OpenGL broken for amd64 (packaging problem)

[Peter Cordes]

There seems to be a packaging bug in Catalyst that bites Ubuntu 9.10.

 I previously added comments to bug 464525, but ATI's Felix Kuehling thinks that's actually a separate bug. I also reported this to ATI already: http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695, where Felix got me to try the --install method of installing the drivers, which worked. (Thanks.)

 So I'm filing this new bug; I hope the tags I selected are ok.

On an AMD64 Karmic system, fglrx installs and works fine (2D desktop, and Xv), but OpenGL doesn't work:
peter@tesla:~$ fglrxinfo -v
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual!

Visual ID: 23 depth=24 class=TrueColor
    bufferSize=4096 level=0 renderType=ci doubleBuffer=0 stereo=1258649631
    rgba: redSize=684153483 greenSize=0 blueSize=1258649631 alphaSize=0
    auxBuffers=0 depthSize=694153503 stencilSize=0
    accum: redSize=1258649631 greenSize=0 blueSize=694153503 alphaSize=0
    multiSample=0 multiSampleBuffers=0
    Opaque.
...(same garbage values in all the other visuals)

32bit processes have no problem, e.g. nexuiz-linux-686-glx runs just fine. But any 64bit process won't find any usable Visuals, and fail.

 Installing Catalyst 9.11 with sudo ati-driver-installer-9-11-x86.x86_64.run --install produces a fully working setup. 64bit processes work just as well as 32bit. The packages built by ati-driver-installer-9-11-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/karmic have the amd64 problem, the same as Catalyst 9.10, and the fglrx-installer 2:8.660-0ubuntu4 packages shipped in Ubuntu 9.10.

 So, Ubuntu's currently-shipping fglrx is broken on AMD64, except for running i386 programs (including wine, BTW).

 For more details and my xorg.0.log, see
http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi Peter,

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you
test if it still occurs on Lucid?

Please note we also provide technical support for older versions of
Ubuntu, but not in the bug tracker. Instead, to raise the issue through
normal support channels, please see:

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If you are the original reporter and can still reproduce the issue on
Lucid, please run the following command to refresh the report:

  apport-collect 486486

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we can work with you as the original reporter instead (you can reference
bug 486486 in your report if you think it may be related):

  ubuntu-bug xorg

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or 'Invalid' as appropriate, at the following URL:

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[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.