Solved: HP Z1 - Inel chipset graphics - fallback mode

[frantek]

Hi,

today my HP Z1 arrived. Finally I've managed to install Mint 12 along with Windows desipite EFI by chainloading Linux from the Windows boot menu. Now I've noticed that I'm in fallback mode

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VESA: Intel® Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics


lspci shows:

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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3561
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 53
   Memory at fe000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
   Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
   I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
   Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
   Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
   Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
   Kernel modules: i915


Any chance to get out of fallback mode?

TIA

[mank_in]

Do you using "nomodeset" option in Grub
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inxi -F

[frantek]

Yes, I've set "nomodeset" because otherwise the screen stays black ... and I've to boot with out "quite" and "splash". With these two and "nomodeset" the screen stays blank too.

inxi -F

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System:    Host HP-Z1 Kernel 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop Gnome Distro Linux Mint 12 Lisa
Machine:   System Hewlett-Packard product HP Z1 Workstation
           Mobo Hewlett-Packard model 3561h Bios Hewlett-Packard version J52 v01.03 date 03/15/2012
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-2120 CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache 3072 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx)
           Clock Speeds: (1) 1600.00 MHz (2) 1600.00 MHz (3) 1600.00 MHz (4) 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           X.Org 1.10.4 drivers vesa,intel unloaded: fbdev Resolution 2560x1440@0.0hz
           GLX Renderer Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.11
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller driver HDA Intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 driver iwlagn
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 88:53:2e:ab:1e:a4
           Card-2 Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver e1000e
           IF: eth0 state: down speed: 4294967295 Mbps duplex: full mac: d8:d3:85:92:81:88
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used) 1: /dev/sda Hitachi_HDS72101 1000.2GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 6.0G used: 3.6G (64%) fs: ext4 ID:/tmp size: 2.0G used: 68M (4%) fs: ext4
           ID:/boot size: 504M used: 42M (9%) fs: ext3 ID:/home size: 40G used: 860M (3%) fs: ext4
           ID:/var size: 4.0G used: 1.2G (30%) fs: ext4 ID:swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes 163 Uptime 10:57 Memory 1139.2/3778.0MB Client Shell inxi 1.7.7


[frantek]

installed kenel 3.3.3 grabed here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ and everything is back to normal ...