[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-27 Thread Simon Yeats
@pads @eslam your solutions worked for me, i followed the instructions here http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/how-to-install-amd-catalyst- legacy.html on how to install the legacy drivers, I have a series 4xxx card, now running full graphics with Unity, great, finally. -- You received this

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-26 Thread David Kudera
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[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-26 Thread jacobbrett
@pad's workaround (2.) worked great for me (Quantal x86_64, Radeon HD 6870). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-26 Thread davorao
Hi @jacobbrett, do you have a single AMD/ATI Card (in this case the Radeon HD 6870) or is it coupled with a integrated Intel card? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title:

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-26 Thread David Beswick
Hello, I have a 7770 and encountered this problem. I fixed it by uninstalling fglrx and installing fglrx-updates. My motherboard has no integrated graphics. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-25 Thread davorao
@Kamsetti the solution for you card and other now (AMD categorised) legacy cards Radeon HD 2 - 4 is found in this Blog. http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/how-to-install-amd-catalyst- legacy.html Im affraid you wont be able to do better than that with the open source drivers, since they

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-25 Thread PetterKatt
Using a Dell Vostro 3350 and have the same problem. While waiting for a better solution, you can always switch off one of the GPUs. Still will at least make your fan to stop running at full speed. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HybridGraphics -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-25 Thread Михаил Онищук
Using a Dell Inspiron N5010 (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650) and have the same problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-25 Thread udit mahajan
Every one affected by this bug kindly make sure you click on the link This bug effects me to mark this on even higher importance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title:

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-25 Thread lachoneus
HP Envy 15 3033cl Radeon HD 7690M, same issue. Was working fine with Ubuntu 12.04, did a distro update to 12.10, through the console. During boot it would automatically drop to the console, no GUI whatsoever. Tried re installing from a clean install, like many others here, and have been unable

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Eslam Abd El-Ghany
Christopher, unfortunately i have deleted Ubuntu 12.10 from my laptop,now i am working on windows 7 waiting for this bug to get fixed :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title:

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Kamsetti
Christopher, I have tried 'ubuntu-bug fglrx-installer', it collected information and tried to open the browser to complete the bug submission, because I can not open any (even safe) graphical mode, the submission was failed. Its a dead lock. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Kamsetti, if ubuntu-bug is not working, then please use the following link to create a report via any computer, please feel free to subscribe me to it, and we can take it from there: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+filebug -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Pubudu Kodikara
Dear Christopher and everyone else engaged in this report, I have done everything you said to make sure you can identify the problem. But from today until the 31st of October, I won't be able to do this (I can't repeat it, but here's the reason : http://techhamlet.com/2012/10/no-

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread pads
hi! the workaround for this problem. it's some kind of strange bug. i have radeon hd 5670 and unity crashed for me too. 1. chceck if your card is still supported in ati closed driver for linux - they do not support 2xxx - 4xxx models in new drivers, so you need to install legacy drivers. 2 if

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread davorao
Hi! Don't want to disappointing anyone but the solution provided by @pads doesn't work for everyone. 1) for legacy cards (2xxx-4xxx) does indeed work, but solution 2) only works for users with only a AMD/ATI GPU. Anyone who has a ATI/Intel hybrid card is stuck with the open source ones. The

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread davorao
Hi! Don't want to disappointing anyone but the solution provided by @pads doesn't work for everyone. 1) the solution for legacy cards (2xxx-4xxx) does indeed work 2) but the second solution only works for users with only a AMD/ATI GPU. Anyone who has a ATI/Intel hybrid card can only use the

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Sergey Prokhorchuk
@pads Your workaround works for me. Great thanks! And as a @davorao said my configuration has discrete AMD GPU and no integrated Intel CPU. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Alex Balmus
I have a Hp Pavillion DV7 with Inter Core i7 and hybrid graphics Intel/AMD 6770M I have tried: - fglrx driver from software sources (fglrx and fglrx-updates) - 12.9, 12.10 and 12.11 driver from AMD website I get the same problem - unity doesn't load after the instalation of teh driver. The open

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Zippo
On a just-installed Ubuntu 12.10 I installed linux-headers-generic, fgrlx-updates and fgrlx-amdcccle-updates then restarted and the driver (including Catalyst Control Center) have been installed successfully. fglrxinfo is reporting: display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-24 Thread Kamsetti
Christopher, if ubuntu-bug is placing all collected info, then I can copy it to thum drive and upload those to this thread using other computer. If that is possible, could you please tell me where to find those files? I have Readon HD 4200. can some one tell me how to install legacy drivers?(kind

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread udit mahajan
I am facing the same problem since I installed Ubuntu 12.10. I have AMD Radeon™ HD7550M with Intel Hybrid card. The default driver (not fglrx) that comes with Ubuntu makes the system so slow that it is almost impossible to use in production or even casually for watching a bunch of videos for that

