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Re: How to properly install Radeon drivers for Sid



On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 06:49:51PM +0200, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
> Are there some relevant messages in dmesg or .xsession-errors ?
I could find these lines in my dmesg:

[   20.761805] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[   22.045156] radeon 0000:01:00.0: Invalid PCI ROM header signature: expecting 0xaa55, got 0xffff
[   22.045273] radeon 0000:01:00.0: VRAM: 1024M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000003FFFFFFF (1024M used)
[   22.045276] radeon 0000:01:00.0: GTT: 1024M 0x0000000040000000 - 0x000000007FFFFFFF
[   22.045365] [drm] radeon: 1024M of VRAM memory ready
[   22.045366] [drm] radeon: 1024M of GTT memory ready.
[   22.155126] radeon 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware radeon/CEDAR_pfp.bin
[   22.229089] radeon 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware radeon/CEDAR_me.bin
[   22.246054] radeon 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware radeon/CEDAR_rlc.bin
[   22.588369] radeon 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware radeon/CEDAR_smc.bin
[   22.606661] [drm] radeon: dpm initialized
[   23.206287] radeon 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware radeon/CYPRESS_uvd.bin
[   23.207570] [drm] enabling PCIE gen 2 link speeds, disable with radeon.pcie_gen2=0
[   23.221016] radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB enabled
[   23.221020] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c00 and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c00
[   23.221022] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 3 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c0c and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c0c
[   23.221766] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 5 use gpu addr 0x000000000005c418 and cpu addr 0xffffc90000c1c418
[   23.221771] radeon 0000:01:00.0: radeon: MSI limited to 32-bit
[   23.221806] radeon 0000:01:00.0: radeon: using MSI.
[   23.221835] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
[   24.148893] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[   24.239967] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[   24.252077] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.43.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0
[ 2701.713031] [drm] enabling PCIE gen 2 link speeds, disable with radeon.pcie_gen2=0
[ 2701.716292] radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB enabled
[ 2701.716295] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c00 and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c00
[ 2701.716296] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 3 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c0c and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c0c
[ 2701.717057] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 5 use gpu addr 0x000000000005c418 and cpu addr 0xffffc90000c1c418
[29345.357054] [drm] enabling PCIE gen 2 link speeds, disable with radeon.pcie_gen2=0
[29345.360248] radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB enabled
[29345.360251] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c00 and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c00
[29345.360252] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 3 use gpu addr 0x0000000040000c0c and cpu addr 0xffff8800d8773c0c
[29345.361071] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 5 use gpu addr 0x000000000005c418 and cpu addr 0xffffc90000c1c418


I don't know why, but I can't find .xession-errors or I don't have such file in my system.
> 
> That I interpret as switching off of the GPU.
> What are the specifications of the graphic card regarding maximal electric
> energy consumption? On the web I found something like around 160 Watts.
> Can your power supply unit in the computer deliver that?
I think it can, It can deliver 800 watts. 
As I mentioned in the other email, I can get 2560x1080 using DVI cable,
but with very very poor quality. Can this all be related to cable? 

When I use DVI cable I see thi error on my _monitor_:

    The screen is not currently set to the recommended resolution.
    A DVI Dual-Link cable is provided.
    Other DVI cables may be used, but they must be Dual-Link DVI cables.
    Otherwise the video will not display or have poor quality.


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Regards,
Mostafa Shahverdy <http://www.mostafa.info/pgp>

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