This is my experience with installation patched fglrx driver on LM 18.X (or Ubuntu Xenial Xerus)
hope this will be helpful, enjoy
Supported devices
Installation from repo:
- Add a repository with required packages
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echo "deb https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/xenial/ /" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list wget --quiet https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/xenial/lmcomru-pubkey; sudo apt-key add lmcomru-pubkey apt update
- Downgrade xorg packages
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apt install xserver-xorg-core=2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 xserver-common=2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 xserver-xorg-input-evdev=1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-input-synaptics=1.8.2-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse=1:13.1.0-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-input-wacom=1:0.32.0-0ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-intel=2:2.99.917+git20160218-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-radeon=1:7.6.1-1ubuntu1
- Installation:
- For LM 18 Sarah and 18.1 Serena (4.4 kernel)
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apt install fglrx fglrx-dev fglrx-core fglrx-amdcccle
- For LM 18.2 Sonya (4.8 kernel)
Download and install next 4 packages (not yet in repo)
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/fgl ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/fgl ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/fgl ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/fgl ... _amd64.deb
to install - go to folder with downloaded files and executeCode: Select all
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb
- For 4.10 kernel:
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/4.1 ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/4.1 ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/4.1 ... _amd64.deb
https://linuxmint.com.ru/repo/sonya/4.1 ... _amd64.deb
- For LM 18 Sarah and 18.1 Serena (4.4 kernel)
- Udate confuguration and hold versions for next updates
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sudo aticonfig --initial sudo apt hold xserver-xorg-core xserver-common fglrx-core
- For Cinnamon users:
add to /etc/etvironment these linesCode: Select all
export COGL_DRIVER=gl export COGL_OVERRIDE_GL_VERSION=1.4 export COGL_RENDERER=GLX
- reboot and see the new driver in use:
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modprobe.blacklist=radeon modprobe.blacklist=amdgpu