[oneiric] unity dash is too slow when using ATI fglrx drivers in Maximum battery mode in powerplay settings

[Ganesh S Hegde]

when powerplay mode in fglrx driver is set to "maximum battery " irrespective of whether its on AC or on Battery mode , opening the dash, and searching becomes unusably slow,this issue was not existing in natty

1) Release 11.10 beta 2
2)fglrx:
  Installed: 2:8.881-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2:8.881-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2:8.881-0ubuntu2 0
unity:
  Installed: 4.16.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 4.16.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 4.16.0-0ubuntu2 0
3) the dash was very responsive in Natty regardless the Powerplay option in fglrx Catalyst control center
4) the dash opens extremely slowly in oneiric , and typing the search query is extremely sluggish when Powerplay option is set to maximum battery whether it is on AC or on battery...

the workaround for the issue is to set the Powerplay option to Maximum Performance Mode, which leads to normal performance but it will kill the battery life as well as heat up the machine considerably more by running the gpu in higher clock...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-02063706-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,move,imgpng,regex,vpswitch,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,snap,compiztoolbox,resize,gnomecompat,mousepoll,place,wall,expo,session,workarounds,fade,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sat Sep 24 23:23:17 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Robson CE [AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series] [1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1426]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64+mac (20110901)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP G42 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-02063706-generic root=UUID=b398ea65-bda3-47ff-ae06-e549a4cacdd0 ro quiet pcie.aspm=force splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.37
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1426
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 54.57
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.37:bd04/07/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPG42NotebookPC:pvr0598130000202710010010100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1426:rvr54.57:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP G42 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0598130000202710010010100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr20110919-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Ganesh S Hegde (ganumama)]

please note that i have been experiencing the same issue in the latest Oneiric kernel 3.0.0.12 as well ,

regards

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

thanks for the bug report. Is that still an issue in Ubuntu 11.10 final upto date?

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