I installed fglrx-updates
and fglrx-amdcccle-updates
packages. Then also executed the command amdconfig --initial
.
My system started and all was fine. Then I started amdcccle(AMD Catalyst Control Center) as root using sudo amdcccle and changed the graphics driver to Intel instead of AMD to reduce power consumption. It displayed that I need to reboot my system for the changes to take place.
Now after restarting my system, the task bar(or the top bar) isn't displayed. I am using Ubuntu GNOME 14.10.
fglrx driver problem was there in 14.04 too but I thought maybe due to latest changes in the driver switching, this might be happening. But now, even in 14.10, and Linux image 3.16 also, this problem continues to annoy me.
I am using tlp
currently for managing the power but this isn't a good habit since it reduces the CPU clock speed which slows down the system.
My system details:
Dell Inspiron 7520
Intel HD 4000
AMD 7730M HD
Intel 3rd Gen core i7: 2.2 Ghz.
aticonfig --initial
command, there's no xorg.conf. I guess X looks at another conf file? So, now that you're able to boot. Download the Intel Drivers with Synaptic (if you don't have it,sudo apt-get install synaptic
); Search for intel and download all the xorg packages related. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can download the official Intel Drivers from here: 01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads ; Mine is working flawlessly, even running HW video decodification. The issue only occurs when you use the Intel GPU?ì8kmon
for controlling the temp and fan speed, this tutorial helped me a lot: davidmarshallblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/… One thing I notice was that running some packages for power management, the temp was even higher. So consider, if you want, removingtlp