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[foobar <hbaker1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christopher:

I ran apport-collect for you, as described in your message below.

I've tried a number of things to turn the discrete Radeon unit off.

I'm currently trying to use "radeon.dpm=0" in the kernel, followed by

echo profile > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method
echo profile > /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power_method

echo low > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile
echo low > /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power_profile

echo IGD > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch

Previously, I've tried "radeon.dpm=1" in the kernel, followed by

echo battery > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_dpm_state
echo battery > /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power_dpm_state

I'm willing to try other combinations if can suggest some.

Thanks for your help.

Henry Baker
Santa Barbara, CA

At 03:14 PM 10/25/2015, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
>foobar, also, could you please run the following command from a terminal as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:
>apport-collect -p xorg 1509135
>
>Please ensure you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you
>click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information.
>
>When reporting xorg related bugs in the future, please do so via the
>above method. You can learn more about this functionality at
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.
>
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>Title:
>  Discrete Radeon graphics unit won't stay *off*
>
>Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
>  Incomplete
>
>Bug description:
>  After upgrading from Ubuntu 15.04 to 15.10, the AMD discrete card
>  keeps coming on.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
>  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.10.14
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
>  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
>  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CrashDB: ubuntu
>  CurrentDesktop: Unity
>  Date: Thu Oct 22 16:30:42 2015
>  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-25 (89 days ago)
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
>  PackageArchitecture: all
>  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
>  Symptom: release-upgrade
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (0 days ago)
>  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
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Title:
  Discrete Radeon graphics unit won't stay *off*

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After upgrading from Ubuntu 15.04 to 15.10, the AMD discrete card
  keeps coming on.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.10.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Oct 22 16:30:42 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-25 (89 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: release-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
  --- 
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog:
   
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  DistUpgraded: 2015-10-22 15:54:58,273 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: wily
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250] [1002:9712] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1641]
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Robson CE [Radeon HD 6370M/7370M] [1002:68e4] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-25 (94 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=08f5c22a-157d-4ff4-886f-b5e3e42acd66 ro quiet splash radeon.dpm=0 vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Tags:  wily ubuntu compiz-0.9
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (4 days ago)
  UserGroups:
   
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: F.29
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 1641
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: 67.33
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.29:bd02/25/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0583120000242B20000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1641:rvr67.33:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 0583120000242B20000620100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151015-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Oct 27 11:19:09 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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