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Re: AMD PowerXpress hybrid graphics -- Catalyst 11.4 pre-release testing

 

Any chance this work in a amd/amd notebook like mine, hp dv6-3080 (hd4250/hd5650)??



>________________________________
>De: Steven <steven3k@xxxxxxxxx>
>Para: hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Enviadas: Sexta-feira, 29 de Abril de 2011 21:47
>Assunto: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] AMD PowerXpress hybrid graphics -- Catalyst 11.4 pre-release testing
>
>Reporting partial success here, I've been able to get proprietary
>fglrx drivers working and able to switch on a new natty x64 install.
>
>The steps I've done are the following (I think some links in the
>previous messages are reversed):
>
>- Install drivers through Jockey (Additional Drivers from System/Administration)
>
>execute the following commands:
>
>cd /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions
>sudo mv libglx.so FGL.renamed.libglx.so
>sudo ln -s FGL.renamed.libglx.so  libglx.so
>
>sudo mkdir fglrx
>sudo ln -s libglx.so fglrx/fglrx-libglx.so
>
>sudo ln -s /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so /usr/lib/libGL.so
>sudo ln -s /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
>sudo ln -s /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
>
>sudo aticonfig --initial
>
>Now I'm able to switch using the ATI Catalyst Control Center and then
>restarting X.
>
>Problem is that when using integrated card I have no 3D accelleration,
>or at least I think so because unity complains and falls back to
>ubuntu classic interface as neither glxinfo nor fglrxinfo work (same
>error).
>
>$ glxinfo
>name of display: :0.0
>X Error of failed request:  BadRequest (invalid request code or no
>such operation)
>  Major opcode of failed request:  136 (GLX)
>  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
>  Serial number of failed request:  15
>  Current serial number in output stream:  15
>
>
>fglrxinfo works fine when using discrete card.
>
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