On 27.03.2017 11:03, François Patte wrote: > Le 27/03/2017 09:30, Samuel Sieb a écrit : >> On 03/26/2017 01:42 AM, François Patte wrote: >>> Does anyone know how to get rid of this: >>> >>> [drm:atom_op_jump [radeon]] *ERROR* atombios stuck ...... >>> [drm:atom_execute_table_locked [radeon]] *ERROR* atombios stuck.... >>> >>> and some other messages >>> >>> Sometimes it takes ages before shutdown >>> >>> I could see that many people have this problem since several years (not >>> only with fedora: debian, ubuntu.... also) >>> >> It appears to be often related to hybrid graphics. Is that the case here? > > I don't know what exactly is a hybrid graphics... Do you mean that there > are two graphic cards? It the case as far I can see: > > lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA > returns: > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core > Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if > 00 [VGA controller]) > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. > [AMD/ATI] Mars XTX [Radeon HD 8790M] [1002:6606] (rev ff) (prog-if ff) > > So, I can see that the integrated graphic card is in use, not the ATI card. > > I have two questions: > 1- How to activate the ATI graphic card? This card is supported by linux > for I bought that computer from Dell with ubuntu installed to be sure > that the hardware is linux compatible and the ATI graphic was configured. > > 2- Why, as the ATI card is not in use, the radeon module is loaded by > the kernel? > See if this can help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_HD_8000_series#Solar_System_.28HD_8xxxM.29_mobile_series Solar System (HD 8xxxM) mobile series https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index14h2 5 ... On MUX-less systems, the discrete card is solely for rendering, not display. X Server 1.14 is required to support rendering and display from different cards. Most new laptops (2011+) are MUX-less. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME ... Reverse PRIME is an attempt to support muxless hybrid graphics in the Linux kernel. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME#Reverse_PRIME If the second GPU has outputs that are not accessible by the primary GPU, you can use Reverse PRIME to make use of them. ... Also, do not hesitate to subscribe and ask here: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati Ref. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQyOTE _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
