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#1 2016-08-22 12:44:44

StefanSF
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Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

Hi ! I've just started using Arch.
I am having trouble with installing the video card drivers on my laptop.

SPECS :

2 GB RAM
AMD E1 - 2500 Dual Core 1,4GHz
AMD Radeon HD 8240

When I am trying to use the AUR I get a "Extraction failed" error.

When I try the drivers from the developer site, I got the error :

"fglrx installation requires that the system have kernel headers for greater than 3.6 release.  /lib/modules/4.7.0-1-ARCH/build/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h cannot be found on this system."

So...what should I do ?

Sorry for my awful English. It's not my natal language.

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#2 2016-08-22 13:42:52

alex.theoto
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

Depending from your card:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AMDGPU
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI

There are already at the repositories.

Please use [code ] tags.

Last edited by alex.theoto (2016-08-22 13:46:53)

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#3 2016-08-22 15:57:22

StefanSF
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

Strangely, my card is not in the list sad

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#4 2016-08-22 16:18:54

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

Can you give  is the output of:

lspci |grep VGA
lspci -vv -s SpecificDomainNumber

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#5 2016-08-22 17:01:01

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

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#6 2016-08-22 17:02:59

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

lspci -s 00:01.0

EDIT: Who is the manufacture and model of your pc?

Last edited by alex.theoto (2016-08-22 17:05:58)

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#7 2016-08-22 17:11:09

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

It's an Acer Aspire ES1-520-343N

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#8 2016-08-22 17:18:38

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

lspci -s 00:01.0

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#9 2016-08-22 17:23:47

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

The output :

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8240 / R3 Series]

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#10 2016-08-22 17:39:13

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I'm sorry. I hit dead end.
From here and there I see that supports OpenGL 4.3.

Someone else might help.

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#11 2016-08-22 19:00:05

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

StefanSF wrote:

Hi ! I've just started using Arch.
I am having trouble with installing the video card drivers on my laptop.

AMD E1 - 2500 Dual Core 1,4GHz
AMD Radeon HD 8240

When I am trying to use the AUR I get a "Extraction failed" error.

You definitely should install from AUR. Tell us the exact package from AUR you are building because there are 2 drivers for AMD video cards: open source "radeon" and closed source Catalyst "fglrx". AMD Kabini was tested under Linux before. See, for example, this review.


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#12 2016-08-22 19:14:29

ooo
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

Just install xf86-video-ati from official repositories, and you should have everything needed to be able to start X using open source radeon driver.
If it doesn't work out of the box, check trough https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI

You can install and switch to using the closed source fglrx driver later, if you find it necessary.

Last edited by ooo (2016-08-22 19:16:22)

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#13 2016-08-22 19:23:00

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I tried again to install it from AUR : "catalyst" and I got the same "Extract failed" error.

I installed xf86-video-ati. It should improve my games performance like the closed source driver ?

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#14 2016-08-22 19:56:03

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

The closed source driver is usually better at 3D.


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#15 2016-08-22 20:28:46

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I tried again to install it from AUR : "catalyst" and I got the same "Extract failed" error.

There is a compiled Catalyst driver in an unofficial repository. Installation procedure.

Last edited by beroal (2016-08-22 20:29:29)


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#16 2016-08-23 11:32:31

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I managed somehow to install the unofficial one after downgrading xorg to 1.17, but when I try to launch AMD Control Center, I get this

There was a problem initializing Radeon Control Center Linux edition.  It could be caused by the following.

No AMD graphics driver is installed, or the AMD driver is not functioning properly.
Please install the AMD driver appropriate for you AMD hardware, or configure using aticonfig.

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#17 2016-08-23 12:29:39

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

StefanSF wrote:

when I try to launch AMD Control Center, I get this

ATI Catalyst Control Center works only if started as root.

Last edited by beroal (2016-08-23 12:30:53)


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#18 2016-08-23 15:00:35

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

When I try

sudo amdcccle

I get some errors(Image)

Also, when I try

gksudo amdcccle

I got the same initialization error window and errors

http://imgur.com/a/UilEZ

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#19 2016-08-23 23:17:55

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

StefanSF, did you install catalyst 15.9 or 15.12 ?

15.12 removed support for several relatively new cards.


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(A works at time B)  && (time C > time B ) ≠  (A works at time C)

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#20 2016-08-24 08:29:52

StefanSF
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I really don't know...
After I installed it, the next boot I could not open anything graphically.
So, here I am, blaming AMD, with a fresh Arch + (ugly)XFCE fresh install sad

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#21 2016-08-24 11:41:52

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I really don't know...

read man pacman completely (I recommend to do that 3 or 4 times at least ), pay extra attention to the Query options.
That should allow you to answer "which catalyst version (could be none) is installed on your system ?" yourself.

----------------------------

AMD has switched to a new driver schema and no longer develops catalyst.
While catalyst may still work for many years, it will be stuck to using old Xorg versions .

The open sourcedrivers for most cards supported by catalyst 15.9 / 15.12  perform very close to catalyst performance, are a lot stabler and will keep improving .

Currently there are just 2 reasons to stick to catalyst :
-  some application you need doesn't work well with opensource drivers.
The number of those apps dropped dramatically since open sourcedrivers reached OpenGL 4.3 support, and OpenGL 4.5 support is not far away.

- you need OpenCL


Decide for yourself if those reasons apply to you, so we can help you further.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2016-08-24 11:42:13)


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#22 2016-08-24 11:59:39

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

I really don't know...

Exactly, what Catalyst package from AUR have you installed? Installing Catalyst requires a lot of steps, for example, disabling kernel mode setting. One wrong step, and you are in the trash.

Strangely, I can run "amdcccle" without "gksu".

Last edited by beroal (2016-08-24 12:08:34)


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#23 2016-08-24 15:12:32

StefanSF
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

As I said, I have a fresh Arch install, so I'll do all the steps again more carefully.

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#24 2016-08-24 15:50:07

beroal
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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

StefanSF wrote:

As I said, I have a fresh Arch install, so I'll do all the steps again more carefully.

BTW, if your computer is unresponsive because of a bad video driver, you can run LiveCD, install or remove packages by "chroot", and fix configuration in the command line. No need to install Arch again.


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#25 2016-08-24 16:45:49

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Re: Trouble while trying to install Radeon drivers

For older cards, and I'd say yours can be considered an older card, you are better off with the open source driver, which is what AMD recommends anyway. You shouldn't need to run 'Xorg :0 -configure', delete or rename any configuration files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d and try starting X/your DE of choice again (after having installed xf86-video-ati of course).


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