[Bug 1568233] Re: BOINC doesn't recognize AMD/ATI GPU in 16.04 despite sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client restart

2016-08-11 Thread Steve Hawker
I stupidly went ahead and installed 16.04 after weeks of being told there was an "upgrade". What a complete lie. Losing a massive part of my system is in no way an "upgrade" 16.04 not only took away fglrx but also your ability to run OpenCL apps of which BOINC has a ton. So, bottom line, if you

[Bug 1568233] Re: BOINC doesn't recognize AMD/ATI GPU in 16.04 despite sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client restart

2016-08-11 Thread Steve Hawker
I'm using Tahiti so I'll be waiting. I tried to go back to 14.04 but ran into a whole bunch of hateful issues there. I really wish I'd never upgraded. This has been nothing but a complete disaster. I will never buy another AMD GPU again and I am utterly unimpressed by this "upgrade". The

[Bug 1597980] [NEW] Could not upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 15.10

2016-06-30 Thread Steve Hawker
Public bug reported: Steps to repeat: 1. Launch Software Updater 2. Software Updater reports software is up to date but offers 15.10 3. Click Upgrade and authenticate 4. Wily Werewolf Release Notes is displayed. Click Upgrade Expect: Upgrade to 15.10 Observe: Process halts because "could not