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[Bug 1432164] [NEW] Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice

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From: Rana Catesbiana <1432164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 13:20:45 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1432164 <1432164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Public bug reported:

Hello. I can't select and save the proprietary drivers in the "Software
and Updates" in the "Additional Drivers" section. It allows me to select
using a proprietary driver, but when I click "Apply Changes," it jumps
right back to the X Org X server option.

I've also tried "sudo apt-get install fglrx" and some variants thereof, but end up getting a response back such as :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 fglrx : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or
                  xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or
                  xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or
                  xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or
                  xorg-video-abi-15
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


This is what inxi -Fnz spits out:
System:    Host: angela-Satellite-C75D-B Kernel: 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Gnome Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine:   System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C75D-B version: PSCLEU-00Q003
           Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC version: MP Bios: Insyde version: 1.20 date: 06/13/2014
CPU:       Quad core AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 15969.4 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1000.00 MHz 2: 1200.00 MHz 3: 1000.00 MHz 4: 1000.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon APU A4-6000 with R2 Graphics] bus-ID: 00:01.0 
           X.Org: 1.16.0 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD MULLINS GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Device 9840 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-30-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: wl bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (0.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ01ABD1 size: 1000.2GB temp: 41C 
Partition: ID: / size: 28G used: 4.3G (17%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 744G used: 184M (1%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 16.00GB used: 0.34GB (2%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.6C mobo: N/A gpu: 52.0 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 222 Uptime: 2:03 Memory: 1341.1/6874.6MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Mar 14 09:08:42 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.16.0-30-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon APU A4-6000 with R2 Graphics] [1002:9851] (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f938]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-14 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f1d62db5-4b72-427d-8fbc-8955283b87ea ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: 1.20
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: MP
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.20:bd06/13/2014:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC75D-B:pvrPSCLEU-00Q003:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrMP:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Satellite C75D-B
dmi.product.version: PSCLEU-00Q003
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sat Mar 14 07:12:41 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2
xserver.video_driver: radeon

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 trusty ubuntu

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Title:
  Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection
  choice

Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello. I can't select and save the proprietary drivers in the
  "Software and Updates" in the "Additional Drivers" section. It allows
  me to select using a proprietary driver, but when I click "Apply
  Changes," it jumps right back to the X Org X server option.

  I've also tried "sudo apt-get install fglrx" and some variants thereof, but end up getting a response back such as :
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   fglrx : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or
                    xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or
                    xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or
                    xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or
                    xorg-video-abi-15
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

  
  This is what inxi -Fnz spits out:
  System:    Host: angela-Satellite-C75D-B Kernel: 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
             Desktop: Gnome Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
  Machine:   System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C75D-B version: PSCLEU-00Q003
             Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC version: MP Bios: Insyde version: 1.20 date: 06/13/2014
  CPU:       Quad core AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 15969.4 
             Clock Speeds: 1: 1000.00 MHz 2: 1200.00 MHz 3: 1000.00 MHz 4: 1000.00 MHz
  Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon APU A4-6000 with R2 Graphics] bus-ID: 00:01.0 
             X.Org: 1.16.0 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.0hz 
             GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD MULLINS GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
  Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
             Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Device 9840 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1 
             Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-30-generic
  Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 
             driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
             IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
             Card-2: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: wl bus-ID: 05:00.0
             IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (0.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ01ABD1 size: 1000.2GB temp: 41C 
  Partition: ID: / size: 28G used: 4.3G (17%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 744G used: 184M (1%) fs: ext4 
             ID: swap-1 size: 16.00GB used: 0.34GB (2%) fs: swap 
  RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
  Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.6C mobo: N/A gpu: 52.0 
             Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
  Info:      Processes: 222 Uptime: 2:03 Memory: 1341.1/6874.6MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 
             Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat Mar 14 09:08:42 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.16.0-30-generic, x86_64: installed
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon APU A4-6000 with R2 Graphics] [1002:9851] (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f938]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-14 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f1d62db5-4b72-427d-8fbc-8955283b87ea ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: compiz
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
  dmi.bios.version: 1.20
  dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Portable PC
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: MP
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
  dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.20:bd06/13/2014:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC75D-B:pvrPSCLEU-00Q003:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrMP:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: Satellite C75D-B
  dmi.product.version: PSCLEU-00Q003
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
  xserver.bootTime: Sat Mar 14 07:12:41 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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Follow ups

[Bug 1432164] Re: Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Matthew Paul Thomas, 2015-03-17
[Bug 1432164] Re: Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Stephen M. Webb, 2015-03-14
[Bug 1432164] Re: Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Rana Catesbiana, 2015-03-14
[Bug 1432164] Re: Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Rana Catesbiana, 2015-03-14
[Bug 1432164] [NEW] Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Rana Catesbiana, 2015-03-14
References

[Bug 1432164] [NEW] Alternative video driver (fglrx) is not being saved as a selection choice
From: Rana Catesbiana, 2015-03-14