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fglrx-installer package

COMPIZ DOES NOT WORK on Ubuntu 9.04 64 Bits and ATI HD4870X2

Bug #408633 reported by Fernando
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fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

COMPIZ does not work at all for me and for a lot of people related same problem on youtube.
When I try to enable visual effects, I receive the message the system does not support any visual effects.
My computer has HD4870x2 but when I try to install the proprietary ATI driver 9.7 or 9.6 or 9.5 or ... I have the same problem bellow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFzRUkQS7_U
I tried EnvyNG, to follow ATI steps and got the same problem. I reinstalled Ubuntu several times when I got screen like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFzRUkQS7_U
The System has:
Ubuntu 64 Bits version 9.04
Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe
CPU Intel Core i7 920
memory Corsair 6Gb
Graphic Card ATI Radeon 2Gb HD4870X2
Monitor HDTV Panasonic Viera 1920x1080 TC-P42G10

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-14-generic x86_64

Revision history for this message
Fernando (fernando-stones) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Micah Gersten (micahg) wrote :

Moving to compiz for triage.

affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)
Travis Watkins (amaranth)
affects: compiz (Ubuntu) → fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
tags: added: jaunty
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package fglrx-installer - 2:8.660-0ubuntu1

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fglrx-installer (2:8.660-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    + Fix freeze on boot with purple and green ubuntu logos
      (LP: #423711)
    + Fix boot failure due to DKMS change. Sometimes X crashes as result.
      (LP: #417617, #413751)
    + Make fglrx compile with dkms on 2.6.30 and 2.6.31 for amd64
      (LP: #410062)
    + Fix "Desktop effects could not be enabled" on HD 4850 and HD 4870
      (LP: #417500, #408633)
    + Provide support for 2.6.31 kernel
      (LP: #413791)
    + Use Catalyst Control Center for display configuration
      (LP: #410512)
    + Catalyst Control Center shows up in Apps > Accessories, should be in
      System > Administration > Display
      (LP: #423670)

 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:05:07 -0700

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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