1002:68a8 Unity fails to load after installing fglrx ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6800 Series w/ 8086:0126 Intel Integrated Card

[Ben Mullen]

The symptoms described in bug#1068661 are occurring on my laptop with switchable graphics.

The following also do not work:
fglrx-installer-updates
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#WORKAROUND
https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/fglrx

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Wed Nov 14 20:19:40 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates, 9.000: added
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:159b]
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Broadway [ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6800 Series] [1002:68a8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:159b]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-14 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=06735701-c0c6-4b13-8f87-e0529a8c44fb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/02/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.1A
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 159B
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 91.36
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.1A:bd03/02/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY17NotebookPC:pvr0592210000201920000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn159B:rvr91.36:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0592210000201920000620000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Ben Mullen, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Please answer the following questions:
+ Does fglrx-installer-updates work?
+ Does the following provide a WORKAROUND https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#WORKAROUND ?
+ If either of the above do not work, does the following PPA provide a WORKAROUND https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/fglrx ?

Thank you for your understanding.

[Ben Mullen (bmullengb)]

This is an Envy 17-2xxx series laptop.

Specific model: HP Envy 17-2090nr 3D Edition

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4063&product=5099499&sw_lang=&

[Ben Mullen (bmullengb)]

I'v tried the AMD updates.

I've tried the Intel patch listed in the ATI Howto

And I've tried downgrading the drivers.

I should note that I never got this working in Ubuntu 12.04 either.