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{{Ebuild
|Summary=Accelerated ATI/AMD binary drivers for Radeon HD 5000 and newer chipsets.
|Summary=Tool to manage Gentoo overlays
|CatPkg=x11-drivers/ati-drivers
|CatPkg=app-portage/layman
|Maintainer=Drobbins
|Homepage=http://layman.sourceforge.net/
|Homepage=
|Repository=Funtoo Overlay
|Overlay=Funtoo
}}
}}
== Introduction ==
Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.


<tt>x11-drivers/ati-drivers</tt> (often referred to as "<tt>fglrx</tt>", the name of its kernel module) is the proprietary, accelerated driver for AMD (ATI) graphics cards.
=== Installation ===
<console>###i## emerge layman</console>
[[make.conf]] must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources.  This line needs to be below everything else in make.conf.
<console>###i## echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf</console>


== Preparing to Install ==
=== Using Layman ===
Fetch, and display a list of overlays:
<console>###i## layman -L</console>


=== Xorg-server compatibility ===
Add an overlay to your system:
<console>###i## layman -a <overlay name></console>


{{Note|The release of the 14.9-r1 driver ebuild eliminates the need to mask <code>xorg-server-1.16</code>.}}
Delete an overlay from your system:
<console>###i## layman -d <overlay name></console>


<code>ati-drivers-14.9-r1</code> has been added to the Funtoo Portage tree which contains a special Ubuntu-only release of the drivers that are compatible with {{Package|x11-base/xorg-server}} version 1.16. If you are using the "stock" drivers, then typically, you would need to mask <code>xorg-server</code> as follows. This is not necessary with 14.9-r1:
==== Masking Overlay Packages ====
Overlays have the power to override distro packages. To avoid conflicts, mask everything in the overlay, and unmask the packages that are necessary to your system.


Add the following to <code>/etc/portage/package.mask</code>:
{{file|name=/etc/portage/package.mask|lang=|desc=mask all packages in an overlay|body=
 
*/*::overlay-name
{{File|name=/etc/portage/package.mask|body=
>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.16
}}
 
If X is already installed, force it to downgrade by typing:
 
<console>
# ##i##emerge -auDN world
</console>
 
A few packages will downgrade, and you'll be ready to go.
 
=== Configuring the kernel ===
 
Configure the kernel as follows. Note that the Direct Rendering Manager is '''not''' enabled. It's possible to have it selected as a kernel module, but should not be built-in to your kernel.
 
{{kernelop|desc=
[*] Enable loadable module support
Processor type and features --->
      [*] MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support
Bus options (PCI etc.) --->
      [*] PCI Express Port Bus Support
      [*] Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI and MSI-X)
Device Drivers --->
      Graphics support --->
            < > Direct Rendering Manager (xFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) --->
}}
}}


{{note|If you need support for AGP cards, enable the following kernel options:}}
{{file|name=/etc/portage/package.unmask|lang=|desc=unmask packages to be used|body=
{{kernelop|desc=
cat-egory/pack-age1
Device Drivers --->
cat-egory/pack-age2
      Graphics support --->
            <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support) --->
                  Select an appropriate AGP driver:
                  <*> AMD Opteron/Athlon64 on-CPU GART support
}}
}}


=== Editing make.conf ===
==== Sync ====
 
Add the following to your <code>/etc/make.conf</code>:
<console>
# ##i##nano /etc/make.conf
VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"
</console>
=== Editing package.use ===
 
Then, add the following to <code>/etc/portage/package.use</code>:
<console>
###i## nano /etc/portage/package.use
x11-drivers/ati-drivers qt4
</console>
{{note|Feel free to add or remove use flags as you see fit. For example, if you do not want amdcccle support, remove the qt4 use flag.}}
== Installing ==
 
=== Emerging the package ===
To emerge the drivers, run the following command:
<console>
###i## emerge -av --changed-use --deep @world
</console>
 
== Configuring ==
 
Next, set ati-drivers to manage the system's OpenGL and OpenCL implementations:
<console>
###i## eselect opengl set ati
###i## eselect opencl set amd
</console>
 
Afterwards, run <code>aticonfig</code> to modify the X-server configuration file to work with the ati-drivers:
<console>
###i## aticonfig --initial
</console>
 
{{tip|If you would like to have a full-resolution framebuffer with ati-drivers, check out [[uvesafb| uvesafb]]}}


== Troubleshooting ==
Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:
=== I am using a HDMI connection, and my monitor's display has a black border around it. ===
<console>###i## layman -s <overlay name></console>
Disable overscan using the following command, as root:


<console>
Sync all overlays:
# ##i##aticonfig --set-pcs-val=MCIL,DigitalHDTVDefaultUnderscan,0
<console>###i## layman -S</console>
</console>


You may need to restart your X session.
Sync all overlays via eix:
<console>###i## eix-sync</console>


=== GNOME 3 windows only refresh when I drag them. ===
=== Troubleshooting ===
This is a known issue, reported in [http://bugs.funtoo.org/browse/FL-1130 Funtoo Bug 1130]. This issue has been fixed by addressing a bug in cogl -- upgrade to cogl-1.12.2-r2 to fix it.
Problem:
Warning: an installed db file was not found at: ['/var/lib/layman/cache***.xml']


=== Compton with backend glx does not work well with ati-drivers ===
Solution:
Try running compton with the following switches:
<console>###i## layman -L</console>
<console>
###i## compton --backend glx --vsync none --paint-on-overlay
</console>


[[Category:Video Cards]]
[[Category:First Steps]]
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Layman

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Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.

Installation

root # emerge layman

make.conf must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources. This line needs to be below everything else in make.conf. 

root # echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf

Using Layman

Fetch, and display a list of overlays: 

root # layman -L

Add an overlay to your system: 

root # layman -a <overlay name>

Delete an overlay from your system: 

root # layman -d <overlay name>

Masking Overlay Packages

Overlays have the power to override distro packages. To avoid conflicts, mask everything in the overlay, and unmask the packages that are necessary to your system.

   /etc/portage/package.mask - mask all packages in an overlay
*/*::overlay-name
   /etc/portage/package.unmask - unmask packages to be used
cat-egory/pack-age1
cat-egory/pack-age2

Sync

Sync a specific overlays ebuilds: 

root # layman -s <overlay name>

Sync all overlays: 

root # layman -S

Sync all overlays via eix: 

root # eix-sync

Troubleshooting

Problem: Warning: an installed db file was not found at: ['/var/lib/layman/cache***.xml']

Solution: 

root # layman -L


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