Fglrx-updates from the standard repos

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, hexafraction <email address hidden> wrote:

> How did you install fglrx? From AMD's download site? Apt? Which package
> (fglrx-amdcccle, fglrx-updates, or fglrx)?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1320981
>
> Title:
>   unity fails to load after login - screen garbled; desktop unusable
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   everything was working fine until the recent kernel update.
>
>   switching to tty1 and running unity --replace restores some (but not
> all) desktop functionality:
>   - desktop loads (no longer garbled)
>   - unity sidebar now loads
>   - top menu bar doesn't load
>   - many window decorations, font etc. not working so windows look awful
>   - shortcut keys do not work
>   - start up programs don't load
>
>   some of the output from unity --replace is similar to this bug:
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1282507 suggesting a problem
>   connecting to dbus (see attached)
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
>   CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
>   Date: Mon May 19 11:37:35 2014
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: trusty
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Redwood XT [Radeon HD
> 5670/5690/5730] [1002:68d8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2294]
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-04 (45 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
>   MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
> root=UUID=35f2a23b-ea35-4160-a1c7-2d945a4bede8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   SourcePackage: unity
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2012
>   dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: 1701
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.board.name: P7P55D-E LX
>   dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
>   dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
>   dmi.chassis.type: 3
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
>   dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1701:bd09/27/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D-ELX:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
>   dmi.product.name: System Product Name
>   dmi.product.version: System Version
>   dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1
>   version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
>   xserver.bootTime: Mon May 19 11:34:27 2014
>   xserver.configfile: default
>   xserver.devices:
>    input        Power Butt



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