[SOLVED] Lost Unity 3D

[Jim Byrnes]

On 02/17/2014 02:47 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 16 February 2014 22:32, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 02/16/2014 02:27 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>>
>>> On 16 February 2014 18:59, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gave my daughter a Thinkpad Edge a while ago. It had been running Unity
>>>> 3D.
>>>> Today she tried to run VBox and got an error about graphics and it was
>>>> suggested she reboot.  After doing so she noticed the launcher icons were
>>>> large and figured out she was in Unity 2D.
>>>>
>>>> Graphics is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250.
>>>>
>>>> She remembers responding to a Software Update in the last couple of days
>>>> but
>>>> is unsure whether or not she has rebooted until today.
>>>>
>>>> Googling suggests that she may have upgraded to a version that no longer
>>>> supports that chipset.  The suggested fix is to use an earlier kernel but
>>>> I
>>>> tried that and still no unity 3D.
>>>>
>>>> I will have access to the machine for a while so I wonder if anyone has
>>>> any
>>>> ideas of how to get Unity 3D back?
>>>
>>>
>>> See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1276379
>>> There is a workaround in comment #13
>>>
>>> Add yourself to the Affects list and to subscribe to it to email
>>> notifications so you will see if it gets fixed.
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>>
>> I tried you workaround but get this error:
>>
>> ~$ sudo apt-get install fglrx=2:8.9.60-0ubuntu1
>
> You have mis-typed it, check the workaround details again.
>
> If it still doesn't work what does post the result again and also the result of
> apt-cache policy fglrx
>
> Colin
>

Colin,

You're I mistyped it.  Getting old is hell, I swear I double check it. 
Anyway once I entered it correctly it worked and I added myself to the 
bug report.

Thanks,  Jim