topic title: ATI Radeon module/driver
Posts: 22
BrianPerry
Joined: 29 Sep 2014
#1
I just wanted to inquire to the solving of a problem with a new graphics card I acquired (an ATI Radeon 7000 -connects on a PCI slot-). After booting Antix, the screen now goes dark, so I assume there is no driver for it. It actually occurs on many linux distro's I had and which worked well before (including Crunchbang, LXLE, ...) The only linux distro that did work was SliTaz (automatically loads a"radeon module") The issue now is: how can I add the driver (there exists one it seems, see
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), preferably without needing to take out my graphics card again and witching back to my onboard graphics. Can I add it manually from a different linux distro that still works (slitaz) ? Alternatively, does the BIOS have a function to switch to the onboard graphics, while keeping the graphics card sitting in the slot, and simply switching the monitor cable from the new card to the onboard graphics plug ? I work with the live antix version (but I assume that won't be an issue if I take the persistence option).

After reboot from a black screen, I also get an error message btw, it then says:
"uncorrectable memory error previously detected in FFFFF000h"

PS: I searched the forum for others that posted similar questions before posting my question, but although there were some posts with radeon problems, the issues were about other radeon cards, and seem to go about different issues.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#2
are you using an lcd monitor? its quite possible the backlight is turning off when the driver loads. can you work the brightness on the monitor?
Posts: 22
BrianPerry
Joined: 29 Sep 2014
#3
Yes, I'm using an lcd monitor (Samsung SyncMaster SA10).
The screen has no buttons whatsoever (not even screen adjustment buttons), never mind brightness buttons.
Posts: 22
BrianPerry
Joined: 29 Sep 2014
#4
I solved the issue (well more or less).
In the BIOS, there was indeed a video tab where I could select between"auto" and"on-board". I selected"on-board", changed my video cable to the onboard port again and rebooted, and it now works again. I can still switch it back when using windows (that's where I need the video card for anyhow, i.e. for 3d modelling in sketchup).
Posts: 127
KrunchTime
Joined: 05 Dec 2014
#5
@BrianPerry: Consider modifying the title of your OP by prepending"[SOLVED]" to it.
Alanarchy
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Alanarchy
#6
The forum bug won't let me print the code. It also makes a difference whether you use"stable" or"Testing" because systemd is involved, so try this:


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Alanarchy
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Alanarchy
#7
It also makes a difference whether you use"stable" or"Testing" because systemd is involved
Well that was yesterday. Today I ran an update on my laptop, which runs"stable" and it was"processing triggers for systemd". Has systend invaded"stable" too?

Incidentally, I had to install fglrx drivers again because Xorg updated.
Alanarchy
Posts 0
Alanarchy
#8
Inxi output FYI:

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: alanlaptop Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.7-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.7.2)
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.2
           Distro: antiX-13.2_x64-full Luddite 4 November 2013
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP 15 Notebook PC v: 0975100000405F00001620180
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 22CD v: 93.15
           Bios: Insyde v: F.16 date: 05/30/2014
CPU:       Quad core AMD A4-6210 APU with AMD Radeon R3 Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 14372
           clock speeds: max: 1800 MHz 1: 1000 MHz 2: 1000 MHz 3: 1000 MHz
           4: 1000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] ATI Device 9850 bus-ID: 00:01.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 driver: fglrx
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
           GLX Version: 4.4.13283 - CPC 14.501.1003 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] ATI Device 9840
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1
           Sound: ALSA v: k3.7.10-antix.7-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (0.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS541010A9 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 915G used: 6.4G (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: 20.0C gpu: 50.00C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 113 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 253.7/3416.2MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.371) inxi: 2.2.16