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Fedora 17 fglrx install (Radeon HD 4850)

Dec 23rd, 2012
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  1. Do a fresh install, including software groups 'Development Tools' and 'Development Libraries'.
  2.  
  3. -- Dont update the kernel --
  4. Wait until after the driver has been successfully installed.
  5. We want to be able to install a non-mangled kernel, in case this one gets messed up.
  6.  
  7. -- Disable the radeon driver --
  8. vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
  9. blacklist radeon
  10.  
  11. -- Generate a new initramfs that does not have radeon built in --
  12. /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel --mkinitrd --dracut --depmod --install $(uname -r)
  13.  
  14. reboot
  15.  
  16. -- Remove any xorg configuration files. --
  17. On a fresh install, there shouldn't be any. Copy the fresh install dir just in case.
  18. cp -r /etc/X11 /etc/X11.orig
  19.  
  20. -- Install build deps --
  21. yum install gcc gcc-c++ # kernel-devel kernel-headers should already be installed
  22.  
  23. -- Install driver deps --
  24. yum install mesa-dri-filesystem.{i686,x86_64} mesa-libGL.{i686,x86_64} mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64 mesa-libGL.{i686,x86_64} mesa-dri-filesystem.x86_64 mesa-libEGL.x86_64 mesa-dri-drivers.i686 mesa-libGLU.x86_64
  25.  
  26. -- Install driver --
  27. Download the proprietary driver from AMD.
  28. wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/legacy/12-6/amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.zip
  29. ./amd-driver-installer-12.6-legacy-x86.x86_64.run
  30.  
  31. -- Install the latest kernel, in case AMD mangled your current one --
  32. yum install kernel
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