What is ATI Open Source Video Driver FOR LINUX?

ATI Open Source Video Driver

ATI Open Source Video Driver is your go-to open-source option if you're looking for an alternative to the ATI/Radeon video driver. It’s designed to give you a smoother experience while handling video playback and rendering.

What's New in This Release?

There have been some major updates that you’ll definitely want to check out:

• mach64, r128, radeon are now ported to libpciaccess.


• A complete restructuring of the ATI wrapper.


• The radeon now supports chips from the r5xx, rs6xx, and r6xx families using ATOMBIOS.


• The return of zaphod mode support.


• Adds centered modes for radeon using scalers which can be selected via output attributes.


• PAL TV-out is fixed on supported chips!


• Initial support for render acceleration on r3xx/r4xx chips (including rotation).


• Bugs related to TV option handling are now fixed.


• Xv RGB and XPRESS Xv fixes have also been included.

User Contributions

A bunch of developers have contributed to this release as well:

• Alex Deucher: Integrated Atom code and more from Dave's contributions.


• Arkadiusz Miskiewicz: Worked on various cleanups and configuration fixes.


• Dave Airlie: Added numerous enhancements including fixing typos in crtc offset and improving memory mapping issues.

Troubleshooting and Fixes

This version also comes with a lot of bug fixes. Some examples include:

• A fix for cursor offsets on avivo chips.


• An update that improves BIOS/driver interaction for ATOM BIOS.

If you want to download this updated driver, head over to our page at: Download ATI Open Source Video Driver here!

How Download Works

Go to the Softpas website, press the 'Downloads' button, and pick the app you want to download and install—easy and fast!