The move to xserver 1.13 is what brought the new API version. We'll have to wait until AMD provides a 1.13 compliant driver, which typically occurs late in the cycle but some time before final freeze.
** Summary changed: - fglrx-updates broken dependency with xorg-video-abi-12 + fglrx-updates broken dependency with xorg-video-abi-12 (Quantal) ** Description changed: + fglrx needs updated in quantal for the xserver 1.13 API. + + [Workaround] + Use the FOSS -ati driver. + + + [Original Report] I run updates today on my quantal box. I have a ATI Madison [Radeon HD 5000M Series] and the updates removes the xserver-xorg-video-radeon and xserver-xorg-video-ati When I restart, all xserver is broken because /usr/bin/X cannot be found. I even don't have vesa or fbdev for start with "startx" command. I install with recovery mode xserver-xorg-video-vesa and xserver-xorg- video-fbdev and now I have a crappy 1024 resolution and no second monitor support. If I install the packages xserver-xorg-video-radeon and xserver-xorg- video-ati I still have the same problem. So I try to install fglrx-updates, and it conflicts with a dependency of a virtual package that it is not provided anymore - sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates fglrx-amdcccle-updates Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: - fglrx-updates : Depends: xorg-video-abi-12 + fglrx-updates : Depends: xorg-video-abi-12 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. - sudo apt-get install xorg-video-abi-12 + sudo apt-get install xorg-video-abi-12 Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package xorg-video-abi-12 is a virtual package provided by: - xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.1.902-1ubuntu1 [Not candidate version] + xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.1.902-1ubuntu1 [Not candidate version] E: Package 'xorg-video-abi-12' has no installation candidate ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: fglrx-updates (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-7.7-generic 3.5.0 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Aug 3 16:54:41 2012 InstallationMedia: - + ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-05 (59 days ago) ** Changed in: fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032672 Title: fglrx-updates broken dependency with xorg-video-abi-12 (Quantal) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1032672/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
