Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx
ubuntu-bug -p xorg
unknown chip id 0x9441, can't guess.
Just upgraded my primary desktop to 64-bit Jaunty, but when I restarted
the system was completely unusuable. Had to invoke the rescue kernel
and boot into the command line to remove all fglrx packages. The open
source drivers are usable with metacity, but I have completely lost
compiz and all desktop effects. I am using a Samsung Syncmaster 305t
(2560x1600 resolution) with a Sapphire HD4870x2 graphics card on an
i7/940.
Worse, when I switched to the open source drivers it initially seemed to
have problems recognizing my display and assumed my monitor was a lower
resolution 4:3 display, resulting in a fuzzy, stretched desktop.
(Didn't seem to detect it properly) Only with a complete purge and
reconfigure using information gleaned from others bitten by Jaunty ATI
issues allowed the open source driver to properly detect my monitor.
I have attached my (working) open source xorg.conf along with inline
dumps the busted ones generated by fglrx if it helps. I realize you
don't have much control over closed source drivers, but unfortunately
this is the sort of thing that prevents Bug #1 from ever being fixed.
Non technical users with ATI cards would be completely hosed by the
upgrade and have no idea how to fix it. If you want, I can retry the
fglrx drivers when you think a fix is available. I really miss compiz.
* Note *
When the fix becomes available, be sure to check it against VLC, movie
player, google earth. and celestia with compiz enabled. These were
problematic with 8.10+ compiz, and I had to turn compiz off to use them.
( Broken xorg.conf.fglrx-0)
# xorg.conf.failsafe (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "vesa"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
============ Broken xorg.conf.fglrx-1 ==================================
# xorg.conf.failsafe (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xorg 1:7.4~5ubuntu18
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (bui...@crested) (gcc version
4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
XorgLogOld:
** Affects: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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fglrx broken in Jaunty with SyncMaster 305T and HD4870x2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366536
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