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fglrx-installer package

[SRU] fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)

Bug #1355041 reported by Yung Shen on 2014-08-11

This bug affects 4 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
HWE Next	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	Critical	Alberto Milone
fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Critical	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	Critical	Alberto Milone
fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Medium	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	Critical	Alberto Milone

Bug Description

[Impact]
fglrx cannot be installed on 12.04.5 as it has a new X and dependency cannot be satisfied.

[Test case]
To test the installation of fglrx on a 12.04.5 machine if it succeeds or not, if it does check if the driver performs correctly.

[Regression potential]

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Trying to install fglrx from console but got following message:

ubuntu@201209-11726:~$ sudo apt-get install fglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
fglrx : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 or
                  xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or
                  xorg-video-abi-13 or
                  xorg-video-abi-14
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57~precise1-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
.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: Mon Aug 11 03:32:26 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms, 14.07.00, 3.13.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, even including gdb or git bisection work if needed
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7520G] [1002:9990] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:184c]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Thames [Radeon HD 7500M/7600M Series] [1002:6840] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140807.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=c1336d4c-028e-4d9c-975a-152b6183a869 ro quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/17/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 184C
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 57.34
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.21:bd10/17/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliong7NotebookPC:pvr089D110000005010000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn184C:rvr57.34:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 089D110000005010000020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1~precise1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

See original description

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lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/fglrx-installer-updates

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Yung Shen (kaxing) wrote on 2014-08-11:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (145.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Lspci.txt Edit (15.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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UdevDb.txt Edit (137.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (313.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (571 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (50.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (74.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (4.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (59.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

summary:

- fglrx dependencies conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)
+ fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-08-11: Re: fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Yung Shen (kaxing) on 2014-08-11

Changed in hwe-next:
status:	New → Confirmed
tags:	added: blocks-hw-cert

Anthony Wong (anthonywong) on 2014-08-11

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)

Anthony Wong (anthonywong) on 2014-08-11

Changed in hwe-next:
status:	Confirmed → Invalid
no longer affects:	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
no longer affects:	xorg (Ubuntu)

Anthony Wong (anthonywong) on 2014-08-11

summary:	- fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13) + [SRU] fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)
description:	updated

Anthony Wong (anthonywong) on 2014-08-12

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Critical

Alberto Milone (albertomilone) on 2014-09-04

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	New → In Progress
importance:	Undecided → Critical
assignee:	nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Invalid

Alberto Milone (albertomilone) on 2014-09-05

Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
status:	New → In Progress
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	New → In Progress
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
status:	In Progress → Invalid
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Precise):
importance:	Undecided → Critical
assignee:	nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
assignee:	Alberto Milone (albertomilone) → nobody

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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote on 2014-09-08: Re: [Bug 1355041] Re: [SRU] fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)

Please accept fglrx-installer and fglrx-installer-updates into precise-proposed.

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Peter-and-Crazybear (crazybear) wrote on 2014-09-21:

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Help! Having multi-problems. Have been through no boot; booting into tty1 terminal only; now two out of three monitors working and the two working ones are not a desktop, but clones. Seem not to be able to install the new drivers. Getting many error messages that I don't understand. Also, on the internet I found 3 [!] slightly different instructions on how to install these...and don't know which to trust. Can't tell what is currently installed along the lines of CCC, if any and am having very hard time using the computer. Also get a message of it being in low graphics mode and don't know how to get out of this. They well could be related. Someone please help me know how to install the new drivers. I recently upgrated the VGA card and it needs these new drivers and they are supposed to work in both 12.04.4 and 14.04. I have 12.04.4
Here are some of the recent error messages:
~/Downloads/fglrx-14.20$ sudo chmod +x amd-driver-installer*.run
[sudo] password for peter-and-crazybear:
xxxxxxxxxxx:~/Downloads/fglrx-14.20$ sudo sh *.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise
Created directory fglrx-install.odjBLu
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver-14.20............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .............................................
================================================== ===================
AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager
================================================== ===================
Generating package: Ubuntu/precise
Resolving build dependencies...
Continuing package build
Package build failed!
Package build utility output:
Cleaning in directory .
Can't exec "debian/rules": Permission denied at /usr/bin/debuild line 1327.
debuild: fatal error at line 1326:
couldn't exec debian/rules: Permission denied
dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security
dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from...

