Dear Alex, I gave up on Ubuntu and moved to Linux Mint 13. The issue with the watermark was fixed by finding a script online.
Sincerely, Robert On 2 September 2012 13:36, madbiologist <1030...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > The unsupported hardware watermark is with the proprietary fglrx > drivers, right? > > The blank screen with the open-source drivers in 12.10 might be fixed in > the upstream 3.6-rc4 kernel thanks to this commit: > > author Alex Deucher > Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:48:26 +0000 (19:48 -0400) > committer Alex Deucher > Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:57:34 +0000 (19:57 -0400) > commit 41fa54377057ab38bc3e08ebb46168a7daf2e63b > tree 3e70aac9f70cff8479514e81a45403f9c961dd47 > parent f54b350d89bf16d31593b935bafccf510ff4a708 > > drm/radeon: fix dig encoder selection on DCE61 > > Was using the DCE41 code which was wrong. Fixes > blank displays on a number of Trinity systems. > > Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher > Cc: stable > > As you can see, this has also been cc'd to the stable kernel series, so > it will probably end up in 12.04 at some point in the future. > > A PPA of the 3.6-rc4 kernel can be found at > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ > You can find out how to install and uninstall this PPA at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds?action=show&redirect=KernelMainlineBuilds > > ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) > > ** Tags added: quantal > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030216 > > Title: > Graphics issue with AMD-10 4655 > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I have tried to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 with a new laptop (HP 6z1000 > Sleekbook) with the new AMD A-10 4655 APU (Trinity processor). The > performance was sluggish and had a watermark 'AMD hardware not > supported'. Using the recommended proprietary graphics drivers didn't > help, and removal of the watermark didn't help performance. The Ubuntu > experience is similar to a poor Windows Vista experience as far as > speed. The Windows 7 boot with this processor is very good-very close > to my previous experience with Ubuntu on a older laptop. > > I tried 'Ask Ubuntu' and trialed the suggested 12.10 Alpha 2 build--I > also tried the Alpha 3 build. Both had a similar behaviour of a > typical purple Ubuntu splashscreen followed by an absolutely blank > black screen--nothing. > > Any suggestions would be helpful. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1030216/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030216 Title: Graphics issue with AMD-10 4655 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1030216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
