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fglrx-installer package

"display settings" not working after ati's proprietary driver installation

Bug #410512 reported by Jak696
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Bug Description

Release: Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope AMD64
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 7750
VGA: Radeon HD4850

hello,

after installing the ATI's proprietary display driver (i don't know what version, but the one ubuntu suggested me today), if i try to open "display settings" (system -> preferences) it freeze, saturates the CPU (one core alternately, it switches) and make the entire system very slow.

i have to close it and wait some minutes to have back my system, so i can't change important settings like refresh rate.

Tags: jaunty
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Adil Arif (adisari06) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Judging from your description, I am going to assign this bug to the xserver-xorg-driver-ati package in hopes that it will have a faster response. If you believe that I have chosen the wrong package, please change your bug to the correct one. Good luck on getting it fixed!

affects: ubuntu → xserver-xorg-driver-ati (Ubuntu)
Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)
affects: xserver-xorg-driver-ati (Ubuntu) → fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
tags: added: jaunty
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

I think I've seen this behavior in the past, but I've tested it with the new fglrx 8.66 and it appears the behavior is changed to make it launch Catalyst Control Center rather than the gnome-display-properties dialog. Not sure if it is fglrx or gnome that solved it, but the usability seems to be working properly with this version of the driver.

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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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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Jak696 (from-the-darkest-past) wrote :

thank you very much, indeed even Desktop effects aren't currently working.

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