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[Bug 1390234] Re: Unity desktop misbehaves with some applications with the FGLRX driver

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From: Maxim Therrien <acerspyro@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:36:07 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1390234 <1390234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Description changed:

  I've been using Ubuntu 14.10 for a while now, and I ended up switching
  to the FGLRX driver for performance reasons. My laptop is an Acer Aspire
  5742G-7353 with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 video chip on it. I have
  noticed that some applications (So far, I've only seen Blender and
  Chromium do this) displays a little bit (maybe 10-20 pixels?) to the
- right when maximized.
+ right when maximized. The drivers that are available from the ATI
+ website worked fine, but I had to use the version from the repos since
+ it no longer works with 14.10. Problem only exists in the repo version.
+ 
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2225451
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2241392
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: fglrx 2:14.201-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
-  
+ 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  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: Thu Nov  6 17:00:08 2014
  DistUpgraded: 2014-10-26 22:08:12,603 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: utopic
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 14.201, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
-  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0487]
+  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
+    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0487]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-21 (15 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Lsusb:
-  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
-  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
-  Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0402:9665 ALi Corp. Gateway Webcam
-  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
-  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
+  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+  Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0402:9665 ALi Corp. Gateway Webcam
+  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
+  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5742G
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=UUID=4c5be90d-5004-4ef9-9229-6692e492d1e5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-27 (10 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.07
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire 5742G
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.07
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.07
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.07:bd09/27/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire5742G:pvrV1.07:rvnAcer:rnAspire5742G:rvrV1.07:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.07:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5742G
  dmi.product.version: V1.07
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Nov  6 16:51:13 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
-  open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
-  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
-  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
-  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
+  open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
+  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
+  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
+  AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  xserver.video_driver: fglrx

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Title:
  Unity desktop misbehaves with some applications with the FGLRX driver

Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've been using Ubuntu 14.10 for a while now, and I ended up switching
  to the FGLRX driver for performance reasons. My laptop is an Acer
  Aspire 5742G-7353 with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 video chip on
  it. I have noticed that some applications (So far, I've only seen
  Blender and Chromium do this) displays a little bit (maybe 10-20
  pixels?) to the right when maximized. The drivers that are available
  from the ATI website worked fine, but I had to use the version from
  the repos since it no longer works with 14.10. Problem only exists in
  the repo version.

  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2225451
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2241392

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: fglrx 2:14.201-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  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: Thu Nov  6 17:00:08 2014
  DistUpgraded: 2014-10-26 22:08:12,603 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: utopic
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 14.201, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0487]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-21 (15 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0402:9665 ALi Corp. Gateway Webcam
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5742G
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=UUID=4c5be90d-5004-4ef9-9229-6692e492d1e5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-27 (10 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.07
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire 5742G
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.07
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.07
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.07:bd09/27/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire5742G:pvrV1.07:rvnAcer:rnAspire5742G:rvrV1.07:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.07:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5742G
  dmi.product.version: V1.07
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Nov  6 16:51:13 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
   AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
   AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
   AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  xserver.video_driver: fglrx

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References

[Bug 1390234] [NEW] Unity desktop misbehaves with some applications with the FGLRX driver
From: Maxim Therrien, 2014-11-06