[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1470862] Re: When using fglrx module, the virtual consoles are blank and useless

2016-05-07 Thread Alexander Chepurko
I can confirm that this bug is fixed if you install the latest 15.302 drivers from http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/linux and also carefully follow the Installer Notes here http://www2.ati.com/relnotes /amd-catalyst-graphics-driver-installer-notes-for-linux-operating- systems.pdf. After

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1470862] Re: When using fglrx module, the virtual consoles are blank and useless

2016-05-07 Thread Alexander Chepurko
The open source AMD drivers are not a solution; I was obliged to switch to proprietary drivers because X/lightdm kept crashing on startup leaving me only with VTs to trouble shoot. Now with the proprietary drivers I can't see the VTs. The open source drivers every once in a while stopped loading