Comment 42 for bug 1098561

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floid (jkanowitz) wrote :

Also seen in the release with:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 6450] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device 2311

(ID 1787:2311. Believe it's a Powercolor-branded card.)

Switching to fglrx-updates under Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers is the quick fix. [Who knew it was hiding there? At least it's a one-click fix.]

Beyond the obvious, this will be taking a few seconds off a lot of lifetimes because there's a black-screen delay on first boot after an upgrade where the watermark is the only thing visible. Probably under 30 seconds while misc. components of Unity and the rest of the desktop prep themselves, but enough time to wonder if that's *all* the driver's going to let you see.