Originally posted by squirrl
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12.6 doesn't detect E450 / 6320 on Windows either
So like WTF?
Luckily 12.7 does detect it and installs. I'm just assuming it works in Linux.
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I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS with fglrx 12.6 beta drivers and I am facing with weird problems, such that:
- OpenCL segmentation fault frequently during execution (nothing wrong in my codes, works fine in Intel OpenCL GPU/CPU)
- Ubuntu problems (with windows manager, interruptions, flash player, music player, every kind of application)
- Was surfing on internet using my discrete card 6770M then every flash page (even facebook php profile page) crashes
- Some applictaions doesn't even opens (Rhythmbox, inkscape, gimp, and a huge list...)
I would like to know if the final 12.6 release is better?
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Originally posted by TobiSGD View PostIf it would be a minor glitch nobody would care, but this isn't a minor glitch. Was it a smart move, especially when you look at the negative press AMD has made in the last months regarding their Linux blob, to release a driver with such a heavy bug? I would say definitely not.
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Btw. if you use debian wheezy/sid 64 bit and you have got an output with
Code:lspci|grep '01:00.0 VGA'
I really hate that this is needed. Why on earth is there no 12-7 beta or so with a proper fix. Also i need kernel 3.5 support...
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Originally posted by archibald View PostYour argument falls down as it would mean that no software can be released if there are any known bugs. It sounds appealing as a way to ensure high quality software.
Companies try to strike a balance - it is better to issue a release and say "it's brilliant as long as you aren't doing X, but don't worry, we're working on it" than to say "we've fixed this problem you're having, but due to an unrelated issue for another customer, we aren't going to give you the fix - please wait patiently".
If it would be a minor glitch nobody would care, but this isn't a minor glitch. Was it a smart move, especially when you look at the negative press AMD has made in the last months regarding their Linux blob, to release a driver with such a heavy bug? I would say definitely not.
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@ archibald
That's nice to say but I think TobiSGD got a point. They stopped the monthly released because they want to ensure quality or at least don't have the manpower. Besides, the "known bug" is a major bug which makes the driver useless for, lets estimate, about 80% of all x64 linux distributions as a lot are based on Debian. Keep in mind that the x64 architecture is widely used. Based on the supported cards I would say it is used in more than 50% of all customers.
Let's just assume those numbers are not that impressive. Even with a major issue which affects lets say only 10 percent of their customers they should at LEAST add a "known bug" information to the release notes. There are no information whats so ever and it's still in the system. So the question is: Is that good programming style? Is that good release management? Do they have, at the very least, a good information policy?
The least one may expect is a note on the download description reading "Don't use on x64 Debian-based Linux Distributions". However there is none.
So the questions remains: What's the point in releasing a (really) faulty driver in the first place if they have no time pressure to deliver content (read: drivers to a due date). Fglrx 12-6 does not fix any critical issues which would warrant such behaviour (assuming they had deliverd a release note with the known bug).
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Originally posted by TobiSGD View PostIf they don't have the manpower to fix reported bugs than they shouldn't release, simple as that.
Companies try to strike a balance - it is better to issue a release and say "it's brilliant as long as you aren't doing X, but don't worry, we're working on it" than to say "we've fixed this problem you're having, but due to an unrelated issue for another customer, we aren't going to give you the fix - please wait patiently".
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Originally posted by andy_0 View PostIt's really incredible that they ship fglrx 12-6 with a major bug.
Let's see how long it will take them to fix it. But I have to agree, putting out betas and not caring for bug
reports is not very promising concerning their change of strategy.
On the other hand lots of the AMD stuff might just be out for vacation this time of year.
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