That this was changed from High to Critical then back down to High when it affects an entire class of users and renders their systems unusable brings to mind two words. You may take your pick:
Asinine Incompetent -- 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/1479913 Title: SRU request: fglrx.ko fails because of backported GPL-only 'pci_ignore_hotplug' symbol Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in fglrx-installer-updates package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in fglrx-installer source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in fglrx-installer-updates source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in fglrx-installer source package in Vivid: Fix Committed Status in fglrx-installer-updates source package in Vivid: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] An update to the lts-vivid backported kernel (3.19.0-26) in Trusty and to the default kernel in Vivid, pulled in a commit that made pci_ignore_hotplug() GPL only. As a result, the DKMS module fails. [Test Case] Install the new packages and check that DKMS doesn't fail. [Regression Potential] Low, the patches are already included wily. __________________________________ Have no idea what happened. Contact me if you need additional details. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true DKMSKernelVersion: 3.19.0-26-generic Date: Thu Jul 30 12:05:59 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed vboxhost, 4.3.30, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed vboxhost, 4.3.30, 3.19.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Barts XT [Radeon HD 6870] [1002:6738] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2010] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-16 (1046 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2) MachineType: BIOSTAR Group A770E3 PackageVersion: 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root ro radeon.nomodeset=1 radeon.dpm=1 crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.1 SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Title: fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1: fglrx-core kernel module failed to build UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 080014 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: A770E3 dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd04/21/2010:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnA770E3:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnA770E3:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: A770E3 dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.62+git1507210630.293f8f~gd~u version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.7~git1507230730.2ca1f7~gd~u version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.7~git1507230730.2ca1f7~gd~u version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Thu Jul 30 09:44:01 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 xserver.video_driver: fglrx To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1479913/+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