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fglrx-installer package

  1. Bug #1058040
  2. Comment #44

Comment 44 for bug 1058040

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Max Bowsher (maxb) wrote : Re: fglrx-installer not working with HD2000-4000 "legacy" cards in Quantal

@ Christopher Penalver:

Why are you so very determined to make this bug's description LESS useful for users?

I have a FirePro V5700 [RV730] which is affected by this. The nomenclature "HD2000-4000" doesn't identify this card at all. The chip information is vastly more useful in identifying whether a given card is likely to be affected, yet you insist on deleting it even after I expanded the wording to document the interesting ambiguity of the FireStreams.

I'll put my revised wording in my comment here, since you deleted it from the description:

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NOTE: It is mostly agreed that all AMD cards based on R(V)6x0 and R(V)7x0 chips are affected - if your board's chip is a member of these families, you should consider this bug report to most likely apply to you. This includes some FirePro/FireGL/FireStream products as well as certain Radeon HD5x00 mobility parts which are rebadged Radeon HD4x00 parts. If unsure, please consult
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units. However there seems to be some question surrounding some FireStream parts containing R7xx chips, which may still be supported by the main Catalyst driver releases according to AMD's website, though bug 1075035 contains as yet inconclusive evidence counter to this.
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As for your reluctance to refer to Wikipedia: if AMD actually provided an official source thsat would be great. Since they don't bother, Wikipedia is a good second best.