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As of August 2012, binary packages are being offered. Currently, packages are available in the [basis] repository. In the past, Catalyst_legacy [http://manjaro.org/2013/03/20/stable-repositories-got-updated-10/ has been dropped] from official Manjaro support because of incomaptiblility with Xorg-Server 1.13-Series. We had to [http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=2898.0 remove both proprietary drivers] for a short term due change to Xorg-Server 1.14-Series. | As of August 2012, binary packages are being offered. Currently, packages are available in the [basis] repository. In the past, Catalyst_legacy [http://manjaro.org/2013/03/20/stable-repositories-got-updated-10/ has been dropped] from official Manjaro support because of incomaptiblility with Xorg-Server 1.13-Series. We had to [http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=2898.0 remove both proprietary drivers] for a short term due change to Xorg-Server 1.14-Series. | ||
=Steps to restore free ATI driver= | |||
1/ Fire up a package manager, search for "catalyst" and remove all installed packages starting with it. Also remove "lxdm" | |||
2/ Put these in a terminal | |||
sudo mhwd -i pci video-ati | |||
sudo pacman -S lxdm xfce4-session | |||
*This will also reinstall xorg-server. If you can't find xorg-server installed, you will have to manually install it before restarting the system. Also replace xfce4-session with your desktop session. | |||
=Prepare the System for Catalyst Drivers= | =Prepare the System for Catalyst Drivers= | ||