The new fglrx driver can be downloaded. From reading the posts here and there it looks like a must have for AMD\ATI users.
Among the new features are:
* X.Org 7.3 support
* X.Org server 1.4 support
* AIGLX support
You can already read an article about it on phoronix.com.

source: hup.hu

From what I have seen on the Ubuntu forums, the performance from fglrx+AIGLX is a bit choppy. I have yet to get AIGLX working with Ubuntu or Mandriva with open or closed drivers (of which my card is supported by both)

See my blog post:

http://www.happyassassin.net/2007/10/24/new-ati-drivers/

basically, we're working on a clean backport for this new driver to 2008, so if you're willing to wait a few days you should be able to upgrade to it very easily, better than downloading from upstream.

I have some problems with making those drivers work. First I wanted to install them the easiest way just by typing as root



and choosing Install Driver 8.42.3 on X.org 7.1 and later releases. It worked with 8.40.4 on Mandriva 2007.1 but not now. Although they seemed to be installed, they didn't work correctly. Then I uninstalled them and tried to generate packages for Mandriva 2008 but also with no avail



I think I have all the necessary dependencies on my system. Can someone tell me what am I doing wrong?

I have my own question.

I have an ATI x600 and just resinstalled cooker, to my dismay I can not find a dkms-fgrfx package in the cooker mirros, neither the newest one or the old 8.40.2 package.

Dark: um, it's there.

ncftp ...media/non-free/release > pwd
ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/.mirrors/1/...n-free/release/
ncftp ...media/non-free/release > ls *fglrx*
dkms-fglrx-8.40.4-8mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
dkms-fglrx-hd2000-8.42.3-1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fglrx-control-center-8.40.4-8mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fglrx-devel-8.40.4-8mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-control-center-8.42.3-1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-devel-8.42.3-1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv-8.41.7-3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv-8.41.7-3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv-8.41.7-3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-2.6.22.9-server-1mdv-8.41.7-3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.41.7-1.20071003.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-desktop-latest-8.41.7-1.20071003.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-laptop-latest-8.41.7-1.20071003.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-hd2000-kernel-server-latest-8.41.7-1.20071003.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv-8.40.4-7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv-8.40.4-7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv-8.40.4-7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-2.6.22.9-server-1mdv-8.40.4-7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.40.4-1.20071003.7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-desktop-latest-8.40.4-1.20071003.7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-laptop-latest-8.40.4-1.20071003.7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
fglrx-kernel-server-latest-8.40.4-1.20071003.7mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
x11-driver-video-fglrx-8.40.4-8mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
x11-driver-video-fglrx-hd2000-8.42.3-1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm

General update: The 8.42.3 package just hit Cooker, as you can see from the above post. We just need to test it a bit there before doing the 2008 backport.

Adam,

Thank you for the update!

I know, I cought it a bit after I posted and passed out infront of my computer before rectifying my claim, though was not there before or listened to the inlaws complaining so much I went crazy lol, Thanks though

Can someone post a direct link to packages with the new 8.42 driver? I can't find it anywhere...