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[Bryce Harrington <bryce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  Jockey failed to install ati fglrx binary driver.
  
- This is because a version of -fglrx which supports the .32 kernel and 1.7 xserver has not yet been released by ATI.
- Various crashes and other assorted problems can be expected from fglrx until we receive an updated driver.
+ This is because a version of -fglrx which supports the .32 kernel and
+ 1.7 xserver has not yet been released by ATI.  Various crashes and other
+ assorted problems can be expected from fglrx until we receive an updated
+ driver.
+ 
+ Technically, jockey should not be offering -fglrx even on hardware which
+ would otherwise be supported; this is deliberate. From
+ https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer
+ 
+ fglrx-installer (2:8.660-0ubuntu6) lucid; urgency=low
+ 
+   * debian/control:
+     - Provide xserver-xorg-video-5 so as to make the package
+       uninstallable until AMD restores compatibility with X.
+  -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:14:14 -0500
+ 
+ The ATI Catalyst (fglrx) driver does not currently support Xserver 1.7.
+ If support does not arrive this month Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" may be
+ released with a special unreleased Catalyst driver to support Xserver
+ 1.7, similar to what occurred in 9.10 "Karmic Koala" and 9.04 "Jaunty
+ Jackalope".
  
  Workaround in the mean-time is to uninstall -fglrx and use the open
  source -ati driver instead.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Dec  9 19:55:37 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.5-0ubuntu4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-7-generic root=UUID=81cd3311-853b-405c-a8cb-a139abc7e813 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-7.10-generic
  SourcePackage: jockey
  Tags: lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-7-generic x86_64
  dmi.bios.date: 01/23/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: ASUS K8N4-E SE ACPI BIOS Revision 0106
  dmi.board.name: K8N4-E SE
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: 1.XX
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSK8N4-ESEACPIBIOSRevision0106:bd01/23/2006:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnK8N4-ESE:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Does not support current Lucid kernel (2.6.32) or xserver (1.7)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494699
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