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[Anthony Wong <anthony.wong@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: hwe-next
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Alberto Milone (albertomilone)

** Changed in: hwe-next
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  [AMD Richland + Topaz XT ] gpu-manager generated xorg.conf is not
  compatiable with switchable graphics

Status in HWE Next Project:
  Confirmed
Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  
  This is a trusty system with two GPUs:
  00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8610G] [1002:990f]
  01:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260] [1002:6900]

  After installing fglrx driver, still not able to swtich in between
  graphics.

  
  Steps to reproduce:

  1. install system with trusty
  2. install fglrx
  3. sudo amdcccle

  Expected result:

  Able to see the optoin of switchable graphics

  
  Actual result:

  There is no such option.

  
  Verification:

  1. Adding "nogpumanager" to kernel parameter 
  2. Recreate the xorg.conf with "amdconfig --initial".
  3. Reboot
  4. Open amdcccle
  You will able to see the option of switchable graphics

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.2.91.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Jan 14 21:11:29 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-14 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-drivers-common
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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