sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-intel

Run that before you try to install it


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Juan Pablo Rinaldi <email address hidden>wrote:

> I tried installing this package:
>
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/137095219/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.20.9-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
> but it says I already have a more recent version installed.
>
> Do I still have to install the package? If so, how?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068404
>
> Title:
>   Low graphics mode in muxless hybrid ATI/Intel GPU systems after fglrx
>   upgrade
>
> Status in X.org xf86-video-intel:
>   Won't Fix
> Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
>   In Progress
> Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Quantal:
>   Confirmed
> Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” source package in Quantal:
>   Triaged
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in openSUSE:
>   In Progress
>
> Bug description:
>   [Impact]
>
>    * Hybrid systems with ATI/intel GPUs using fglrx get a segmentation
>   fault in X when using 12.10. In stock 12.04.1 these systems were
>   working fine.
>
>    * This bug represents a severe regression from precise to quantal,
>   since is crashing on startup
>
>    * The proposed patch updates the driver to version 13.2beta3 of
>   upstream which seems to resolve this issue
>
>   [Test Case]
>
>    * Get an hybrid ATI/intel system.
>      Install quantal: The system should boot fine
>      Install the proprietary fglrx package and reboot: The X server
> crashes on startup
>
>   [Regression Potential]
>
>    * This solution does not need any change on the intel driver (as a
> previous workaround needed).
>    * No regressions have been reported so far using this most recent fglrx
> upstream, by the people affected by this bug
>
>   ======
>
>   After installing the latest fglrx-updates package on Ubuntu 12.10
>   (fglrx-updates_9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64) I have the same issue that was
>   present before AMD fixed switchable graphics on PowerXpress 4.0 cards
>   (such as my HD 6470M coupled with the intel HD Graphics 3000 of my
>   intel Core i5-2430M). The X server has a segmentation fault and the
>   low graphics mode is activated.
>
>   WORKAROUND: Follow carefully the instructions here:
>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#WORKAROUND
>
>   As per Nick Andrik, this is a version regression of xserver-xorg-
>   video-intel from 2.20.2 (working and in below mentioned PPA) and
>   2.20.3. The regression commit is
>   http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-
>   intel/commit/?id=05dcc5f1699ba90fc14c50882e8d4be89bc4a4f9 .
>
>   Upstream fglrx has published a new version (> 13.1 ) of the driver
>   which seems to solve this issue. No need to revert the commit in the
>   Intel driver any more.
>
>   ATTENTION:
>   1. If you choose the integrated GPU (via Catalyst or via amdconfig
> --px-igpu) and your X server crashes on startup, then your are probably
> affected by this bug:
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1088220
>
>   2. If your system includes an old ATI GPU card (Radeon HD 2x00 3x00
> 4x00) which is not supported any more by fglrx drivers, then probably you
> suffer from this bug:
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1058040
>   Subscribe and comment there please.
>
>   If the X server loads (so you see no low graphics mode window) but you
> get no menu bars, window decorations, etc, then press Ctrl+Shift+T to open
> a terminal, write in there:
>   unity --replace &
>   and post a comment with the result.
>
>   The logs from the intial bug report follow:
>
>   Here is the Xorg log:
>   [    20.924]
>   X.Org X Server 1.13.0
>   Release Date: 2012-09-05
>   [    20.924] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>   [    20.924] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
>   [    20.924] Current Operating System: Linux
> marco-HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9
> 19:31:23 UTC 2012 x86_64
>   [    20.924] Kernel command line:
> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
> root=UUID=5374f779-2ae8-4842-a390-e21317364c6c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   [    20.924] Build Date: 08 October 2012  03:34:01PM
>   [    20.924] xorg-server 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 (For technical support please
> see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
>   [    20.924] Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
>   [    20.924]  Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>    to make sure that you have the latest version.
>   [    20.924] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
> setting,
>    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>   [    20.924] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Oct 19
> 02:42:21 2012
>   [    20.924] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>   [    20.924] (==) Using system config directory
> "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
>   [    20.924] (==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
>   [    20.924] (**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
>   [    20.924] (**) |   |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
>   [    20.925] (**) |   |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically adding devices
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically enabling devices
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (==) FontPath set to:
>    /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
>    /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
>    /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
>    built-ins
>   [    20.925] (==) ModulePath set to
> "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>   [    20.925] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input
> devices.
>    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable
> AutoAddDevices.
>   [    20.925] (II) Loader magic: 0x7fed9d5d2c40
>   [    20.925] (II) Module ABI versions:
>   [    20.925]  X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
>   [    20.925]  X.Org Video Driver: 13.0
>   [    20.925]  X.Org XInput driver : 18.0
>   [    20.925]  X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
>   [    20.925] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
>   [    20.926] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0116:103c:1670 rev 9, Mem @
> 0xc0000000/4194304, 0xb0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00005000/64
>   [    20.926] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 1002:6760:103c:1670 rev 0, Mem @
> 0xa0000000/268435456, 0xc2600000/131072, I/O @ 0x00004000/256, BIOS @
> 0x????????/131072
>   [    20.926] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
>   [    20.926] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
>   [    20.926] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
