Comment 0 for bug 366536

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx

ubuntu-bug -p xorg
unknown chip id 0x9441, can't guess.

Just upgraded my primary desktop to 64-bit Jaunty, but when I restarted the system was completely unusuable. Had to invoke the rescue kernel and boot into the command line to remove all fglrx packages. The open source drivers are usable with metacity, but I have completely lost compiz and all desktop effects. I am using a Samsung Syncmaster 305t (2560x1600 resolution) with a Sapphire HD4870x2 graphics card on an i7/940.

Worse, when I switched to the open source drivers it initially seemed to have problems recognizing my display and assumed my monitor was a lower resolution 4:3 display, resulting in a fuzzy, stretched desktop. (Didn't seem to detect it properly) Only with a complete purge and reconfigure using information gleaned from others bitten by Jaunty ATI issues allowed the open source driver to properly detect my monitor.

I have attached my (working) open source xorg.conf along with inline dumps the busted ones generated by fglrx if it helps. I realize you don't have much control over closed source drivers, but unfortunately this is the sort of thing that prevents Bug #1 from ever being fixed. Non technical users with ATI cards would be completely hosed by the upgrade and have no idea how to fix it. If you want, I can retry the fglrx drivers when you think a fix is available. I really miss compiz.

* Note *

When the fix becomes available, be sure to check it against VLC, movie player, google earth. and celestia with compiz enabled. These were problematic with 8.10+ compiz, and I had to turn compiz off to use them.

( Broken xorg.conf.fglrx-0)

# xorg.conf.failsafe (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
 Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
 Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
 Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
 Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Driver "vesa"
 Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
 Driver "fglrx"
 BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
 Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
 Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
 DefaultDepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

============ Broken xorg.conf.fglrx-1 ==================================
# xorg.conf.failsafe (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
 Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
 Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
 Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
 Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
 Driver "fglrx"
 BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
 Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
 Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
 DefaultDepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xorg 1:7.4~5ubuntu18
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
XorgLogOld: