Comment 10 for bug 1058040

Not sure. I'm not that well versed on the intricacies of the X
server and/or the linux kernel.

I think it would take someone from AMD to say whether or not their
newest driver REALLY needs version 11 of the ABI, or if versions 12/13
are actually okay as well.

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Raymond Wells <email address hidden> wrote:
> According to: http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgModuleABIVersions
>
> "Modules reporting they require a incompatible version number will not
> be loaded unless the -ignoreABI option is used. (Modules can also check
> ABI versions themselves, and choose which function variant to call or
> structure variant to access, based on the reported versions - this is
> the option used by some closed source drivers for instance.) "
>
> In light of this, would it be possible to somehow force the correct ABI
> version with the new XServer & legacy fglrx driver?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1059655).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058040
>
> Title:
> fglrx-installer does not support HD2000-4000 "legacy" cards
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1058040/+subscriptions