>   [    21.055] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/extensions/libglx.so
>   [    21.055] (II) Module glx: vendor="Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
>   [    21.055]  compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
>   [    21.056] Loading extension GLX
>   [    21.056] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
>   [    21.057] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
>   [    21.562] (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc."
>   [    21.562]  compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 9.0.2
>   [    21.562]  Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>   [    21.563] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
>   [    21.563] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
>   [    21.563] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
>   [    21.581] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies
> Inc."
>   [    21.581]  compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 9.0.2
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:9.00.2
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier:
> 9.00.11
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Sep 20 2012
> 11:56:16
>   [    21.581] (++) using VT number 7
>
>   [    21.581] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
>   [    21.624] (II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
> /etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default
>   [    21.639] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 251
>   [    21.639] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 251
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenDevice: node name is /dev/ati/card0
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenDevice: open result is 10, (OK)
>   [    22.206] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiOpenMinor returns 10
>   [    22.206] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0
>   [    22.234] (--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x6760) found
>   [    22.246] (II) fglrx: intel VGA device detected, load intel driver.
>   [    22.247] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
>   [    22.263] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
>   [    22.263] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>   [    22.263]  compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 2.20.9
>   [    22.263]  Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>   [    22.263]  ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
>   [    22.264] (II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a
> group targeted for this release
>   [    22.276] (II) AMD Video driver is signed
>   [    22.276] (II) fglrx(0): pEnt->device->identifier=0x7fed9df19450
>   [    22.276] (II) intel(1): pEnt->device->identifier=(nil)
>   [    22.276] (EE) Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section.
>   [    22.276] (EE)
>   [    22.276] (EE) Backtrace:
>   [    22.277] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x36) [0x7fed9d35dac6]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x1ac8f9)
> [0x7fed9d3618f9]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
> (0x7fed9c4db000+0xfcb0) [0x7fed9c4eacb0]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
> (0x7fed9903c000+0x15080) [0x7fed99051080]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
> (0x7fed9903c000+0x16365) [0x7fed99052365]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 5: /usr/bin/X (xf86DeleteScreen+0x84) [0x7fed9d2538b4]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 6: /usr/bin/X (xf86BusConfig+0x216) [0x7fed9d23eb16]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x9ea) [0x7fed9d24c9da]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x44386) [0x7fed9d1f9386]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
> (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fed9b16076d]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x448ad)
> [0x7fed9d1f98ad]
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   [    22.277] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0
>   [    22.277]
>   Fatal server error:
>   [    22.277] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
>   [    22.277]
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>     at http://wiki.x.org
>    for help.
>   [    22.277] (EE) Please also check the log file at
> "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   [    22.295] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
>
>   The system is a Hp g6-1279sl notebook with a discrete AMD HD 6470M card
> and an Intel Core i5-2430M CPU with Intel HD graphics 3000. I'm running
> Ubuntu 12.10 desktop 64 bit version. The driver (both the 12.9 beta on AMD
> site and the 12-9 beta  driver from the Quantal Quetzal
> fglrx-installer-updates repository) worked correctly on Ubuntu 12.4.1
> 64-bit.
>   Using fglrx (fglrx_9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) instead of fglrx-updates
> doesn't solve this problem.
>
>   Potential duplicate https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-
>   installer-updates/+bug/1069199 .
>
>   ---
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperVersion: 1.315
>   CompizPlugins:
> [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: precise
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   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:1670]
>    Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series]
> [1002:6760] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1670]
>   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120823.1)
>   MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
>   Package: fglrx-installer (not installed)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    TERM=xterm
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: bootkbd=it console-setup/layoutcode=it
> console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys locale=it_IT noprompt
> cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper
> initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
>   Tags:  precise running-unity ubuntu referred-by-support compiz-0.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
>   dmi.bios.date: 03/22/2012
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
>   dmi.bios.version: F.63
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>   dmi.board.name: 1670
>   dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   dmi.board.version: 09.4B
>   dmi.chassis.type: 10
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.63:bd03/22/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliong6NotebookPC:pvr0691120000204610000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1670:rvr09.4B:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
>   dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
>   dmi.product.version: 0691120000204610000620100
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
>   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
> 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
>
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