Driver manager tries to install unneeded FGLRX driver for Compiz

Indeed, I need to tell jockey that ati can do composite now.

Many thanks. If I can help testing any patch just say so.

Now using jockey-common 0.3.3-0ubuntu1, jockey-gtk 0.3.3-0ubuntu1.

Fixed in trunk: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~jockey-hackers/jockey/trunk/revision/246

I *think* that this should work, but since I do not have an ATi card myself I cannot be 100% sure, so please cry out if it does not work (I'll upload later today). I did a similar test on my nvidia card, where it worked.

This bug was fixed in the package jockey - 0.3.3-0ubuntu2

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jockey (0.3.3-0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * Merge to upstream trunk to pick up a few bug fixes:
    - nvidia.py: Add AddARGBGLXVisuals option to Screen section for
      nvidia-glx. (LP: #154596)
    - nvidia.py: Do not advertise as enabling composite if driver is already
      loaded (i. e. installed manually). (LP: #202802)
    - fglrx.py: Do not suggest installing fglrx if using the radeon X.org
      driver, since that already supports composite (LP: #207957)
    - jockey/ui.py: Change --update-db to print an error message instead of
      exception (LP: #209594)

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:40:50 +0200

It works fine for my ATI card, thanks for that.

Latest jockey update did not fix this for me.

I have the same graphics card as the original reporter.
For some further information see Bug #206259

I'm sorry, it seems like I do not have the exact same graphics card. It is a Radeon 9600XT but the lspci output is different:

$ lspci | grep ATI
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AR [Radeon 9600]
02:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AR [Radeon 9600] (Secondary)

I have also attached the output of 'lspci -vvnn'.

And this is the jockey version in use:

$ dpkg -l | grep jockey
ii jockey-common 0.3.3-0ubuntu2
ii jockey-gtk 0.3.3-0ubuntu2

Please let me know if you need any more input.

Many thanks. I'll report on the new jockey as soon as the system finishes updating.

(3h left, lots of updates today, 56 kbps modem, sigh :-)

Same as Nick, problem still present with jockey 0.3.3-0ubuntu2, even after rebooting.

Attached screenshot of dialogs shown.

What happens:
    - Dialog 1 asks password for Driver Manager (type password)
    - Dialog 2 asks whether to enable propietary controller (click Cancel)
    - Dialog 3 tells to run Appearance -> Desktop Effects after rebooting,
      when new controller is active (click 'X' button in dialog's title bar)
    - 2 and 3 pop again, I do same actions, they don't reappear.

Fixed for me, X700 Mobility Radeon.

jockey has been updated at least three times now, since this has been marked as fix released and the bug still persists for me, so I'm reopening.

Nick, please attach you /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Are you currently using a driver other than ati/radeon?

Removing milestone, since it is fixed for other people.

Hi, still using jockey 0.3.3-0ubuntu2.

When I'm back home this evening I'll update my system to try the new jockey updates.

I'll provide you my /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but it's fairly minimal and not hand-edited by me.

> Are you currently using a driver other than ati/radeon?

No. What other driver would that be that works with Compiz and is not fglrx?

$ grep drivers /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//ati_drv.so
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so

I'm also seeing this problem, with jockey-gtk 0.3.3-0ubuntu5. See #212117 for details about my graphics card.

My xorg.conf is identical to Nick's.

(sorry for delay, Internet broke at home)

xorg.conf attached (same as Nick's, just "es" keyboard instead of "de").

Using radeon free driver:
    $ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep drivers
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//ati_drv.so
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so

jockey-gtk, jockey-common now are 0.3.3-0ubuntu6.

jockey still asking me whether to install fglrx, see dialogs attached in a previous post.

Ah, thanks for the xorg.confs. I see the problem now. So far I was just checking for "no device section present" or "device section with ati or radeon", but not for "device section without a driver". I'll get that fixed.

Fixed in trunk.

This bug was fixed in the package jockey - 0.3.3-0ubuntu7

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jockey (0.3.3-0ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low

  * Cherrypick a few bug fixes from trunk:
    - nvidia.py: Drop AddARGBVisuals and AddARGBGLXVisuals options from legacy
      driver. (LP: #211752)
    - fglrx.py: Fix detection of autodetected radeon driver. (LP: #207957)
    - jockey/ui.py: Intercept IOErrors when writing to stderr. (LP: #204120)

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:34:23 -0500

I can confirm that it works now. Thanks Martin.

Now it works here, too. Wow! Many thanks Martin.