Fglrx-updates backfire, more info

[Daryl Hughes]

When I installed "fglrx-updates" driver, it back fired on me as in not able to see the screen when i booted up the computer. It showed Ubuntu booting screen a lot bigger than normal and after that it lost connection with the screen and was not running monitor and could not do any thing... But when I purged fglrx-updates it seemed to go back to normal.

Ubuntu: 14.04
Kernel: 3.12.0-7
Graphic chip set: AMD/ATI: Wrestler [Radeon 6310] 1 chip

This has actually worked before. I'm not 100% sure what it maybe but I surely have an idea of the cause of the problem. I will put another comment below of saying what it maybe when I know for sure.

[Daryl Hughes (zorw2016)]

ok found the buggy part of it when u Install "Linux-firmware" and "fglrx-updates" together they dont agree with each other running so that is the bug issue removed linux firmware and then installed fglrx but there seems to be a catch to it is that it wont detect wifi adapters but i also noticed that fglrx is faster then the kernels linux-firmware runs ive got 5 FPS max with linux-Firmware on and with out with fglrx only i ran about 11 FPS max same settings and all
Graphic chip set: AMD/ATI: Wrestler [Radeon HD 6310] 1 chip
512 MB video memory
sorry forgot to put HD in the spot chip set
but that maybe a bug not sure if u run linux firmware and fglrx together ull have issues maybe not with all chip sets but i hope this helps people on some issues they had in the past or future

[Daryl Hughes (zorw2016)]

Well found the issue why the 3.13. kernel did not work for some
I Been testing some programs and drivers and so and found that "fglrx-update" drivers package effects 3.13 and shows black screen when u install fglrx-update it will go blank black screen and start up after Ubuntu screen pop ups and the mouse is as a black X on there with white out lining and wont start up desktop

[Daryl Hughes (zorw2016)]

just recently also tested 3.12 kernel on this issue and got the same results

[Daryl Hughes (zorw2016)]

Fglrx-updates is fixed and works for Kernel: 3.12.0-8 and works 100% (still in for testing)
Ubuntu 14.04
Date: January 2nd 2014

[Dave Stroud (bigdavesr)]

I had this problem on gnome 14.10,15.04 and now on 15.10. I a running HP all in one desktop, amd radon video . It shows as being installed but boots to black screen. Have to purge fglrx to be able to boot.It also happens with fglrx-updates too.