Posted on Saturday, October 15 2005 @ 01:15:50 CEST by LSDsmurf
New Features:
Dynamic Clock Gating
The Linux 8.18.6 software driver provides dynamic clock gating. This feature
allows the supported graphics cards to deactivate components when they are
not being used.
Enhanced Support for OpenGL Development
The Linux 8.18.6 software driver provides enhanced support for OpenGL
development. The driver now installs the glATI.h header file allowing for
OpenGL developers to access the advanced functionality found on ATI's
hardware platform.
Dual Link Monitor Support
The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides support for dual link monitors
for ATI graphics cards that have dual link DVI connectors.
Xinerama Support
The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides Xinerama extension support for
big desktop configurations.
New X Server Configuration Utility
The Linux 8.18.6 software driver now provides a new X Server configuration
utility known as aticonfig. This allows for configuration of ATI devices via
a command line interface.
Issues Resolved:
Access to /proc/dri/0/* no longer results in an oops on kernels that have
CONFIG_REGPARM enabled
Known Issues:
TV Display is Corrupt After Switching Resolutions. Further details can be
found in topic number topic number 737-1086
Attempting to resume from system suspension results in the system failing
to respond. Further details can be found in topic number topic number
737-218
Enabling Quad Buffer Stereo results in 2D graphics corruption under
XFree86. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-219
Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to
respond. Further details can be found in topic number topic number 737-220
Program Information Category:
Drivers Type:
Free Version: 8.18.6 Size: / Works on: Linux