Help! Having multi-problems. Have been through no boot; booting into tty1 terminal only; now two out of three monitors working and the two working ones are not a desktop, but clones. Seem not to be able to install the new drivers. Getting many error messages that I don't understand. Also, on the internet I found 3 [!] slightly different instructions on how to install these...and don't know which to trust. Can't tell what is currently installed along the lines of CCC, if any and am having very hard time using the computer. Also get a message of it being in low graphics mode and don't know how to get out of this. They well could be related. Someone please help me know how to install the new drivers. I recently upgrated the VGA card and it needs these new drivers and they are supposed to work in both 12.04.4 and 14.04. I have 12.04.4
Here are some of the recent error messages:
~/Downloads/fglrx-14.20$ sudo chmod +x amd-driver-installer*.run 
[sudo] password for peter-and-crazybear: 
xxxxxxxxxxx:~/Downloads/fglrx-14.20$ sudo sh *.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise 
Created directory fglrx-install.odjBLu 
Verifying archive integrity... All good. 
Uncompressing AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver-14.20............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............................................. 
================================================== =================== 
AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager 
================================================== =================== 
Generating package: Ubuntu/precise 
Resolving build dependencies... 
Continuing package build 
Package build failed! 
Package build utility output: 
Cleaning in directory . 
Can't exec "debian/rules": Permission denied at /usr/bin/debuild line 1327. 
debuild: fatal error at line 1326: 
couldn't exec debian/rules: Permission denied 
dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security 
dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 
dpkg-buildpackage: export CXXFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security 
dpkg-buildpackage: export FFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2 
dpkg-buildpackage: export LDFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro 
dpkg-buildpackage: source package fglrx-installer 
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 2:14.200-0ubuntu1 
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by AMD: Advanced Micro Devices. <http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html> 
dpkg-source --before-build fglrx.uUWjka 
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64 
debian/rules build 
Can't exec "debian/rules": Permission denied at /usr/bin/dpkg-buildpackage line 529. 
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build failed with unknown exit code -1 
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.odjBLu 
xxxxxxxx:~/Downloads/fglrx-14.20$

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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) wrote on 2014-09-22:

Hello crazybear,
Sorry I didn't read through your description.
But I would suggest you to open a new bug, or put your question to the community (e.g. http://askubuntu.com)

If you're affected by this bug, please subscribe to it, only comment if the proposed fix does not work for you.

Taihsiang Ho (tai271828) on 2014-09-24

tags:

added: 201209-11634 201307-14029

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Peter-and-Crazybear (crazybear) wrote on 2014-09-25:

I really don't think I know how to open a bug report. I have a question
here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2244716&page=1 and think
the two are likely related - but I may be wrong. I'm really not very
advanced in Linux.

On 22/09/14 16:08, Po-Hsu Lin wrote:
> Hello crazybear,
> Sorry I didn't read through your description.
> But I would suggest you to open a new bug, or put your question to the community (e.g. http://askubuntu.com)
>
> If you're affected by this bug, please subscribe to it, only comment if
> the proposed fix does not work for you.
>

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2014-10-02: Please test proposed package

Hello Yung, or anyone else affected,

Accepted fglrx-installer into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2014-10-02:

The fglrx-installer-updates upload in the precise proposed queue makes an incorrect modification to the debian/changelog.

