Agreed. I added the SRU details, so this bug report should get more attention.
** Description changed: - Please upgrade to new upstream release v. 13.12. This driver supports - Kernels up to 3.12 and Xorg up to 1.14; ie. it should fully work on - Ubuntu 13.10. + Please upgrade to new upstream release v. 13.12. + + [Impact] + + This driver supports Kernel up to 3.11 and Xorg up to 1.14; ie. it + should fully work on Ubuntu 13.10. The version 13.11 Beta V9.4 also fixes the following issues: [372656] : Resolves crash when resizing Konsole [388325] : Resolves brightness adjustment issues [388818] : Resolves kernel module compile failure when CONFIG_UIDGID_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKS is enabled [388335] : Avoids the new GPL symbol acpi_bus_get_device for new kernel support [386897] : Resolves system hang on resume from S4 with OpenGL screen saver running - The changelog for the v. 13.12 is in comment 3 below. - It might make sense to also upgrade the stable package, as the v. 13.11 beta 9.4. is the first version that has native support (without DKMS drivers) for Saucy's Kernel. + The change log for the v. 13.12 is in comment 3 below. + + It might make sense to also upgrade the stable package, as the v. 13.11 + beta 9.4. is the first version that has native support for Saucy's + Kernel. Source and more information can be found from http://support.amd.com/en- - us/kb-articles/Pages/Latest-LINUX-Beta-Driver.aspx + us/kb-articles/Pages/Latest-LINUX-Beta-Driver.aspx and + http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb- + articles/Pages/amdcatalyst13-12linreleasenotes.aspx + + + [Test Case] + + After installing the update, users should be able to boot the system as + usual, with no regressions of any kind. + + [Regression Potential] + + Low. The new driver version doesn't add any new features apart from + having a native support for Kernel 3.11. All other changes are bug + fixes. + Thanks. ** Summary changed: - Please upgrade to new upstream release v.13.12 (has support for Saucy's Kernel 3.11) + [SRU] Please upgrade to new upstream release v.13.12 (has support for Saucy's Kernel 3.11) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254442 Title: [SRU] Please upgrade to new upstream release v.13.12 (has support for Saucy's Kernel 3.11) Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Please upgrade to new upstream release v. 13.12. [Impact] This driver supports Kernel up to 3.11 and Xorg up to 1.14; ie. it should fully work on Ubuntu 13.10. The version 13.11 Beta V9.4 also fixes the following issues: [372656] : Resolves crash when resizing Konsole [388325] : Resolves brightness adjustment issues [388818] : Resolves kernel module compile failure when CONFIG_UIDGID_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKS is enabled [388335] : Avoids the new GPL symbol acpi_bus_get_device for new kernel support [386897] : Resolves system hang on resume from S4 with OpenGL screen saver running The change log for the v. 13.12 is in comment 3 below. It might make sense to also upgrade the stable package, as the v. 13.11 beta 9.4. is the first version that has native support for Saucy's Kernel. Source and more information can be found from http://support.amd.com /en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Latest-LINUX-Beta-Driver.aspx and http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb- articles/Pages/amdcatalyst13-12linreleasenotes.aspx [Test Case] After installing the update, users should be able to boot the system as usual, with no regressions of any kind. [Regression Potential] Low. The new driver version doesn't add any new features apart from having a native support for Kernel 3.11. All other changes are bug fixes. Thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1254442/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