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread pdknsk
I'm having the same problem when installing 12.10 from the AMD website. It works fine with the fglrx and fglrx-updates package from Ubuntu repository, and with 12.9 BETA from AMD website. The update-alternatives warning highlighted in this bug report is probably a red herring - the actual problem

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread pdknsk
Correction: It might not work with 12.9 BETA from AMD website, I haven't tried. It's the same driver version as 2:9.000-0ubuntu3 but files need not necessarily be identical. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Bartosz Majsak
@pdknsk I tried with 12.9 BETA built for 12.10 and the results are pretty much the same in my case. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread matt Alexandre
This was the same for me. I have tried both the 12.10 driver, the 12.09 driver from the AMD website along with the drivers within the default respository (restricted-extras?). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread sergii
I have the same problem with HD6630. In Xorg.log I see segmentation fault error. [44.537] (EE) [44.537] (EE) Backtrace: [44.591] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x36) [0x7f756ee10bd6] [44.591] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7f756ec68000+0x1aca09) [0x7f756ee14a09] [44.591] (EE) 2:

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Pubudu Kodikara
Just tried the latest driver 12.10 from the AMD website. Same results... Still no Unity! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Bartosz Majsak / matt Alexandre / sergii, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Rosca Stefan
Same problem as #66. No matters what proprietary driver is used x server fails with segmentation fault at 0x0c. Laptop is Samsung series 7 hd3000 + ati 6750m -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Rosca Stefan, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Eslam Abd El-Ghany
Anyone tried this way http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/how-to-install- amd-catalyst-legacy.html ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Kamsetti
I too have this problem, after login I see blank screen with my walpaper, ubuntu one notifications(not the icon) are also displayed, and cuttle fish loaded. When I inserted a audio CD, music player is poped up. So only thing iam missing is unity interface. My graphics card is imbeded/integrated HD

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Eslam Abd El-Ghany / Kamsetti, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Kamsetti
Thanks Christopher. I have only one computer at home which is broken with this issue. I can go to command line and do stuff, but do not know how I can file those logs here using command line. 'Recovery Mode' also stuck before the login screen for unknown reason, so I have no easy way to file

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Montblanc
Cristopher, I created bug #1070531 . Please, just tell me if you need more information. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Kamsetti, please use the following link to create a report via any computer, please feel free to subscribe me to it, and we can take it from there: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+filebug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Dzema
I have a 6950 Sapphire.. same effects. No Unity Windows Borders and so on. Can only use the open source driver.. Hope they fix this soon the performance is not really nice :/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Dzema, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Brendan Edmonds
Christopher, This has been an issue for me since 10.04, so this bug has existed for 2.5 years. I recently just reinstalled Ubuntu and have the most upto date system. Now compiz is taking ~15% of my cpu. When can we expect this issue to be looked at and fixed, and not be put at the bottom of the

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Brendan Edmonds, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Darko
This bug also affects HD5770, which lacks fan speed control from the open source drivers out of the box. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Darko, please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1068661/comments/60 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-22 Thread Carterclan
Has any-one tried installing the driver from a different source to the additional drivers tab in software sources I eventually in frustration installed fglrx-updates, fglrx-amdcccle-updates and fglrx-updates-dev via synaptic package manager and it now works. I have also seen some-one else say

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-22 Thread Pubudu Kodikara
@Carterclan Tried your way but it won't work :( Thanks for the suggestions :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-22 Thread Montblanc
The very same problem is happening on a HP Pavilion G62 which switches between two VGAs: HD 4200 and HD5400. I don't know if the problem is because HD 4xxx series is now legacy (unsupported) while HD 5xxx series is not, but I also tried setting up makson96's ppa to install fglrx- legacy drivers,

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-22 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Eslam Abd El-Ghany / Montblanc, if you have a bug in fglrx-installer, could you please file a new report by executing the following in a terminal: ubuntu-bug fglrx-installer For more on this, please see the Ubuntu X Team (maintainers of fglrx-installer), Ubuntu Bug Control, and Ubuntu Bug Squad

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-21 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Pubudu Kodikara, thank you for apport-collect'ing. ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068661 Title:

[Bug 1068661] Re: 1002:6740 Unity does not load after installing fglrx-installer Radeon HD 6700M Series

2012-10-21 Thread Eslam Abd El-Ghany
I have the same problem with AMD Radeon HD 7670M in Ubuntu 12.10,when i install the proprietary drivers unity doesn't load but when i install the recommended drivers unity works but i get heating problem.I am gonna wait for this bug to get solved to install Ubuntu 12.10 -- You received this bug