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[cogset <jackfog66@xxxxxxxxx>]

In reply to comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-
installer-updates/+bug/1470862/comments/5

>I recommend you to get rid of fglrx. Open source drivers for AMD work
today like a charm.

I beg to differ: much as I would really like to get rid of any non-free
components, without the fglrx driver *I can't even set the display
brightness* let alone do more refined tweaks, furthermore it is needed
for a composite window manager (such as Compiz) to work.

I'm not saying that  open source video drivers don't work, I just can't
do all the things I want with them -besides, I know for a fact that
virtual consoles didn't disappear in previous Ubuntu releases when using
the fglrx driver, so it's clearly a regression that should be fixed
ASAP.

I can't tell if the problem is the latest fglrx driver itself or some
grub setting or whatever, anyways I've tried some suggested workaround
such as turning off the graphical terminal or changing the screen
resolution in /etc/default/grub and  unfortunately it didn't work.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1470862

Title:
  When using fglrx module, the virtual consoles are blank and useless

Status in fglrx-installer-updates package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When the PC boots it shows the sddm login, but if I switch to the
  first virtual console using Ctrl+Alt+F1, the console is blank. The
  other consoles are in the same state. Only the virtual console with
  the sddm login, is running fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: fglrx-updates 2:15.200-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Thu Jul  2 15:31:28 2015
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-03-12 (112 days ago)

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