[Solved] Trouble with ATI and Radeon on a very new laptop

[TempsX]

Hi everybody. Another trouble with HybridGraphics. I didn't find an issue for the moment.
I read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HybridGraphics but no way. I would like to be as precise as possible to describe the trouble and my searches

Computer : Dell Inspiron 5559, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz
OS : LinuxMint 17.2 based on Ubuntu 14.04
Kernel : 4.2.3

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lshw -enable pci -class display
    *-display NON-RÉCLAMÉ   
       description: VGA compatible controller
       produit: Intel Corporation
       fabriquant: Intel Corporation
       identifiant matériel: 2
       information bus: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 07
       bits: 64 bits
       horloge: 33MHz
       fonctionnalités: vga_controller bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       ressources: mémoire:d1000000-d1ffffff mémoire:b0000000-bfffffff portE/S:f000(taille=64)
    *-display
       description: Display controller
       produit: Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M]
       fabriquant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
       identifiant matériel: 0
       information bus: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: 81
       bits: 64 bits
       horloge: 33MHz
       fonctionnalités: cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
       ressources: irq:125 mémoire:c0000000-cfffffff mémoire:d0000000-d003ffff portE/S:e000(taille=256) mémoire:d0040000-d005ffff

What id the meaning of NON-RÉCLAMÉ

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 inxi -G
    Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 1916 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: fbdev,ati,radeon (unloaded: vesa) FAILED: intel Resolution: 1920x1080@77.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.4, 256 bits) GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3

Why FAILED appears ?
Why only one card (intel) ?

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spci | grep VGA
    00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 1916 (rev 07)

Only Intel appears but not Amd

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grep -i switcheroo /boot/config-*
    /boot/config-4.2.3-040203-generic:CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO=y

Switcheroo is enabled but /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch is missing

Xorg.conf file is missing in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/

At boot, i've seen radeon 0000:01:00.0: VCE init error (-22)

xserver-xorg-video-ati v 1:7.3.0 (open driver) is running instead of fglrx-updates v 2:15.200 or fglrx v 2:15.200 (the computer freezes if i use these 2 last drivers)

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grep /drivers/ /var/log/Xorg.0.log
    [    52.539] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
    [    52.539] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
    [    52.539] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
    [    52.539] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
    [    52.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
    [    52.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
    [    52.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
    [    52.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
    [    52.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
    [    52.541] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
    [    52.541] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so

If you want other codes are available

Tanks for your help because I'm lost for 10 days.

[Laurent85]

You might have better luck installing latest Mint 17.3 still beta release with new hardware. You should also benefit from installing latest 4.2 kernel available from Update Manager -> View -> Linux kernels

[TempsX]

Merci Laurent. J'attends la version stable 17.3

[TempsX]

I hope LinuxMint 17.3 will fix this trouble.

[phd21]

Hi "TempsX",

I just read your post and the good replies to it. Here are my thoughts on this as well.

Please run the console terminal command "inxi -Fxz" and copy and paste the results back here.

Thanks ...

[phd21]

Hi "TempsX",

I did some more research on this, and you should be able to run this on version 17.1, 17.2, or 17.3. I could not tell which edition of Linux Mint you are using, Cinnamon, Mate, KDE (my favorite), or Xfce.

I would remove any existing video drivers and reboot. Make sure you have "linux-firmware" from the Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager (SPM) installed. Do any Mint Updates and check to see if there are any recommended Kernel updates and use the newest one. If you are using, or want to use just one of the video cards (the more powerful one), and you can turn off the other one in the Bios, then doing that might help too. You might also consider trying another Linux Mint edition.

sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx
sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx-updates

Then, I would install these video driver PPA's, and reboot again....
X.org-Edgers PPA
you can also add the X.org-Edgers PPA if youre concerned about your graphics performance. This PPA will give you the absolute latest version of the X.org X display server, which is a part of the entire graphics stack. If you want better graphics performance, its important to keep the entire stack updated. You should not use this PPA if you use the proprietary graphics drivers.

Type in at the console terminal prompt each line one by one, or copy and paste each line:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update



Oibaf is a PPA that includes the very latest graphics drivers, and is updated virtually every day. This PPA is only helpful if youre using the open source drivers rather than the proprietary nVidia or AMD drivers proprietary drivers are not included.

Type in at the console terminal prompt each line one by one, or copy and paste each line:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt-get update


Verify installation from terminal
lspci -vnn | grep -i VGA -A 12

=======================================================================================
Some articles and posts that may help.

Hybrid Intel + Mobility Radeon HD 5650/5750 / 6530M/6550M
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2246301

xorg.conf overwritten by booting system
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1310489

Thread: At wits end with Dell Inspiron/AMD Radeon HD 8670M
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2204332
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If AMd has drivers for your specific card, then you could install those....

Installing AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphic System Drivers in Mint 16
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1501

Hope this helps ...

[TempsX]

Hi Phd21

Here is the result of what you want to know :

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System:    Host: tempsx Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 5.2.1) 
           Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13  Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   System: Dell product: Inspiron 5559
           Mobo: Dell model: 0664DJ version: A00 Bios: Dell version: 1.0.6 date: 09/16/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-6200U CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9599.78 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1999.312 MHz 2: 1564.875 MHz 3: 736.500 MHz 4: 2504.906 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 1916 bus-ID: 00:02.0 X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: intel Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.4, 256 bits) GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel Device 9d70 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 Sound: ALSA ver: k4.3.0-040300-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (0.8% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST1000LM024_HN size: 1000.2GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 74G used: 6.2G (9%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 829G used: 1.4G (1%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 16.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0C mobo: 25.0C gpu: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 200 Uptime: 24 min Memory: 1159.3/7878.5MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17 

But I'm very disappointed about the result of the command radeontool in a terminal :

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radeontool
error: cannot find Radeon device

[TempsX]

Hi everbody

All troubles are solved with the new 1.7.3 LinuxMint "Rosa" BETA" release. Thank you very much Clem for the job