package fglrx (not installed) failed to install

[Andre Marconato]

The package fglrx can't be instaled neither by command line or synaptic package manager.
The amd-catalyst driver won't be compiled in this situation. Any attempt to install catalyst driver in the Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome Remix resulted in complete failure.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
 fglrx-dev: Configure
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sat Jul 6 04:01:40 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 12.104, 3.8.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature: package:fglrx:(not installed):subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:c0b3]
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler [Radeon HD 6600M/6700M/7600M Series] [1002:6741] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:c0b3]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=b3fb01a0-b860-490e-ae23-2d4d6b189dfe ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/21/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 10FD
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B
dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr10FD:bd11/21/2011:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pn700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B:pvr0.1:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rn700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B:rvrFAB1:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct9:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: 700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B
dmi.product.version: 0.1
dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sat Jul 6 03:41:48 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0)
 Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
 Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
 RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
xserver.video_driver: modesetting

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robert M. Muncrief (rmuncrief-9)]

This bug occurs on Ubuntu 14.04 as well, which is what I'm running. But for some reason the bug utility will only let me report it on this thread.

I already knew that the Catalyst 15.2 beta drivers didn't work, that's why I never moved to Ubuntu 15.04. The last working drivers are Catalyst 14.12. I use Cairo Dock and the 15.2 drivers cause freezing and jittering in the dock, and random crashes elsewhere.

I accidentally installed them because I guess they've just been backported to Ubuntu 14.04. Please remove them from the repositories until they are officially available from AMD. I always have problems with the pre-compiled fglrx drivers but when I compile them myself they always work. I can't do that with the Catalyst 15.2 drivers because for some reason only the Ubuntu developers have them. Very strange, and unwise.

If someone wants to move these comments to a 14.04 thread for this identical bug please do, I wasn't able to do so myself.

[Jason Cranch (jeliotcranch)]

Seconded rmuncrief-9's comments.
Compiled Catalyst 14.502 for Firepro W5000 from AMD. Worked flawlessly until dist-upgrade tried to install fglrx-dev for 15.1 (I think). Only workaround I've found is to hold packages:
sudo apt-mark hold fglrx-dev fglrx-core fglrx fglrx-amdcccle

I didn't have this problem with 14.301