fglrx from x-updates ppa crashes

[RainerT]

I wanted to try Ati's latest 10.06 linux driver and updated fglrx from
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates:

Here are the last lines from Xorg.log:

(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9440) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:1) found
(II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release
(II) AMD Video driver is signed

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x28) [0x4a3238]
1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x655ad) [0x4655ad]
2: /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fd9e650b000+0xf8f0) [0x7fd9e651a8f0]
3: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x1204b8) [0x5204b8]
4: /usr/bin/X (xf86ParsePciBusString+0x35) [0x480d75]
5: /usr/bin/X (xf86ComparePciBusString+0x2e) [0x480fee]
6: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so (atiddxProbe+0x8b3) [0x7fd9e3179043]
7: /usr/bin/X (xf86CallDriverProbe+0x2bd) [0x47237d]
8: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x345) [0x473795]
9: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x26005) [0x426005]
10: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7fd9e5203c4d]
11: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x25d59) [0x425d59]
Segmentation fault at address (nil)

Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.3.log" for additional information.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 20 19:30:04 2010
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EX38-DS4
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=fab0faf5-0477-46fd-9b4d-599c514ffd6e ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F6C AHCI ROM
dmi.board.name: EX38-DS4
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6CAHCIROM:bd04/24/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEX38-DS4:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEX38-DS4:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EX38-DS4
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

[RainerT (tr-ml)]

Not quite sure if exact version information is in Xorg.3.log;
it is fglrx-installer 2:8.741-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~lucid

[Felix Kuehling (felix-kuehling)]

Adding a BusID line to the fglrx Device section in xorg.conf should fix this. Just regenerating your xorg.conf with "aticonfig --initial -f" should take care of this.

[RainerT (tr-ml)]

Yes this fixes it, thanks.