*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 873058 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/873058
I experienced the very same bug as everybody when I tried to install the
post-release updates for the FGLRX driver through jockey.
I just wanted to let everyone know that I solved the problem on my computer by
simply _manually_ installing the latest AMD drivers, as explained in the Ubuntu
Wiki:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
That is, instead of using jockey (i.e., the Ubuntu GUI for third-party
driver installation) to install the latest FGLRX drivers, I did it
manually by creating the necessary *.deb packages myself. It's very easy
to do and it is explained in detail in the Ubuntu Wiki, linked above.
Of course, this does not solve the discrepancy problem between jockey-
common and fglrx-updates as described by Jack Foys in the above comment.
However, I assume that everybody who experienced this bug and began to
look for a solution in the Internet, was actually simply trying to get
the latest FGLRX drivers working. With the manual method, this works
flawlessly, and I am now running the AMD Catalyst 12.2 drivers on my
machine.
$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Cayman PRO [AMD Radeon
6900 Series]
$ fglrxinfo
display: :0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
OpenGL version string: 4.2.11554 Compatibility Profile Context
I hope someone may find this useful.
Cheers,
Malte
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870560
Title:
installing fglrx (post-release updates) fails
Status in Jockey driver manager:
New
Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Installing fglrx (post-release updates) on up to date oneiric fails.
This happens both with and without the normal fglrx package installed.
I have attached the log for the case where the normal fglrx is
installed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: jockey-gtk 0.9.4-0ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 8 10:53:16 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
MachineType: Acer Aspire M5500
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
root=UUID=c3966ea2-ff82-488b-9efc-091a02cf2492 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: jockey
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: R01-B0
dmi.board.name: FG965M
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrR01-B0:bd06/18/2007:svnAcer:pnAspireM5500:pvrR01-B0:rvnAcer:rnFG965M:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Aspire M5500
dmi.product.version: R01-B0
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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