I have added an ubuntu-release-notes bugtask to this bug, because I
think it is appropriate to release-note a warning to users of older ATI
hardware that due to AMD/ATI's failure to continue to support their
hardware, they will not have the option of using fglrx after updating to
Quantal.
** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058040
Title:
fglrx-installer does not support HD2000-4000 "legacy" cards
Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
New
Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Following the AMD decision to drop support for older hardware fglrx-
installer will install non-working drivers for some users.
I suggest the addition of an fglrx-legacy package to install the AMD
legacy drivers for users with older cards.
Output for fglrx 9.00 [1]:
# lspci|grep VGA
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
RS780L [Radeon HD 3000]
# modprobe fglrx
FATAL: Error inserting fglrx
(/lib/modules/3.5.0-15-generic/updates/dkms/fglrx.ko): No such device
# dmesg|tail -n3
[ 6785.693869] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers:
7132 MBytes.
[ 6785.694089] [fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* No supported display
adapters were found
[ 6785.694091] [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed
# dpkg --list|grep fglrx
ii fglrx 2:9.000-0ubuntu1 amd64 Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators
ii fglrx-amdcccle 2:9.000-0ubuntu1 amd64 Catalyst Control Center for the AMD
graphics accelerators
[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer-
updates/+bug/1032672/comments/34
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