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[adam <adam.rudder@xxxxxxxxx>]

UPDATE:

fixed by removing all the AMD proprietory drivers...

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev*

I am entirely new to lubuntu, so in reality I have no idea what I did or
why it worked, but it did.

Best,
Adam.

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Title:
  extended display

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i am having difficulties with my hd 4780 graphics card in general. i
  would like to install some drivers that would allow me just to use it,
  i am not playing video games or any such thing, i would just like to
  be able to use two monitors.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Mon Jan 12 01:25:16 2015
  DistUpgraded: 2015-01-09 04:04:35,152 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fglrx, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-44-generic, i686: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV770 [Radeon HD 4870] [1002:9440] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:2445]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-07 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1)
  LightdmGreeterLog: ** (lightdm-gtk-greeter:1389): WARNING **: Failed to load user image: Failed to open file '/home/linbox/.face': No such file or directory
  LightdmGreeterLogOld: ** (lightdm-gtk-greeter:1383): WARNING **: Failed to load user image: Failed to open file '/home/linbox/.face': No such file or directory
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic root=UUID=363e8b45-67dc-4903-9592-3a7ce7175325 ro drm.debug=0xe plymouth:debug
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UnitySupportTest:
   Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request:  BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
     Major opcode of failed request:  155 (GLX)
     Minor opcode of failed request:  19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
     Serial number of failed request:  22
     Current serial number in output stream:  22
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-01-09 (2 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/23/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2002
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P5Q-PRO
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2002:bd02/23/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q-PRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.58+git20141201.f99522e6-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0~git20150105.21a280f8-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0~git20150105.21a280f8-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git20140806.fbf575cb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.916+git20141215.99537089-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11+git20141030.3fb97d78-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty2
  xserver.bootTime: Mon Jan 12 00:41:26 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6

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