** Description changed: After the upgrade, the computer crashed at the login screen where it froze. I could not switch to a VT, login via SSH, or safer reboot via the magic keys: RESIUB. Anyway - after a hard reboot, I noticed the graphics setup had changed. - I have a dual monitor setup that with a 22" 1920x1080 TV and 17" - 1280x1024 monitor. For some reason the 1920x1080 display likes to use an - odd resolution (1776x1000) for some signals like the one the RV770 was - pumping out cloned for both monitors of 1280x1024. + It was obvious because of the way the 22" handles resolutions or signals + it doesn't like. It's cloning the only resolution it has made avaialble: + 1280x1024. At some point after upgrade to 14.04 and before my second attempt to run Xorg, the original xorg.conf file was renamed (and not replaced) with - the date added on the end. + the date added on the end. I replaced it with the original xorg and + eventually tired different things to fix it by commenting certain lines. The second run of Xorg: The graphic output looked the same with cloned 1280x1024. I noticed that even though I restored my xorg.conf file, it - proceeded to unload radeon driver and load FBDEV with LLVM pipe. + proceeded to unload radeon driver and load FBDEV with LLVM pipe. Having + xorg.conf and not having it produces the same resutlts. The output of xrandr is: <QUOTE> xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 1280 x 1024, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024 default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1280x1024 77.0* </QUOTE> I see no obvious reason from the log files why radeon was unloaded and not used for this card which is on the supported list still. Any ideas? Thanks much. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Apr 19 13:53:09 2014 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (0 days ago)
** Description changed: After the upgrade, the computer crashed at the login screen where it froze. I could not switch to a VT, login via SSH, or safer reboot via the magic keys: RESIUB. Anyway - after a hard reboot, I noticed the graphics setup had changed. It was obvious because of the way the 22" handles resolutions or signals - it doesn't like. It's cloning the only resolution it has made avaialble: + it doesn't like. It's cloning the only resolution it has made available: 1280x1024. At some point after upgrade to 14.04 and before my second attempt to run Xorg, the original xorg.conf file was renamed (and not replaced) with the date added on the end. I replaced it with the original xorg and eventually tired different things to fix it by commenting certain lines. The second run of Xorg: The graphic output looked the same with cloned 1280x1024. I noticed that even though I restored my xorg.conf file, it - proceeded to unload radeon driver and load FBDEV with LLVM pipe. Having - xorg.conf and not having it produces the same resutlts. + proceeded to unload radeon driver and then load and use FBDEV with LLVM + pipe. Yay? Nope, I use folding@home so the CPU cores are too busy for + OpenGL. Having and not having xorg.conf present seems to not have an + effect on the resutlts. :( The output of xrandr is: <QUOTE> xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 1280 x 1024, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024 default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1280x1024 77.0* </QUOTE> I see no obvious reason from the log files why radeon was unloaded and not used for this card which is on the supported list still. Any ideas? Thanks much. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Apr 19 13:53:09 2014 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (0 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310064 Title: "radeon" driver no longer detects video card (RV770) w/ ubuntu 14.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1310064/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
