Comment 0 for bug 819389

I tried to install the fglrx package manually through apt-get as jockey failed during enabling it (see bug #819365).

After restart and logging in, the screen went completely black with only a small rectangle where I could recognize the original desktop wallpaper. Some rectangular areas appear for a while when the mouse moves over the top or left panel in Unity and whole desktop (although panels are not displayed properly or at all, only their shadow can be seen) can be seen when a window (like Taking a screenshot or Unlogin) is opened with some rectangular black areas over the window.

I also tried to run `sudo aticonfig --initial -f` after the reboot and additionally, I removed the xserver-xorg-driver-ati and xserver-xorg-driver-fglrx packages but neither one has any effect after reboot.

I attach screenshot taken with the Unlogin window opened as taking screenshot of the black desktop itself with some rectangular areas drawn always ended with whole black image.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unitydialog,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Mon Aug 1 17:50:37 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.861, 3.0.0-7-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Broadway PRO [Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series] [1002:68a1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:038c]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110731)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 8943G
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-7-generic root=UUID=3ef3d61d-7499-43dc-8e3b-54103ef765ae ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/11/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix
dmi.bios.version: V1.06
dmi.board.name: SM83-CP
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenix:bvrV1.06:bd08/11/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire8943G:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer:rnSM83-CP:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 8943G
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
peripherals:
 /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse:
   cursor_theme = DMZ-White
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.0-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11~1-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11~1-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.0-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1