I tried out several things which I'll try to summarize: Using the package fglrx-updates my "fglrxinfo" output was as follows:
display: :0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon (TM) HD 8500M/8700M OpenGL version string: 4.2.12002 Compatibility Profile Context 12.104 I ran a glxgears test and average FPS was ~500.00 I then re-installed the FOSS drivers doing a full purge as described here: http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Raring_Installation_Guide#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx Booted my system back up and ran the same glxgears and FPS was around ~50.00. I believe this is to be expected since proprietary drivers should run better. I re-installed "fglrx drivers" but this time I did NOT install "fglrx- updates" package. My fglrxinfo output was: display: :0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon (TM) HD 8500M/8700M OpenGL version string: 4.2.12217 Compatibility Profile Context 12.104 (NOTICE how the OpenGL version string is now 4.2.12217 and not 4.2.12002 as in the "fglrx-updates" package) I ran another glxgears benchmark and oh surprise my FPS climed all the way up to ~1000.00. I basically installed the fglrx drivers as per these instructions: http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Raring_Installation_Guide#Installing_Catalyst_Manually_.28from_AMD.2FATI.27s_site.29 Bottom line: FPS was a lot higher when NOT using fglrx-updates packages. All in all, the watermark was still there. I tried workaround #1 and it worked!!! I'm now watermark-free and also my FPS are as high as they can be =] P.S. I'm running Linux Mint 15 (upgraded from 14) on a HP Sleekbook with an A8 processor and dual graphics: Radeon HD 7600G + 8500M -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1098561 Title: "Unsupported hardware" watermark appears when FGLRX is installed on 13.04 Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The driver included with the package fglrx in 13.04 has an issue with unsupported hardware. The newer driver that ships with fglrx-updates seems to have corrected this issue. Please install the fglrx-updates package if possible. If you must stick with the older fglrx package, you may use one of the below workarounds. But be aware, you will not be able to use tools such as aticonfig. [Older Description]------------------------------------------------------------------- On the latest daily release of Raring, a watermark/overlay shows in the bottom-right corner of the screen when fglrx or fglrx-updates is installed. It reads "Unsupported hardware" and has the AMD logo above it on top of a semi-transparent black background. This watermark is essentially equivalent to the "Testing use only" that appears when the proprietary beta drivers from AMD's website are installed. Therefore, the same workaround applies: [Workaround] (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!) Step 1) Create and save shell script with the following contents: #!/bin/sh DRIVER=/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so for x in $(objdump -d $DRIVER|awk '/call/&&/EnableLogo/{print "\\x"$2"\\x"$3"\\x"$4"\\x"$5"\\x"$6}'); do sed -i "s/$x/\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90/g" $DRIVER done Step 2) Make the script executable Step 3) Run the script Step 4) Log out and log back in ---- If the above workaround doesn't work for you, an alternative is to try the version of /etc/ati/control from the fglrx that shipped with Quantal. Step 1) Save a backup of the old control file, just in case -- sudo cp /etc/ati/control /etc/ati/control.watermark Step 2) Download the Quantal fglrx source package from https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/fglrx- installer/2:9.000-0ubuntu3/+files/fglrx-installer_9.000.orig.tar.gz -- you will NOT need to build or install it. Step 3) Open that tar file with Archive Manager. Find etc/ati/control and extract it. Step 4) Copy the freshly extracted version of control to /etc/ati/control then restart your system. [Original Description]------------------------------------------------------------------- After upgrading to raring and installing the latest fglrx package from the archive I get a AMD branded overlay in the bottom RHS of the screen with the message 'Unsupported hardware'. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: fglrx-updates 2:9.010-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jan 11 13:27:06 2013 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-07 (3 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1098561/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
