I've been trying to get hybrid graphics working on my Dell Inspirion 15R and I get the low graphics mode when starting up. This is on Raring.
I have tried fglrx & fglrx-updates from the restricted archive, AMD sources, and the fglrx-updates found in ppa:andrikos/ppa and all fail the way. The X server seg faults every time (see attached Xorg log). I have also tried the workaround at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#WORKAROUND. I even downgraded the xserver-xorg-video-intel package to the one found in ppa:andrikos/ppa.
I will also add the info from apport-collect to this bug.
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.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: 2013-01-04 15:43:42,670 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: raring
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
vboxhost, 4.2.6, 3.8.0-0-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.2.6, 3.8.0-2-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.2.6, 3.8.0-3-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ca]
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 6400M/7400M Series] [1002:6760] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ca]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-13 (79 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N5110
MarkForUpload: True
Package: fglrx-installer (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-3-generic root=UUID=a40beba5-f143-4cf4-9826-98d1fe09490d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-3.7-generic 3.8.0-rc5
Tags: raring running-unity ubuntu reproducible compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-3-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-04 (27 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
Option "AccelMethod" "uxa"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 12/20/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X17
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: X17
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX17:bd12/20/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN5110:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrX17:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron N5110
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.25-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.41-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.19-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Fri Feb 1 12:01:01 2013
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: intel
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