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fglrx-installer package

fglrx does not support 2.6.31 kernel

Bug #413791 reported by mark
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xorg

I just tried this by updating Jaunty to Karmic. I've tried this previously right after the last Alpha - I also tried a completely fresh install of the last Alpha.

I have an ATI Radeon mobile in my laptop. After upgrading, before the login screen appears, the comp freezes and shows a bunch of random colored boxes and lines.

If I boot with the previous kernel I can at least get into the OS - but when you go to the restricted drivers, while it says the ATI driver is activated, its not in use.

I can provide further info upon request - did some searching to see if anyone else sees this, and havn't found anything yet.

Tags: karmic
mark (markrmiller)
summary: - ATI fglrx driver appears tp cause freeze on boot
+ ATI fglrx driver appears to cause freeze on boot
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
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mark (markrmiller) wrote : Re: ATI fglrx driver appears to cause freeze on boot

I guess this can be removed - I finally found some info on this.

As I guess everyone knows, fglrx doesn't yet support the latest kernel. 9.8 just came out, but it still doesn't support 2.6.31 just up to 2.6.30.

Worse, the open source drivers don't support r600-r700 - so I'm out in the cold with 3d and my ATI card. Bummer.

Bryce Harrington (bryce)
tags: added: karmic
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
summary: - ATI fglrx driver appears to cause freeze on boot
+ fglrx does not support 2.6.31 kernel
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package fglrx-installer - 2:8.660-0ubuntu1

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fglrx-installer (2:8.660-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    + Fix freeze on boot with purple and green ubuntu logos
      (LP: #423711)
    + Fix boot failure due to DKMS change. Sometimes X crashes as result.
      (LP: #417617, #413751)
    + Make fglrx compile with dkms on 2.6.30 and 2.6.31 for amd64
      (LP: #410062)
    + Fix "Desktop effects could not be enabled" on HD 4850 and HD 4870
      (LP: #417500, #408633)
    + Provide support for 2.6.31 kernel
      (LP: #413791)
    + Use Catalyst Control Center for display configuration
      (LP: #410512)
    + Catalyst Control Center shows up in Apps > Accessories, should be in
      System > Administration > Display
      (LP: #423670)

 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:05:07 -0700

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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Rafael Carduz Rocha (rafaelcrocha) wrote :

Hi,

This was not fixed for me with latest drivers and kubuntu karmic. If I have no xorg.conf, I can login in kdm, but the drivers are not in use. If I generate a xorg.conf with aticonfig --initial and reboot I get the same crash instead of kdm.
Anyone else with this problem. I am thinking about a fresh install...

thanks,
rafael

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote : Re: [Bug 413791] Re: fglrx does not support 2.6.31 kernel

Rafael:

Open a new bug for debugging what's happening to you. 2.6.31 support was
explicitly added in the last upload, so odds are it's a different problem.

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 19:36, Rafael Carduz Rocha
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This was not fixed for me with latest drivers and kubuntu karmic. If I have
> no xorg.conf, I can login in kdm, but the drivers are not in use. If I
> generate a xorg.conf with aticonfig --initial and reboot I get the same
> crash instead of kdm.
> Anyone else with this problem. I am thinking about a fresh install...
>
> thanks,
> rafael
>
> --
> fglrx does not support 2.6.31 kernel
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/413791
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--
Mario Limonciello
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