diff -Nru fglrx-installer-updates-13.125/debian/changelog fglrx-installer-updates-13.350.1/debian/changelog
--- fglrx-installer-updates-13.125/debian/changelog 2013-12-20 11:45:54.000000000 +0000
+++ fglrx-installer-updates-13.350.1/debian/changelog 2014-09-08 09:26:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
-fglrx-installer-updates (2:13.125-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low
+fglrx-installer-updates (2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=medium
+
+ * debian/control, debian/fglrx-amdcccle-updates.install.in:
+ - Use pkexec for amdcccle when running Unity, and add a
+ dependency on polkit-1.
+ * debian/dkms.conf.in,
+ debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.15.patch,
+ debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.14.patch:
+ - Add support for Linux 3.14 (LP: #1355041).
+ - Add support for Linux 3.15.
+ * debian/fglrx-updates.dirs.in:
+ - Add path to xorg modules.
+ * debian/patches/call-amdcccle-with-full-path.diff:
+ - Pass amdxdg the full path.
+ * debian/substvars:
+ - Add support for X ABI 15 and for lts-trusty.
+
+ -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:24:49 +0200
+
+fglrx-installer-updates (2:13.101-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

Please upload a new package with the proper previous version number in the changelog. Thanks!

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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) wrote on 2014-10-06:

#10

Verified with 201302-12727 Lenovo ThinkCentre M72e
The video card is [1002:677b], AMD Caicos PRO [Radeon HD 7450]

The proprietary driver will be available after enable the -proposed update.

tags:

added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed

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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote on 2014-10-08: Re: [Bug 1355041] Re: [SRU] fglrx dependencies had conflicts in 12.04.5(kernel 3.13)

#11

On 02-10-14 19:27:22, Brian Murray wrote:
> The fglrx-installer-updates upload in the precise proposed queue makes
> an incorrect modification to the debian/changelog.
>

I had rebased my work against the wrong git branch. I've just fixed it
and reuploaded.

Alberto Milone (albertomilone) on 2014-10-15

Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2014-10-16: Please test proposed package

#12

Hello Yung, or anyone else affected,

Accepted fglrx-installer-updates into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer-updates/2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

tags:	removed: verification-done
tags:	added: verification-needed

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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) wrote on 2014-10-20:

#13

Verified with 201206-11409 HP Pavilion 20 AIO
The video card is [1002:9904]

The proprietary driver will be available after enable the -proposed update.

tags:

added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-10-21:

#14

This bug was fixed in the package fglrx-installer - 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1

---------------
fglrx-installer (2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=medium

  * debian/control, debian/fglrx-amdcccle.install.in:
    - Use pkexec for amdcccle when running Unity, and add a
      dependency on polkit-1.
  * debian/dkms.conf.in,
    debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.15.patch,
    debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.14.patch:
    - Add support for Linux 3.14 (LP: #1355041).
    - Add support for Linux 3.15.
  * debian/patches/call-amdcccle-with-full-path.diff:
    - Pass amdxdg the full path.
  * debian/substvars:
    - Add support for X ABI 15 and for lts-trusty.
-- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:50:26 +0200

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2014-10-21: Update Released

#15

The verification of the Stable Release Update for fglrx-installer has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-10-23:

#16

This bug was fixed in the package fglrx-installer-updates - 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1

---------------
fglrx-installer-updates (2:13.350.1-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=medium

  * debian/control, debian/fglrx-amdcccle-updates.install.in:
    - Use pkexec for amdcccle when running Unity, and add a
      dependency on polkit-1.
  * debian/dkms.conf.in,
    debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.15.patch,
    debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_3.14.patch:
    - Add support for Linux 3.14 (LP: #1355041).
    - Add support for Linux 3.15.
  * debian/patches/call-amdcccle-with-full-path.diff:
    - Pass amdxdg the full path.
  * debian/substvars:
    - Add support for X ABI 15 and for lts-trusty.
-- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:55:08 +0200

Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Daniel Manrique (roadmr) on 2014-11-25

Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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