Felix Miata composed on 2021-01-03 22:24 (UTC-0500): > LuKaRo composed on 2021-01-04 03:24 (UTC+0100):
>> Any ideas on how to get graphics output on that machine? I don't even >> need the radeon graphics, the integrated Intel graphics would be okay >> for a start as well. My full Xorg.0.log <https://termbin.com/x15x> and >> my dmesg <https://termbin.com/uc85> are attached here >> <https://termbin.com/x15x> and here <https://termbin.com/uc85>.. Thanks >> a lot in advance for any ideas! > Did you check to see if there is a way in the BIOS to disable the Radeon? You may be able to disable the Radeon indirectly adding this to the kernel command line in Grub: radeon.modeset=0 I suspect doing this could functionally make the Intel GPU preferred. > Getting "dual graphics" or "hybrid graphics" going on a laptop is a common > problem. I don't have any, but I see a lot of threads about getting them > going. > With Intel and NVidia together, this is called "Optimus". > Your 6490M is a "Terascale" class Radeon, so don't let anything you might read > about "Southern Islands" or "Sea Islands" waste your time. > Start with a read of this driver primer (which applies to all distros, not > just > openSUSE), to avoid potential confusion when you see the word "driver": > <https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/541438-AMD-Intel-amp-NVidia-X-graphics-driver-primer>. > You may wish to try a bit of what you find there. > Try hitting escape as soon as the screen goes black. Do you get a stream of > text > messages? If yes, do you see any clues? You can make the messages more > permanent > by reconfiguring in /etc/default/grub's GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= line to > exclude quiet and changing splash=silent to splash=verbose or omitting it > altogether, possibly needing instead or in addition one of the following: > noplymouth > plymouth=0 > plymouth.enable=0 > Sending /var/log/Xorg.0.log to http://paste.debian.net/ or > http://pastbin.com/ if > it exists, or ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log if it exists, will help us help > you > if examining it yourself doesn't enable you to find a solution on your own. > Examining output from "sudo journalctl -b" will enable searching for error > messages that don't show up in Xorg.0.log. Grep for "failed" and "error" in > dmesg too. > I have Terascale ATI as well, HD 6450 working fine, but not in a laptop or > with > dual graphics. -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
