pc with propietary driver and uvesafb

agm28011997 · 2015-06-05 00:27:08

Hello, this is my first post and I have to tell that I am new in arch, my problem is when I power on my pc I can't put the resolution I want in uvesafb and this command don't tell me nothing, I mean, the command tell me that it isn't exist, when I put in terminal grep uvesafb I have 3 errors that right now I can't put and I will put later, my drivers are catalyst of amd and with the radeon drivers kms function and it isn't neccesary the use o uvesafb
Thanks for the attention and sorry for my bad English

jasonwryan · 2015-06-05 00:46:59

Have you installed and configured a framebuffer driver? Please detail the exact steps you have used.

Moving to NC...

agm28011997 · 2015-06-05 22:58:00

mm, i did this:
Install uvesafb(with normal steps that was in arch page of uvesafb) I configure with the configuration that was in and in the part of optimizing resolution that has a command when i put the comman in this tell me that : cat /sys/bus/platform/drivers/uvesafb/uvesafb.0/vbe_modes
cat: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/uvesafb/uvesafb.0/vbe_modes: No existe el fichero o el directorio

this is the exit of command, and when the uvesafb is configured with many differents resolutions, any resolution has function for me, uvesafb give these errors
jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=1)
jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22
jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: probe of uvesafb.0 failed with error -22
I tried many things like change the resolutions and other things like the order of hooks and nothing sorry I am new posting questions, i always tried to do these things without helps but i am lost

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-06 14:12:18

jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=1)
jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22
jun 06 00:42:57 Agm28011997 kernel: uvesafb: probe of uvesafb.0 failed with error -22

That suggests uvesafb has problems connecting with your videocard.
please post the output of lspci -k .

agm28011997 · 2015-06-07 01:22:48

my output is:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8610G]
DeviceName: Onboard IGD
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
Kernel modules: radeon, fglrx
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:10.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 16)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH IDE Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
Kernel modules: pata_atiixp, pata_acpi, ata_generic
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 3
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 5
01:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
DeviceName: Realtek Skyray 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth Combo Adapter
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2231
Kernel driver in use: rtl8723be
Kernel modules: rtl8723be
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
DeviceName: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
DeviceName: Realtek PCIE CardReader
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 22c5
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
Kernel modules: rtsx_pci

I don't know if it's possible to have problems with videocard when for me all type of graphics and acceleration 3D works fine, I have done many tests like glxgears
And.. why doesn't exist the file? in arch wiki says that command...

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-07 19:21:35

uvesafb relies on VBE = Vesa Bios Extensions .
The last version of VBE is 3.0 , from september 1998 .
Many newer cards don't support it anymore.

/sys/bus/platform/drivers/uvesafb/uvesafb.0/vbe_modes is probably created by uvesafb AFTER it figured out which modes are supported.

Please tell us what you expect uvesafb to do, maybe we can help you to find an alternative.

agm28011997 · 2015-06-07 20:16:31

my objetive is to get plymouth works well, i get the solar theme but plymouth is shown in bad format, i mean, in bad resolution and it has problems showing the theme because is shown weir, i don't know how to explain what plymouth do in the boot screen and other probem that has is that are letters in the screen when is booting, in the same screen , with the theme of plymouth running in the background, I tried to put radeon drivers and with that and KMS it functions normal and well. have you tried to put plymouth without put the module of the graphics in mkinitcpio.conf? well, with that aspect run plymouth. are there any method for showing plymoth like with radeon but with fglrx? or is it imposible?

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-07 20:34:02

archwiki on plymouth wrote:

If you have neither KMS nor a framebuffer, Plymouth will fall back to text-mode.

Text-mode is very limited, however it does has some options.

append vga=ask to your kernel boot line.

It will show which modes / resolutions are supported by bios on your system,

Plymouth also can use the UEFI/EFI framebuffer, but to make that work you have to boot with uefi.
Does your HP have uefi support ?

agm28011997 · 2015-06-07 20:39:01

well, yes, my hp has uefi support and secure boot activated too(I was a long time reading many texts with information about it and after a time I get running arch with uefi and secure boot) what I have to do for use the framebuffer of hp? I have to eliminate some configurations of uvesafb and other like the files and hooks are opening in boot by mkinitcpio?

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-09 10:46:08

Yes, you should remove uvesafb and everything you added for it from mkinitcpio.

You do have both quiet and splash parameters on the kernel boot line ?

Also verify if you are running the latest firmware for your system.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2015-06-09 10:46:44)

agm28011997 · 2015-06-09 11:28:37

Yes, I have quiet and splash in kernel parameters and.. I have the computer totally upgraded but.. when you says if I am running the latest firmware, what you mean? Bios/uefi version? If it's that I think there are only one version more but the only thing is that hp only has bios updated and other programs for windows (shit of hp)

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-09 11:36:23

Bios/uefi version? If it's that I think there are only one version more but the only thing is that hp only has bios updated and other programs for windows (shit of hp)

That's what i meant, and i know what you mean.
A friend of mine has a HP pavillion laptop, it's setup for dual booting to allow such updates.

agm28011997 · 2015-06-09 12:14:08

Well, I think I am going to wait for my next pc because the pc is of my sister and I prefer don't touch things like bios/uefi, if the pc brokes she will kill me, I only will upgrade the bios if is totally needed or if is mine pc, thanks for the help mate the plymouth is going to wait kms for amd catalyst xd

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pc with propietary driver and uvesafb

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