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mavosaure (mavosaure) wrote : fglrx-installer 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1 not suitable on AMD RV710/M92 Mobility Radeon HD 4570

1)Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release: 12.04
Architecture: amd64

2) apt-cache policy fglrx fglrx-amdcccle
fglrx:
  Installé : 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1
  Candidat : 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1
 Table de version :
 *** 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2:8.960-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted amd64 Packages
fglrx-amdcccle:
  Installé : 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1
  Candidat : 2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1

3) I expected that the driver will :
 - set up
 - work

4) It did'nt work :
 - Ubuntu was very slow
 - Unity was in lo-fi
 - when I taped CTRL+SUPER, desktops appears blue
 - fglrx-amdcccle failed
 - fans were turning at a high speed

~$ sudo aticonfig
aticonfig: No supported adapters detected

~$ lspci -nn | grep VGA02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v] [1002:9553]

 ~$ grep /drivers/ /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 26.888] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
[ 27.015] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
[ 27.016] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[ 27.017] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[ 27.018] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 27.019] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 27.122] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so

~$ dmesg | grep fglrx
[ 28.612217] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 3657 MBytes.
[ 28.613015] [fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* No supported display adapters were found
[ 28.613021] [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed
[ 28.775649] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 3657 MBytes.
[ 28.776032] [fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* No supported display adapters were found
[ 28.776036] [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed

~$ fglrxinfo
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
  Major opcode of failed request: 153 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
  Serial number of failed request: 12
  Current serial number in output stream: 12

~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
  Major opcode of failed request: 153 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
  Serial number of failed request: 12
  Current serial number in output stream: 12

5) Workaround
I had to downgrade manually the driver to the old 8.960 which works without problem.

I tried to do an "apt-get remove fglrx fglrx-amdcccle" but apt-get gaves me fglrx-updates in replacement , with the same issues. I experimented fglrx-update some months (a year?) ago with similar problems, but at that time it was a conscient experimentation.
The 13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1 could maybe stay in fglrx-updates, and no fglrx ?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.960-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-58.88-generic 3.2.53
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
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
Date: Wed Feb 5 00:59:13 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 6.20.155.1+bdcom, 3.2.0-55-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 6.20.155.1+bdcom, 3.2.0-56-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 6.20.155.1+bdcom, 3.2.0-57-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 6.20.155.1+bdcom, 3.2.0-58-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.960, 3.2.0-58-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v] [1002:9553] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0413]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:wl - Pilote réseau sans-fil Broadcom STA (Propriétaire, Activé, Utilisé) [auto-install]
 xorg:fglrx - Pilote propriétaire ATI/AMD pour carte graphique FGLRX (Propriétaire, Activé, Utilisé)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1558
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-58-generic root=UUID=529de85a-3b22-4800-b377-b6442d6a9088 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 0NJWJR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A11
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A11
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd10/12/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1558:pvrA11:rvnDellInc.:rn0NJWJR:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA11:
dmi.product.name: Studio 1558
dmi.product.version: A11
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu3
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu0.0.0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.14
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 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build3