Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1553 - xorg-x11-drv-ati bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-drv-ati bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-ati packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-ati packages provide a driver for ATI graphics cards for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System.

The xorg-x11-drv-ati packages have been upgraded to upstream version 6.14.2, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#713766, BZ#634238)

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • The ATI ES1000 graphics devices had limited Video RAM (VRAM) and were restricted to an 8-bit color depth for the text console. As a consequence, the graphical boot screen was unavailable on systems using these graphics devices. Such systems could become unresponsive afterward and had to be rebooted. With this update, the source code is modified and the installation with graphical user interface (GUI) can be successfully completed. (BZ#588918)

  • Due to the driver being too verbose, error messages about failed write attempts could incorrectly appear when booting the system on i386 architectures. The messages could be safely ignored and the system eventually booted successfully. To avoid user confusion, these messages are removed with this update. (BZ#615550)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

  • This update adds support for the AMD FirePro M5950, AMD FirePro M8900, AMD FirePro V5900, and AMD FirePro V7900 graphics cards. (BZ#675297)

  • This update provides the firmware files which are required by AMD Radeon HD 6000-series and AMD's Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) platforms. (BZ#713622)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-ati are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware-6.14.2-7.el6.noarch.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-7.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-debuginfo-6.14.2-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-debuginfo-6.14.2-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-debuginfo-6.14.2-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-7.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information