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graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon hd6520 chip
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Post subject: graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon hd6520 chip  PostPosted: 18.01.2013, 14:20



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hi

i've decided to give a try to latest aptosid, downloaded the kdefull version, cated on an usb 8G key and rebooted.

boot's alright but i get stuck on a grey black white snowy screen with nothing working not even a console. tried "secure settings with no luck.

processor is AMD A6-3400M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

i suppose there is a workaround like ati radeonmodeset=0 but can you confirm that ??

thanks,

apogarte
 
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Post subject: RE: graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon hd6520  PostPosted: 18.01.2013, 15:35



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Check "Kernel based Mode Setting (KMS) and cirrus-drm/ intel/ matrox/ nvidia/ radeon graphics" from the release notes.
 
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Post subject: Re: RE: graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon hd6  PostPosted: 19.01.2013, 18:57



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      slh wrote:
Check "Kernel based Mode Setting (KMS) and cirrus-drm/ intel/ matrox/ nvidia/ radeon graphics" from the release notes.


thanks slh i had read the release notes too fast it seems. It actually works fine. How about the possibility to use a free driver for this machine ? also sorry if this is not the right place i would add the touchpad (alps) is not recognised from live system (wich gives no possibility to suspend touchpad while tiping)

if interresting to you i add some more infos about this machine

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aptosid@aptosid:~$ infobash -v3
Host/Kernel/OS  "aptosid" running Linux 3.6-8.slh.3-aptosid-amd64 x86_64 [ aptosid 2012-01 Θάνατος - kde-full - (201212010120) ]
CPU Info        4x AMD A6-3400M APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1024 KB cache flags( sse3 ht nx lm svm ) clocked at [ 800.000 MHz ]
Videocard       Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G]  X.Org 1.12.4  [ [email protected] ]
Network cards   Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit
                Atheros AR9285 Wireless
Processes 161 | Uptime 15min | Memory 515.5/3432.6MB | HDD SAMSUNG HM500JJ Size 508GB (0%used) | GLX Renderer Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x209) | GLX Version Yes | Client Shell | Infobash v3.45
aptosid@aptosid:~$ if this is not the right place i would add





thanks for your work
may be read from you later

apogarte
 
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon  PostPosted: 19.01.2013, 22:24



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radeon is a free and open source driver, however it does rely on uploading proprietary firmware (read AtomBIOS) to the graphics card - and regresses badly in their absence (at least for r6xx and upwards). Once you have installed the firmware, it ought to work properly and you can drop the modeset disabling.
 
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: graphics problem on dell vostro 3555 with radeon  PostPosted: 26.01.2013, 09:44



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thanks for these precisions. works fine.

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