[fglrx] doesn't support DefaultDepth below 24, so fglrx generated xorg.conf won't boot
Bug #188409 reported by
Thomas Novin
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #194963: fglrx needs to use 24bit mode, and supports composite now.
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx
After installing Hardy Alpha 4 I enabled fglrx from Driver Setup. It crashed and didn't get the job done. This is bug https:/
I applied the patch proposed in that bug and was then able to enable / disable fglrx. Since my xorg.conf was completely screwed I ran as described in the file I had, 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg'.
I enabled fglrx, noticed that my xorg.conf was updated and rebooted. X didn't start with this config though.
I'm attaching the produced xorg.conf and /var/log/
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24: | |
importance: | High → Wishlist |
importance: | Wishlist → High |
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I can confirm this bug. I believe the description is somewhat misleading, though. As far as I know, the xorg.conf is supposed to be "bare-boned" in hardy to let xorg detect the hardware automatically. This is what fails horribly for me as well, with the same symptoms. X starts up in failsafe mode since no suitable configuration is found by the autodetection. My hardware is a Mobility Radeon X600 which is supposed to be supported by the latest fglrx driver and my screen is a Dell Laptop display at 1920x1200.
I have no real clue how the autodetection is supposed to work, but I guess that xresprobe is no longer used. Perhaps the output of ddcprobe and get-edid is of some help?