I'm using Debian etch on a Radeon 9500 Pro (flashed to think it's a 9700) with 2.6.15 and fglrx configured as a big desktop. Acceleration seems to be working, but not especially well, i.e. glxgears ...
When I try to load Xorg 7 with the fglrx driver it hangs without warning, just a black screen. CTRL-ALT-F1 works, although there is no video output there either, but I can at least reboot the system ...
Timing and support issues have left Ubuntu users with Radeon graphics cards in a bit of a pickle. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is set to remove support for AMD’s Catalyst Linux driver, known as fglrx, when the ...