Bug#588361: RFH: fglrx-driver -- non-free AMD/ATI r6xx - r7xx display driver
On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:04:38 +0200, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: normal
>
> I request assistance with maintaining the fglrx-driver package.
>
> The package description is:
> Display driver for the ATI recent Radeon and FireGL graphics cards.
> .
> This package provides 2D display drivers and hardware accelerated OpenGL
> for X.Org version 7.1. For 3D acceleration to work, you will need to
> compile the fglrx kernel module for your kernel: see the fglrx-source
> package. Note that the driver will work without the kernel module, but 3D
> acceleration will be disabled.
> .
> The driver can work with plain mesa libGL, but some applications may require
> the proprietary libGL. This library is shipped in the fglrx-glx package.
> .
> This driver is not free. As an alternative, you may try the newest free
> driver xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd.
> .
> This driver will replace parts of your X11 and Mesa system.
>
> My further TODO in the team:
> - Better dkms integration
are there specific issues with dkms? if so, i can take a look at them.
from my experience dkms works just fine so far.
> - Forwarding and solving of bugs (if possible)
is there a good procedure for this? amd has no "official" public
support system from what i've seen. lately i've been suggesting users
forward their bugs to http://emailcustomercare.amd.com, which probably
just falls into an abyss. is there a better way?
> - Better documentation of well known bugs and their workarounds
that would be nice, but i probably don't have the time to work on that.
best wishes,
mike
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