How to install AMD / ATI Catalyst drivers AKA Crimson 15.12 in BlackArch / Arch Linux with kernel 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11
To install Catalyst 15.12 in BlackArch / Arch, we need to downgrade some packages. It is not complicated, because Vi0L0 (he supports catalyst-test and catalyst in AUR) has raised the user's repository with all the necessary packages.
Open the file /etc/pacman.conf:
sudo gedit /etc/pacman.conf
and add the following strings:
[xorg117] Server = http://mirror.hactar.xyz/Vi0L0/xorg117/$arch [catalyst] Server = http://mirror.hactar.xyz/Vi0L0/catalyst/$arch
It is very important that the block to be ABOVE the rest of the repositories, approximately like this:
Now we import its keys:
sudo pacman-key --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0xabed422d653c3094 sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 0xabed422d653c3094
Downgrade (agree to everything):
sudo pacman -Syuu
Next:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/catalyst-test.git cd catalyst-test/ makepkg -si
Create the configuration file for the AMD drivers:
sudo aticonfig --initial
Adding them to auto start:
sudo systemctl enable atieventsd sudo systemctl start atieventsd
Restart your system
reboot
And make some tests:
fglrxinfo fgl_glxgears
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