Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

r0b0t · 2012-06-25 12:34:23

Hello,

I wanted to be sure on how to do this,
currently I'm using acpi_call-git for turning off my ati card on boot:

# cat /etc/rc.local
#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script.
#
/sbin/modprobe acpi_call
echo '\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._OFF' > /proc/acpi/call

Of course both drivers are installed
On boot line I have kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda5 ro i915.modeset=1 apparmor=1 security=apparmor

I want to change because trying to install a game with wine it shows me some error that says basically that

fixme:d3d:wined3d_guess_card No card selector available for GL vendor 0x4 and card vendor 0000 (using GL_RENDERER "Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe
fixme:d3d:wined3d_guess_card No card selector available for GL vendor 0x4 and card vendor 0000 (using GL_RENDERER "Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x301)").
err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x7e3aa100 "../../../wine/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c: X11DRV_CritSection" wait timed out in thread 000c, blocked by 0029, retrying (60 sec)
err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x7e3aa100 "../../../wine/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c: X11DRV_CritSection" wait timed out in thread 000c, blocked by 0029, retrying (60 sec)

My graphic card doesn't have 3D support or it's not recognised (note: I already did https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … celeration)

So, how can I disable Intel and Enable ATI without having troubles?

thanks,

Last edited by r0b0t (2012-06-25 12:40:28)

r0b0t · 2012-06-25 15:43:43

Huummmmm,

it seems like nothing works to load radeon instead of i915

I did the following,

commented
#echo '\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._OFF' > /proc/acpi/call

Added radeon on Modules

MODULES=(brcmsmac radeon

- removed from blacklist
- blacklisted i915 on modprobe.conf
- removed i915 from boot line (early KMS loading)

This is what lsmod says:

i915                  438164  2 
video                  11307  1 i915
button                  4502  1 i915
i2c_algo_bit            5391  2 i915,radeon
intel_agp              10936  1 i915
intel_gtt              14047  3 i915,intel_agp
drm_kms_helper         33051  2 i915,radeon
drm                   208958  5 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,radeon
i2c_core               20369  8 drm,i915,jc42,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,radeon,videodev

Any help on this??
What should I do?

r0b0t · 2012-06-26 09:26:12

90 views nobody replying , back to 2009 this post would have 8-9 replies, anybody here?

thesequel · 2012-06-26 16:40:23

Have you checked your BIOS to see if there's a setting for this?

Inxsible · 2012-06-26 16:41:49

r0b0t wrote:

90 views nobody replying , back to 2009 this post would have 8-9 replies, anybody here?

You can't wait 6 hours before power posting?

nomorewindows · 2012-06-26 21:25:08

Did you install the xorg-video-ati for your ati card?

thesequel · 2012-06-26 23:25:41

nomorewindows wrote:

Did you install the xorg-video-ati for your ati card?

He said that both drivers were installed, and raedon shows up in his lsmod output.

Last edited by thesequel (2012-06-26 23:26:00)

nomorewindows · 2012-06-27 01:38:42

It does what he is describing, it has one operation going down one screen, and some of the other operations that stick on the other screen. Even after changing to gdm, the offset monitors, still have text stuck on them. But with one monitor on intel and one monitor on ati, should be able to get it to work with an extended desktop well within the 4096x4096 limits. Beyond that, if it goes over that limit, it starts clipping, and the virtual desktop has to be resized. If I could get the virtual desktop set to change to something closer to a longer width, and no more than 1080 lines, I could probably get a multi-monitor working.

thesequel wrote:

nomorewindows wrote:
Did you install the xorg-video-ati for your ati card?
He said that both drivers were installed, and raedon shows up in his lsmod output.

But xorg is for X, not console.
Intel-dri is probably already installed, is ati-dri installed?

Last edited by nomorewindows (2012-06-27 02:07:15)

thesequel · 2012-06-27 01:48:25

gah no delete button

Last edited by thesequel (2012-06-27 01:48:42)

r0b0t · 2012-06-29 13:11:22

ati-dri 8.0.3-3 (yes it's installed)

my problem is disabling completely intel and enabling ati ,
I'm on dual boot however and on windows I can switch back and forth from ati to intel without changing any setting in bios

nomorewindows · 2012-06-29 19:01:03

I think there's vgaswitcheroo or something like this. ATI used to have twinview or catalyst or something.

r0b0t · 2012-06-29 19:55:39

vga_switcheroo?
not sure if that works, thought I have debugfs mounted, I don't see any vga_switcheroo under the kernel debug directory.
I think I will get read of the game and wait 2 more years for some working thing..

nomorewindows · 2012-06-29 20:51:38

You may have to re-make your kernel with the vga_switcheroo support in order for it to work. That maybe why you don't have it in the debug directory.

nomorewindows · 2012-06-30 00:48:21

Here's one you can be a ginny pig and try from the AUR: hybrid-video-ati-intel.
Try it and see if it does anything for you, haven't tried it myself, but it might be worth checking out.

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#1 2012-06-25 12:34:23

Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

#2 2012-06-25 15:43:43

Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

#3 2012-06-26 09:26:12

Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

#4 2012-06-26 16:40:23

Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

#5 2012-06-26 16:41:49

Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

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Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

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Re: Replacing Intel with ATI Graphic card in my Linux box (simple)

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