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sdh

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Registered: 2013-03-17

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Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop

$  lspci -k | grep -A3 VGA 
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV730/M96 [Mobility Radeon HD 4650/5165]
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0447
        Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
        Kernel modules: radeon, fglrx

Booting using the 2014.03.01 installer (has the 3.13.5 kernel) completely hangs up my system after some initial loading. I can only boot by setting the nomodeset parameter. After installing xorg and ati drivers and rebooting, I either get a black screen, or the following errors.

Mar 10 14:21:17 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: fb: conflicting fb hw usage radeondrmfb vs VESA VGA - removing generic driver
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RV730 0x1002:0x9480 0x1028:0x0447).
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] register mmio base: 0xFBE20000
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] register mmio size: 65536
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=1024M, BAR=256M
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon: 1024M of VRAM memory ready
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon: 1024M of GTT memory ready.
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] GART: num cpu pages 262144, num gpu pages 262144
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Loading RV730 Microcode
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] PCIE GART of 1024M enabled (table at 0x000000000025D000).
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] ring test on 0 succeeded in 1 usecs
Mar 10 14:21:18 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] ring test on 3 succeeded in 1 usecs
Mar 10 14:21:19 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:20 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:21 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:22 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:23 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:24 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:25 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:26 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:27 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, trying to reset the VCPU!!!
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:uvd_v1_0_start] *ERROR* UVD not responding, giving up!!!
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:rv770_startup] *ERROR* radeon: failed initializing UVD (-1).
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Enabling audio 0 support
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] ib test on ring 0 succeeded in 0 usecs
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] ib test on ring 3 succeeded in 0 usecs
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon atom DIG backlight initialized
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Connector 0:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   VGA-1
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   DDC: 0x7e40 0x7e40 0x7e44 0x7e44 0x7e48 0x7e48 0x7e4c 0x7e4c
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   Encoders:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Connector 1:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   HDMI-A-1
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   HPD1
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   DDC: 0x7e50 0x7e50 0x7e54 0x7e54 0x7e58 0x7e58 0x7e5c 0x7e5c
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   Encoders:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Connector 2:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   LVDS-1
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   DDC: 0x7f68 0x7f68 0x7f6c 0x7f6c 0x7f70 0x7f70 0x7f74 0x7f74
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]   Encoders:
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]     LCD1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Internal thermal controller with fan control
Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon: dpm initialized
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] fb mappable at 0xC045E000
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] vram apper at 0xC0000000
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] size 4325376
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] fb depth is 24
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm]    pitch is 5632
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm:rv770_dpm_set_power_state] *ERROR* rv770_restrict_performance_levels_before_switch failed
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: radeon 0000:01:00.0: fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
Mar 10 14:21:29 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] Initialized radeon 2.36.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0

I am currently using the legacy catalyst drivers + Xorg 1.12. It works, but it has its own set of issues (eg. screenshots not working on KDE)

Is there a easy fix for this so that I can use the open source drivers for my old ATI card or is it a kernel bug and needs to be reported upstream?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

sounds like a kernel bug, but needs some more troubleshooting.

Mar 10 14:21:28 sdh-archlinux kernel: [drm] radeon: dpm initialized

Try booting without nomodeset and with  radeon.dpm=0 to see if that changes things.

Are you booting through UEFI or BIOS ?
Also check if you're running the latest uefi/bios version for your system.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-03-11 11:34:25)

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sdh

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Its a BIOS laptop. No new BIOS updates since 2011

I did try with radeon.dpm=0. No effect, booted to black screen. Also, using the radeon driver either boots to tty login with above errors, or boots to a locked up black screen.

nomorewindows

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

I used radeon.agpmode=-1 (pci) on A+I and it drops the Radeon from working (I haven't gotten it to work yet).

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sdh

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Have reported it upstream: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71891

sandy8925

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Registered: 2013-06-25

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

I had a similar problem (although in my case I could actually see the kernel messages on screen). In my case, the GPU would hang due to new runtime power management code in Linux 3.13

You can try booting with kernel parameter radeon.runpm=0 and see if that fixes your problem (it may not)

Best thing to do is to try and find the real cause of the problem though. Like Alex Deucher said, get the Linux kernel source code from git, and bisect between 3.12 and 3.13

Mikko777

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Exactly the same problem as I'm having.

Guess we wait for a kernel patch/ fix?

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cielavenir

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Registered: 2013-02-21

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Hi,

Although I'm a Ubuntu user, not Arch Linux's, but I had the same issue.
Passing radeon.dpm=0 solved the issue (as workaround).
Thank you so much for great information.

# radeon.runpm=0 doesn't solve the issue. Yeah, I firstly thought that this issue was related with acpi; I really had to use acpi=off.

[Edit]
My machine is AMD A8-6500 + MSI A78M-E35.
Without radeon.dpm=0, my machine reboots suddenly rather than blackout.
I have big difficulty of debugging.

Last edited by cielavenir (2014-04-24 03:09:01)

balintkisslp

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

Although I'm a Debian user, I had the same boot hangup issue when upgraded from 3.2.0-4 kernel to a newer one and resolved it without disabling modesetting. I added the boot parameters "radeon.dpm=0" and "radeon.pcie_gen2=0". My machine is a HP Envy 15 1090eg with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830. I saw this thread when searching for help, so I have to thank you guys.:)

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Re: Unable to use ATI radeon on linux 3.13

I'm sure you are welcome. However, please do not 'necrobump' old topics.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … bumping.22

Closing.

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