[Natty] Radeon driver not in use, instead uses vesa

[Sam_]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati

Due to Bug #728923, random glitches (enabled compiz plugin), slow video I've investigated and found radeon driver not in use.
Attached collected infos in textfile.
Graphics card (Radeon HD 4350) isn't among certified ATI components for Natty.
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog/make/pci:1002

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,crashhandler,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,decor,compiztoolbox,imgpng,mousepoll,grid,text,screenshot,place,obs,session,gnomecompat,imgsvg,regex,move,resize,vpswitch,resizeinfo,shift,animation,wobbly,winrules,workarounds,fade,cube,scale,rotate,unitymtgrabhandles,cubeaddon,expo,ezoom,unityshell,switcher,ring]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080i 1680x1050 1280x1024 1280x1024 1440x900 1440x900 1280x960 1280x800 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMLUoHAAAAABUUAQOANR54Cu6Ro1RMmSYPUFS/74BxT4EAgUCBgJUAlQ+zAAEBAjqAGHE4LUBYLEUAEyshAAAeAjqA0HI4LUAQLEWAEyshAAAeAAAA/QAYSxpRFwAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTTUZYMjQ5MEhECiAgAYoCAxzxS5MEBRQDEhAfICEiIwkHB2cDDAAQALgtAR2A0HIcFiAQLCWAEyshAACeAR2AGHEcFiBYLCUAEyshAACeAR0AclHQHiBuKFUAEyshAAAejArQkCBAMSAMQFUAEyshAAAejArQiiDgLRAQPpYAEyshAAAeAAAAAAAAAAAAzg==
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Sun Jun 5 19:27:35 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-28 19:57:09.351900
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] [1002:954f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:174b]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de:en
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=4140dca6-fb8d-48b8-a427-c00093cb684a ro
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-28 (37 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0305
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5QLD PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0305:bd07/30/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5QLDPRO:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[Jouni Mettala (jouni-mettala)]

Thank you for your bugreport. Your logs show that radeon driver is in use. Only compiz-check is claiming opposite. Compiz-check is not a part of any ubuntu package. Therefore I am setting status to invalid.