hardy: fglrx needs amdpcsdb.default - doesn't start

[Niklas Edmundsson]

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx

Package: xorg-driver-fglrx
Source: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (2.6.24.6-4.13)
Version: 1:7.1.0-8-01+2.6.24.6-4.13

Ubuntu hardy amd64 on HP8510p (mobility HD2600).

X using fglrx worked until doing an aptitude update and rebooting today.

/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old contains:
(EE) fglrx(0): Unable to initialize PCS database
(EE) fglrx(0): Missing PCS defaults file /etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default

Googling suggests that amdpcsdb.default is mandatory, but it doesn't seem to be included in any package.

As an additional headache xorg is started in "failsafe" mode using the vesa driver, this doesn't work which results in a hung console.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 - 2.6.24.6-4.15

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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (2.6.24.6-4.15) hardy; urgency=low

  * fglrx: Install amdpcsdb.default, in fact install everything from
    etc/ati/* just to be sure. (LP: #185654)

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:32:19 +0200