 * Radeon HD 6800-family MC microcode (radeon/BARTS_mc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6800-family ME microcode (radeon/BARTS_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6800-family PFP microcode (radeon/BARTS_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6300/6500/6800-family RLC microcode (radeon/BTC_rlc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6300-family MC microcode (radeon/CAICOS_mc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6300-family ME microcode (radeon/CAICOS_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6300-family PFP microcode (radeon/CAICOS_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6900-family MC microcode (radeon/CAYMAN_mc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6900-family ME microcode (radeon/CAYMAN_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6900-family PFP microcode (radeon/CAYMAN_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 6900-family RLC microcode (radeon/CAYMAN_rlc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5400-family ME microcode (radeon/CEDAR_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5400-family PFP microcode (radeon/CEDAR_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5400-family RLC microcode (radeon/CEDAR_rlc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5800/5900-family ME microcode (radeon/CYPRESS_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5800/5900-family PFP microcode (radeon/CYPRESS_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5800/5900-family RLC microcode (radeon/CYPRESS_rlc.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5700-family ME microcode (radeon/JUNIPER_me.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5700-family PFP microcode (radeon/JUNIPER_pfp.bin)
 * Radeon HD 5700-family RLC microcode (radeon/JUNIPER_rlc.bin)

and much more 

are available in http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-linux-nonfree.


Troubleshooting
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ถ้ามีปัญหา ลองพิมพ์คำสั่ง fglrxinfo
และเพิ่มเติมที่ http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Debian_Installation_Guide


Enabling 3D acceleration
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It is necessary to install driver libraries in order to utilize the card's 3D capabilities:
aptitude install libgl1-mesa-dri


More
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http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx