Exec should be "amdxdg-su -c /usr/bin/amdcccle" in ubuntu-amdccclesu.desktop

Bug #1309550 reported by Joey Zheng
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This bug affects 12 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
HWE Next
Won't Fix
Medium
Alberto Milone
fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Alberto Milone
Trusty
In Progress
Medium
Alberto Milone
fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Alberto Milone
Trusty
In Progress
Medium
Alberto Milone

Bug Description

When trying to open the AMD Catalyst Control Center in Administrative mode by using the launcher found in dash, you will be ask to enter password for it, but it always shows "su: authentication failure" and exit.

Steps:
1. Install 14.04 on a I+A system, boot to desktop
2. Try to open the Control Center in administrative mode by searching AMD in dash
3. Enter password

Expected result:
* AMD Catalyst Control Center opened

Actual result:
* The authentication windows closed with failure message

This bug will be a blocker to 14.04 certificate for all I+A (or even A+A) GPU switchable systems, since user won't be able to switch between GPUs without using the command line commands.

WORKAROUND:
run "sudo amdcccle" in the terminal, you will be able to switch between GPUs.

Exec should be "amdxdg-su -c /usr/bin/amdcccle" in ubuntu-amdccclesu.desktop.
It must be full patch, otherwise it will fail to be launched.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu2
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
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 18 21:54:39 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-kittyhawk-kylin-trusty-amd64-20140412-0
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 oem-audio-mic-mute-led-1220709, 1.0kittyhawk1, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 oem-touchpad-rmi4-1238726, 0001kittyhawk4, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 tp-smapi, 0.41, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:501d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-16 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140412-08:01
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 138a:0011 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS5011 Fingerprint Reader
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b39f Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: LENOVO 20AYZ01MCN
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=5a95717e-ff3f-46f7-a0ee-af0dc776f3ae ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=0 nouveau.modeset=0 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/25/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: J3ET29WW (1.06 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20AYZ01MCN
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Win8 STD PRC DPK TPG
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrJ3ET29WW(1.06):bd06/25/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20AYZ01MCN:pvrThinkPadS3-S440:rvnLENOVO:rn20AYZ01MCN:rvrWin8STDPRCDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 20AYZ01MCN
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad S3-S440
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Fri Apr 18 21:28:39 2014
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors: Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
xserver.video_driver: fglrx

Revision history for this message
Joey Zheng (jzheng) wrote :
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Yu Ning (yuningdodo) wrote :

The root cause is we have switched from gksu to pkexec in 14.04, so we should also add pkexec support in amdxdg-su.

Revision history for this message
Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote :

thanks for your feedback. I'll look into it soon.

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Triaged
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Trusty):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
description: updated
Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)
tags: added: 201405-15042 blocks-hwcert taipei-lab
Revision history for this message
Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) wrote :

As we discussed on the maillist in the end of July, this is not a blocker to our certifcate and we should create a greylist note for this.

tags: removed: blocks-hwcert
Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)
tags: added: 201403-14879
Revision history for this message
Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote :

On August 19 2014 I sent a patch upstream, so that we can use pkexec instead. My changes were included at some point but I still don't see them in the latest fglrx release.

Revision history for this message
Emily Chien (emily.chien) wrote :

Verified in KittyHawk2.0 project with following fglrx driver can still reproduce this issue. lp:1416253

fglrx driver packaging version: 13.35.1005-140312a-169199E

Keng-Yu Lin (lexical)
Changed in hwe-next:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Keng-Yu Lin (lexical)
Changed in hwe-next:
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Triaged → In Progress
Changed in fglrx-installer-updates (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Triaged → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Benjamin (benperezc) wrote :

Hi there,

I am also being affected, I am running Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 Vivid V, this also happened when I was running Ubuntu-MATE 14.04 LTS and all the UM 15.04 alpha & beta editions..

Changed in hwe-next:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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