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[Gyhor <gyhor@xxxxxx>]

hi,

sometime i think i am the only one who is interested getting that damn PMD to 
work..:/

Now I tried the newest catalyst driver 12.3.
Nothing new. No success:

[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-01 
root=UUID=2a1b6126-4baf-43bc-b914-e61c114c1cfd ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 
pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
[    0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-01 
root=UUID=2a1b6126-4baf-43bc-b914-e61c114c1cfd ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 
pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
[    2.231995] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[    2.406356] [drm] MTRR allocation failed.  Graphics performance may suffer.
[    2.406765] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[    2.406767] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[    2.439176] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, 
Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
[    2.510010] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 7546 
MBytes.
[    2.517365] [fglrx]   vendor: 1002 device: 6740 count: 1
[    2.518045] [fglrx] ioport: bar 4, base 0x5000, size: 0x100
[    2.537796] [fglrx] Kernel PAT support is enabled
[    2.537819] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.95.3 [Mar  8 2012] with 1 minors
[    4.405430] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[    5.267696] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[    5.267697] drm: registered panic notifier
[    5.273522] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0



The beta driver of catalyst (12.4) doesn't recognise the gfxcard:

[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-01 
root=UUID=2a1b6126-4baf-43bc-b914-e61c114c1cfd ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 
pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
[    0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-01 
root=UUID=2a1b6126-4baf-43bc-b914-e61c114c1cfd ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 
pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
[    2.271880] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[    2.358522] [drm] MTRR allocation failed.  Graphics performance may suffer.
[    2.359755] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[    2.359757] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[    2.645502] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, 
Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
[    2.727187] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 7546 
MBytes.
[    2.727807] [fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* No supported display 
adapters were found
[    2.727815] [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed
[    4.373121] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[    5.235342] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[    5.235343] drm: registered panic notifier
[    5.237122] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[   22.873768] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 7546 
MBytes.
[   22.874191] [fglrx]   vendor: 1002 device: 6740 count: 1
[   22.874711] [fglrx] ioport: bar 4, base 0x5000, size: 0x100
[   22.874905] [fglrx] Kernel PAT support is enabled
[   22.874919] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.96.4 [Mar 15 2012] with 1 minors


I followed the howto from that link (newest opensource radeon driver with newest 
intel driver (sna option enabled):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450
still no Luck...

puuh... i am really disappointed that I paid 300 bucks extra for a stupid usb-hub :(

gyhor


Am 29.02.2012 17:19, schrieb Henrik Olsson:
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 14:33, Gyhor<gyhor@xxxxxx>  wrote:
> > Hi,
> > adventurous that I am, I installed the avanced bios for sony z21 [1]
> > and disabled the intel card.
> > Be careful and write down the keys that you have to press, because the
> > screen will be off! (Restart Computer, wait 4-6 seconds, press F2, F9,
> > Enter,F10, Enter)
> >
> > Then i booted ubuntu (blind), logged in with a ssh and installed the newest
> > fglrx driver.
> > Still nothing working :(
> >
> > the important error messages:
> >
> > Logs:
> > [   245.061] (--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x6740) found
> > [   245.061] (WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID
> > PCI:0@22:0:1) found
> > [   245.062] (II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a
> > group targeted for this release
> > [   245.062] (II) AMD Video driver is signed
> > ...
> > [   245.065] (--) fglrx(0): Chipset: "AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series" (Chipset =
> > 0x6740)
> > [   245.065] (--) fglrx(0): (PciSubVendor = 0x104d, PciSubDevice = 0x9084)
> > [   245.065] (==) fglrx(0): board vendor info: third party graphics adapter
> > - NOT original ATI
> > [   245.065] (--) fglrx(0): Linear framebuffer (phys) at 0xa0000000
> > [   245.065] (--) fglrx(0): MMIO registers at 0xb0200000
> > [   245.065] (--) fglrx(0): I/O port at 0x00005000
> > [   245.065] (==) fglrx(0): ROM-BIOS at 0x000c0000
> > [   245.066] (II) fglrx(0): AC Adapter is used
> > [   245.072] (II) fglrx(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum
> > [   245.072] (II) fglrx(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> > [   245.072] (II) fglrx(0): Invalid ATI BIOS from int10, the adapter is not
> > VGA-enabled
> > [   245.072] (EE) fglrx(0): Invalid video BIOS signature!
> > [   245.073] (EE) fglrx(0): GetBIOSParameter failed
> > [   245.073] (EE) fglrx(0): PreInitAdapter failed
> > [   245.073] (EE) fglrx(0): PreInit failed
> > [   245.073] (II) fglrx(0): === [xdl_xs111_atiddxPreInit] === end
> > ....
> > [   245.075] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> >
> >
> > Xorg.0.log:
> > http://pastebin.com/xrGjdxXQ
> >
> > AGAIN, be warned! If you disable the intel card, after rebooting your screen
> > is off!
> >
> >
> > [1]
> > http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/641483-sony-vaio-z2-2011-advanced-menu-bios-hack-2.html
> >
> > Am 29.02.2012 11:47, schrieb Gyhor:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > i am trying http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450
> > > But the fglrx driver is always look on busid 22 and X stops with
> > > "No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@22:0:1) found"
> > >
> > > Anyone an idea?
> > >
> > > regards
> > > gyhor
> > >
> > >
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> It would be interesting to try using it with PCI passthru to a virtual
> windows guest.
>
> Something like this:
> http://fixme.se/2012/02/09/one-computer-to-rule-them-all.html