menu bug

[[e-mail]]

when i have multiple monitors i cannot access menu drop downs by using mouse only.

to access menu drop downs like system settings, display etc i have to do the following:

move mouse over drop down menu whilst holding the left click and then use arrow keys to access menu options

Mote: this does no happen on laptop only and happen when using either the display port or the hdmi port

regards

sean

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+10ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,imgpng,compiztoolbox,place,mousepoll,resize,gnomecompat,regex,animation,move,snap,session,vpswitch,wall,grid,expo,ezoom,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Wed Mar 14 19:03:17 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-03-13 11:41:07.484497
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.911, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3385]
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler [AMD Radeon HD 6600M Series] [1002:6741] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3385]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=f63f9a44-745d-4679-ad89-ad2b46a3c0d4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
   Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
   Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
   Serial number of failed request: 22
   Current serial number in output stream: 22
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-13 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/14/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.09
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3385
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 93.12
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU2051N3K
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.09:bd11/14/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY14NotebookPC:pvr0586200000241A10001620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3385:rvrKBCVersion93.12:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0586200000241A10001620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0+bzr3035-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[[e-mail] (sean-h-muir)]

this was down to POSIX not being enabled and my graphics card drivers:

I added the line:

tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

to /etc/fstab as it was missing

and then mounted the shared memory:

sudo mount /dev/shm

Reference: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1393513

i have purged my AMD driver and downloaded the latest driver from the ati website:

sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx*
sudo apt-get install dh-make execstack dh-modaliases dkms lib32gcc1 libc6-i386
sudo chmod +x amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run
sudo sh amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise

Reference: http://debianhelp.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/to-do-list-after-installing-ubuntu-12-04-lts-aka-precise-pangolin/

now I have 3d graphics and no menu drop issues

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi Sean, do you know what you did to get your system into a state where /dev/shm was not being mounted? Maybe there's a way we can detect and/or prevent people from getting into this situation.

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

Is this still an issue with fglrx 2:8.960-0ubuntu1? Please mark the bug as comfirmed if so.

[[e-mail] (sean-h-muir)]

Hi Bryce,

It was a fresh install of 12.04.

Initially everything was working fine on the intel graphics but after upgrade it all went wrong and I could not use unity or multiple monitors.

The issue with the drop down menu bug was only when I have multiple monitors.

By doing what I done above everything is working fine but I know longer use fglrx as I have purged it from my system.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Ah, I see this is a hybrid graphics system. Yes, some extra configuration work is required to switch over to the ATI card on such machines beyond just installing the fglrx driver.