Hello, Im currently an UBuntu user since ages My problem has started to show when using mainstrean 3.14 kernels. 3.13 ones work properly (thats what im using as of now, while writing this) When booting the PC, it seems that the monitor tries to switch to some kind of not-supported resolution. Screen stays blinking in blank forever. I can properly shut down via power button, so system is not frozen. i upgraded yesterday to Ubuntu Utopic, which server kernel 3.16.x currently, but i cant not use it when booting with 3.16 kernel....
oh, i must say, im running kernel 3.16 (Ubuntu Utopic) in 2 laptops with no problems: 1.- AMD Turion II M520 with AMD Radeon HD5145 GPU 2.- AMD A6-5200 with AMD Radeon HD8400 the PC that has problems is a desktop PC - Intel Core i3-530 with AMD Radeon HD 6570 PCI-express
Please attach your xorg log and dmesg output. Can you bisect?
those are in a bug i opened to Canonical Launchpad (im not sure which is the responsible group....) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/+bug/1357821
also, this problem only happens using the open source ati driver. It works OK with fglrx
If it works with 3.13 can you use git to bisect what change between 3.13 and 3.14 caused the regression?
ugh... i dont have enough skills for playing with kernel :S
Hello again, i have been able to boot correctly with the open source driver using the Ubuntu specific kernel 3.16.0-14-lowlatency should i try with upstream 3.16.2 ?
to be clear, are you saying that it's working again with 3.16? E.g., 3.13 -> works 3.14 -> doesn't work 3.16 -> works
well, actually i havent tested upstream versions of 3.16 kernels, only Ubuntu kernels (which are patched) thats why i ask about installing upstream ones... what do u think? Also, i can remember earlier releases of 3.16 kernels on which radeon open source driver didnt work ( 3.16.0-8) 3.13 -> works 3.14 -> doesn't work 3.15 -> doesn't work 3.16 -> works seems so, yes
the kernel i am using now and on which open source driver is working is 3.16.0-14-lowlatency
You'll have to ask ubuntu if they have added any special changes. I'm not able to reproduce any display problems.
Hello, I´been away from home (holydays), today i have come back, and when booting PC..... again same problems. I was using 3.16.0-14-lowlatency i then upgraded to 3.16.0-16-lowlatency, with no success. I had to install fglrx again So no, its *not* working with 3.16 .... in my PC