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AMD Catalyst 13.11 Linux Beta V9.95 Driver Is Out

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A new official beta has landed for AMD graphics users that adds official support for SteamOS and fixes a few of issues.

Changelog
QuoteAdds support for Steam OS

Resolved Issues:
[372656] : Resolves crash when resizing Konsole
[388325] : Resolves brightness adjustment issues
[388818] : Resolves kernel module compile failure when CONFIG_UIDGID_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKS is enabled
[388335] : Avoids the new GPL symbol acpi_bus_get_device for new kernel support
[386897] : Resolves system hang on resume from S4 with OpenGL screen saver running
 
Open Issues:
Steam OS:  Some OpenGL applications exhibit screen tearing with V-sync enabled
Steam OS:  Loading the Steam OS Overlay while playing games can result in a slower user Interface response time


Download: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-linux-beta-driver.aspx

It's good to see them add official support for it, judging from what people say their official drivers still need a lot of work though, especially that Steam overlay issue I can imagine that being frustrating. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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6 comments

richie442 Jan 10, 2014
Sorry for stupid question, but why stable driver is 13.12 and beta 13.11?
Liam Dawe Jan 10, 2014
Seems they forgot their own naming system.
Penguin No. 42 Jan 10, 2014
Some companies have strange naming/numbering systems :)
In this case I would guess that 13.11 is for development/testing of future changes for 13.12. Which would also explain that 13.11 Beta V9.95 has a newer release date then 13.12.

But well I never understood AMD :D
Half-Shot Jan 10, 2014
I heard from one of the 'engineers' that the 13.12 is actually just a more stable 13.11 and so the 13.11 V9.95 is actually newer than the stable one. But i think it wasn't enough of a change to make it a 14.1 just yet.
Pankake Jan 10, 2014
Why not just make it chronological ? There is no excuse for doing that :/
Xpander Jan 10, 2014
i guess the 13.11 betas are based on 2013 november branch..
the 2013 december driver is marked as stable but the dev branch is still using november..
so once its stable they will push it to 2014 and january or february..making it 14.1 or 14.2

i think thats the logic? 

now how logical are the nvidia numbers? those seem tottaly random.
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