I haven't seen this happen on any Ubuntu version with any of the following AMD cards: ATI RV370, HD 4200, HD 4200M, HD 4870, HD 6850, HD 6870, HD 7950, HD 8570D. You really shouldn't be using Catalyst unless you have a RadeonSI card.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035749 Title: graphical interface freeze when logging "Ubuntu" (Unity3D) Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 12.04 32bit / 64bit (this affect both the 32bit and the 64bit distros). Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512mb gddr5 pci-e with Official Catalyst 12.6. When I try to log Ubuntu (Unity 3D), the graphical interface freezes, except for the cursor. I can do ctrl+alt+f1. Updates are not useful nor standard drivers. Ubuntu 2D is not affected. cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log [368.896] (EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB swIPPLibNotifyEventToPPLib() Failed! [368.896] (EE) ulEventType = 00000023, ulEventData = 00000001 syslog Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.928149] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.938753] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.958232] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.968854] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.988078] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 174.998681] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.034517] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.045122] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.070198] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.080848] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.099941] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 Aug 10 10:22:07 Tom-PC4 kernel: [ 175.110549] Assertion failed in ../../../../../../../../drivers/2d/lnx/fgl/drm/kernel/hal_evergreen.c at line: 64 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: evince 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Aug 11 23:59:23 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: TERM=linux LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1035749/+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