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[Bug 1509917] [NEW] FGLRX package cant be installed and run correctly on 15.10 UPGRADE

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Public bug reported:

Hi there!

I cant get my graphics to work properly.. I have an AMD radeon HD 6450
card, I changed the display drivers via

system settings -> programs & updates -> additional drivers

to fglrx there (switching from the default xserver-xorg-video-ati), that
worked.

But when I did upgrade the distribution from 15.04 to 15.10, it just
"hanged" when loading ubuntu.. it never got into xserver.. managed to
get around that by connectin an old monitor via vga to my mobo directly,
then it worked somehow by displaying the picture on my main screen via
hdmi via amd hd 6450..

Have tried to install fglrx back and forth trying to get it to work, but
it does not seem to work..


I did get this message when filing the bug:

"Your system is providing 3D via software rendering rather than hardware
rendering.  This is a compatibility mode which should display 3D
graphics properly but the performance may be very poor.  If the problem
you're reporting is related to graphics performance, your real question
may be why X didn't use hardware acceleration for your system."


What is even more disturbing is that I cant switch back to xserver-xorg-video-ati eighter and run that driver via the "additional drivers" settings dialogue.

Dont know if I should file that into a separate bug but thought it maybe
helps reporting that.


Dont know how to get fglrx to work actually.. also the screen is reporting just a single resolution that is very low that I also even cant change..

Thanks for reading.
Have a nice day!

/Micke

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: fglrx 2:15.201-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
 
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
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: Mon Oct 26 04:13:45 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 15.201, 4.2.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] [1002:6779] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Radeon HD 7450 [1682:3200]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-26 (153 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=3c54a719-bd1c-4b70-8ef6-8e17fd06e3c4 ro text
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] Filen eller katalogen finns inte: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/01/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.61
dmi.board.name: 09F8h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.61:bd07/01/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151015-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 26 04:56:42 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9

** Affects: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


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

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Title:
  FGLRX package cant be installed and run correctly on 15.10 UPGRADE

Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi there!

  I cant get my graphics to work properly.. I have an AMD radeon HD 6450
  card, I changed the display drivers via

  system settings -> programs & updates -> additional drivers

  to fglrx there (switching from the default xserver-xorg-video-ati),
  that worked.

  But when I did upgrade the distribution from 15.04 to 15.10, it just
  "hanged" when loading ubuntu.. it never got into xserver.. managed to
  get around that by connectin an old monitor via vga to my mobo
  directly, then it worked somehow by displaying the picture on my main
  screen via hdmi via amd hd 6450..

  Have tried to install fglrx back and forth trying to get it to work,
  but it does not seem to work..

  
  I did get this message when filing the bug:

  "Your system is providing 3D via software rendering rather than
  hardware rendering.  This is a compatibility mode which should display
  3D graphics properly but the performance may be very poor.  If the
  problem you're reporting is related to graphics performance, your real
  question may be why X didn't use hardware acceleration for your
  system."

  
  What is even more disturbing is that I cant switch back to xserver-xorg-video-ati eighter and run that driver via the "additional drivers" settings dialogue.

  Dont know if I should file that into a separate bug but thought it
  maybe helps reporting that.

  
  Dont know how to get fglrx to work actually.. also the screen is reporting just a single resolution that is very low that I also even cant change..

  Thanks for reading.
  Have a nice day!

  /Micke

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: fglrx 2:15.201-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .tmp.unity.support.test.1:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  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: Mon Oct 26 04:13:45 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: wily
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 15.201, 4.2.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] [1002:6779] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Radeon HD 7450 [1682:3200]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-26 (153 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=3c54a719-bd1c-4b70-8ef6-8e17fd06e3c4 ro text
  Renderer: Software
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] Filen eller katalogen finns inte: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/01/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.61
  dmi.board.name: 09F8h
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.type: 4
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.61:bd07/01/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151015-0ubuntu1
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
  xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 26 04:56:42 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9

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