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fglrx-installer package

No Screen or Blank Screen instead of Login Screen

Bug #1501276 reported by Roger Barrett on 2015-09-30

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1493888: FGLRX incompatible with gcc 5. Edit Remove

This bug affects 9 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	One Hundred Papercuts	Confirmed	Critical	Unassigned
	fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Critical	Unassigned

Bug Description

Release 15.10 Wily Beta 2.
GPU R9 290. Hawaii Core.

When switching to fglrx from radeon, I get no graphics.

Scenario 1: Use the "Additional Drivers" push-button to change to fglrx ; do not create xorg.conf.

Result: On reboot, both the Displayport and DVI screens turn off ( disconnect ), and the keyboard becomes unresponsive ( caps lock and other toggles stop working ). Cannot switch to other VTs, but can use the Alt-PrtScrn(RSEINUB) safe reboot method.

Scenario 2: Use the "Additional Drivers" push-button to change to fglrx ; use amdconfig --initial to create xorg.conf.

Result: On reboot, both the Displayport and DVI screens remain active but blank, and the keyboard becomes unresponsive ( caps lock and other toggles stop working ). Cannot switch to other VTs, but can use the Alt-PrtScrn(RSEINUB) safe reboot method.

I originally had this behaviour when I tried to build Catalyst 15.9 ( which I think you are using in wily) from the AMD website against Ubuntu 15.04. I assumed there was a problem with Kernel DRM components, so I tried it in the wily beta in case the new kernel solver the issue, but have exactly the same result. This version of Wily beta 2 is installed from the DVD ISO, not upgraded from 15.04 ( although I did use the option to retain existing personal files ).

I doubt this is an Ubuntu-resolvable issue, but if it is an AMD issue you are more likely to get them to fix it than individual users.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: fglrx 2:15.201-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-12.14-generic 4.2.1
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:

CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Wed Sep 30 10:59:20 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 15.201, 4.2.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:0b00]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-26 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150924)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-12-generic root=UUID=56807866-06e5-4e2d-a1f2-eda9fee8bf78 ro recovery nomodeset
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/24/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P2.30
dmi.board.name: X79 Extreme6/GB
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.30:bd07/24/2013:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnX79Extreme6/GB:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20150908-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Wed Sep 30 10:40:09 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:

xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7

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Roger Barrett (roger-m-d-barrett) wrote on 2015-09-30:

CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (81.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (1.4 MiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (46.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (165.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmDisplayLog.txt Edit (980 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmGreeterLog.txt Edit (8.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmGreeterLogOld.txt Edit (5.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmLog.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (93.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (7.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (7.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (253.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (682 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (20.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (84.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2015-10-03:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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David Burrows (snadge) wrote on 2015-10-03:

force compilation with gcc 4.9 Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain)

Also running Wily with GPU Radeon HD7870 (Pitcairn), and see what appears to be the same issue as OP.

I have found that force compiling fglrx-core with gcc 4.9 seems to resolve the issue for me, but unfortunately I don't know why.

In any case, I will attach the patch against fglrx-installer that I created to work around the issue, which appears to restore full functionality for me.

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote on 2015-10-03:

The attachment "force compilation with gcc 4.9" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

[This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by ~brian-murray, for any issues please contact him.]

tags:

added: patch

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2015-10-20

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Critical
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
importance:	Undecided → Critical

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Sergey Kislyakov (defman21) wrote on 2015-10-22:

I've downloaded your patch and applied it to the source code of `fglrx-updates-core` (or `fglrx-installer`) and created deb's file from the patched source code. I got 4 deb files and installed them and.. it works! Thanks for this patch :)
But now I have to freeze `fglrx-updates` and `fglrx-updates-core` because apt wants to update them via upgrade/dist-upgrade and I have no idea why.

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QIII (qiii) wrote on 2015-10-23:

Sergey --

Have you posted the .debs somewhere? If you have, would you mind letting me add that to a blog article I wrote yesterday?

You may PM me on Ubuntu Forums. I'm QIII there.

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Paolo Rotolo (paolorotolo) wrote on 2015-10-24:

@Sergey, How did you build it? Debuild binary doesn't work for me (Ubuntu 15.10).

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Nerdknight (nerdknight) wrote on 2015-10-24:

The patch also works for me!.
@Paolo, to build the driver do the following:
1. Download fglrx-installer-15.201_force-gcc_4.9.patch
2. Get the sources: apt-get source fglrx
2. cd fglrx-installer-15.201
3. patch -p1 < location/of/patch/fglrx-installer-15.201_force-gcc_4.9.patch
4. dpkg-buildpackage (you may have to install some dependencies)
5. In the debs: sudo dpkg -i ../fglrx*.deb