[Dell Inspiron 5435] "unsupported hardware" watermark appears when fglrx installed on 12.04.2
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMD |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Jammy Zhou | ||
fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
trying to enable glx support by installing fglrx, after installed by using jockey,
now unity can work properly with glx function normally,
however there is an extra watermark on bottom-right corner.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Jun 3 03:59:32 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-experimen
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device [1002:999a] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:05c6]
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:05c7]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
JockeyStatus:
kmod:fglrx_
xorg:fglrx_
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5435
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/08/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X19
dmi.board.name: Inspiron 5435
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: X19
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5435
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu1
version.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu0.1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Anthony Wong (anthonywong) |
description: | updated |
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Anthony Wong (anthonywong) → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
summary: |
- [Dell Inspiron 5435] "unsupported hardware" watermark apears when fglrx - installed on 12.04.2 + [Dell Inspiron 5435] "unsupported hardware" watermark appears when + fglrx installed on 12.04.2 |
tags: | added: blocks-hwcert ihv-amd |
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in amd: | |
assignee: | nobody → Jammy Zhou (jammy-zhou) |
I don't think there's anything we can do about it.
The driver says that the chipset is supported (in the X log):
Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x999A) found
Maybe it's some sort of experimental support, and if AMD marked it so, this is really something that only AMD can fix