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Author:	Tamlin [ 26 Jul 2010, 23:28 ]
Post subject:	ATI Catalyst 10.7
New driver is up and it seems there is extended Eyefinity support in them, including linux support: New Windows Features Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 release for Microsoft Windows include: ATI Eyefinity Technology – Enhancements for HydraVision™ * Maximizing a window across multiple displays will now take user defined bezel compensation into account * Automatically adjusts window position when dragging and dropping windows to ensure title bar visibility * Proper dialog box placement – dialogs do not cross displays, are not hidden behind bezels, and can be designated to be shown on the users “preferred” display Enhanced Pull-down detection * The Pull-down detection algorithm has been enhanced for higher visual quality on certain types of video content * Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series of GPUs ATI CrossFireX™ technology – support for rotated displays * This release of ATI Catalyst™ enables end users running supported ATI CrossFireX™ configurations to rotate their displays (single or ATI Eyefinity display configurations) and still enjoy the performance benefits of ATI CrossFireX™ technology ATI Radeon™ GPU acceleration of VLC 1.1.1 Media Player * Enables GPU acceleration of h.264 video content when using the VLC 1.1.1 Media Player – enabling a better user experience by consuming less system resources * Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 and ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series of GPU products * Requires VLC version 1.1.1 and later Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.7 release include: Support for new Linux operating systems * This release of ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems: o Ubuntu 10.04 production support ATI Eyefinity support * ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.7 provides support for ATI Eyefinity technology under all supported Linux distributions Download here: http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx Don't forget the new profiles as well, found here: http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/crossfirex-app-profiles.aspx They are for single cards as well, though it says crossfire. Here's rage3d's testing of the new features compared to last release: http://www.rage3d.com/articles/ati_catalyst_10_7/

Author:	Ninja_Gah [ 27 Jul 2010, 02:17 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
I can confirm that 5x1 portrait eyefinity is still not working I joined the forum just say this lol I've been waiting since may, i am really disappointed. I am starting to think they faked the 5x1 portrait at the computex with SOFTTH... who's with me?

Author:	Nedder [ 27 Jul 2010, 03:01 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
-did not relax bezel compensation rules for differing panel sizes (even if same res)

Author:	suiken_2mieu [ 27 Jul 2010, 03:35 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
Eh, still no 5x1 Portrait. It's pointless to me.

Author:	Tamlin [ 27 Jul 2010, 03:44 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
Eh, still no 5x1 Portrait. It's pointless to me. Here's 10.8 beta 5 if you want to give it a shot: :) http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=325871

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suiken_2mieu [ 27 Jul 2010, 04:21 ]

Post subject:

Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7

[quote]Eh, still no 5x1 Portrait. It's pointless to me.

Here's 10.8 beta 5 if you want to give it a shot: :)
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=325871
Thanks Tamlin, will report back.
EDIT1: completely no sign of 5x1 Portrait.
EDIT 2: I found something interesting in the FaQ.

Is the 5 x 1 configuration supported?

5x1 configurations are currently not supported. AMD is working on support for 5 monitor configurations which we plan to enable through a future ATI Catalyst™ driver update.

This is what we have known, except that they keep showing new videos of games running in 5x1 Portrait.

But this is what I found most interesting because it's false:

Can individual monitors be configured in a combination of portrait and landscape?

...Systems using multiple ATI Radeon™ graphics cards can support a maximum of 8 displays (total across all cards in system) with a maximum 6 of those displays being used together in a display group...

Our very own Eyefinity + SoftTH Guru had a system with 9 and 10 monitors. I believe he's also trying to go 5x3 so that's 15. SLS technology aside, the limit is not 8 monitors at all.

Author:	johnnyvd [ 27 Jul 2010, 09:43 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
Installed: Hmm... Eyefinity + quadfire still below par.. DIRT2 @ 5040x1200 DX11 Ultra average 25fps minimum 14fps. On 10.4a this was average 67fps and minimum 52fps.. This is a real joke: and still enjoy the performance benefits of ATI CrossFireX™ technology Amazing how much disc access there is during gameplay. This really brings down the framerate. When i play under 10.4a there is nearly no HD activity! For example when entering the camper after a race, this brings the game to a complete halt with the HD trashing away.. If i reinstall 10.4a this is non-existent. Just connected my ACCEL adapter instead of the Apple.. Blanking not as much as it used to, but still there. Once every 30 seconds. @Tamlin: Thanks for the link to rage3d; going to fiddle with RadeonPro.

Author:	Dyre Straits [ 27 Jul 2010, 11:24 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
[quote]Eh, still no 5x1 Portrait. It's pointless to me. Here's 10.8 beta 5 if you want to give it a shot: :) http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=325871 This was posted elsewhere as 10.7 Beta5. ???

Author:	doublejj0305 [ 27 Jul 2010, 14:20 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
Can't believe they still don't have support for 5x1! unreal.

Author:	carmatic [ 27 Jul 2010, 20:57 ]
Post subject:	Re: ATI Catalyst 10.7
have they enabled more eyefinity resolutions yet?

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