AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics works

[ksanatos]

Hi!
I have HP ProBook 4530s. Cards is: Intel SB/AMD RadeonHD 6490M
I install latest amd driver(12.9 beta) on my 3.5.4 kernel(Ubuntu 12.04.1).
AMD card work great, but I already have heater in my room, and I don't need it by my notebook.
When I use Intel card it can't use Unity3D(like some people named it).
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (3.0 Mesa 8.0.2)

Not software rendered: yes
Not blacklisted: yes
GLX fbconfig: yes
GLX texture from pixmap: yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program: yes
GL fragment program: yes
GL vertex buffer object: no
GL framebuffer object: yes
GL version is 1.4+: yes

Unity 3D supported: no

Step 2 in howto useless. 'cause in /usr/lib/dri/ folder(don't have /usr/lib32 folder) only one link to /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so named fglrx_dri.so. There is no lib for intel video card.

ls -la /usr/lib/dri

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 сент. 29 13:19 .
drwxr-xr-x 230 root root 53248 сент. 29 21:23 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 сент. 29 13:19 fglrx_dri.so -> /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri

env LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo | grep error

libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/tls/i965_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/i965_dri.so
libGL error: dlopen /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/i965_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/i965_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/tls/swrast_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/swrast_dri.so
libGL error: dlopen /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/swrast_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: reverting to indirect rendering

Sory for my english, please.

[thrombus]

I have been using integrated graphics for several months now in an attempt to reduce power consumption, though it was still high compared to windows 7 (powertop showed range of 17-22 watts with typical use including web browsing).

I noticed the computer ran hotter under ubuntu 12.04 compared to windows 7 and became suspicous that the discrete gpu might still be on, even though I was using integrated graphics. So, I switched back to discrete graphics and I'm now I'm getting improved power usage of 13-17 watts!!

My laptop is a Samsung Chronos series 7. I had installed the catalyst drivers a while ago differently than the method posted in this forum. I installed fglrx-updates and fglrx-amdcccle-updates through Synaptics. I have not had any other graphics problems.

I am just trying to find out if anyone might have an explanation, or if anyone else has noticed more power use with integrated graphics. Maybe I need to reinstall my drivers using this method.

[roudy1989]

I've got exactly the same behavior with my Samsung Serie 7 700Z3A-S02DE Chronos.

[wegah]

I have an Alienware m18x. Dual 7990 with i7 HD3000. I disabled onboard video via BIOS settings leaving only PEG enabled. I have installed the ATI driver from the website and keep getting the error when I launch catalyst control center.

There was a problem initializing Catalyst Control Center Linux edition. It could be caused by the following.

No ATI graphics driver is installed, or the ATI driver is not functioning properly.
Please install the ATI driver appropriate for you ATI hardware, or configure using aticonfig.

Any ideas guys?
Here's the lspci output:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 82801 SATA RAID Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6800
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Device aab0
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6800
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
09:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 0887 (rev c4)
0a:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5209 (rev 01)
0a:00.1 SD Host controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5209 (rev 01)


Also when I do this:

root@bt:~# sudo aticonfig --initial -f
aticonfig: No supported adapters detected


Thanks for any help guys...

Dual HD7990 but show your pci have "01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6800.."

"ATI Technologies Inc Device 6800"?

I'm missing something?
did you try the opensource driver first? IN CASE your card already is supported?

[wegah]

I have been using integrated graphics for several months now in an attempt to reduce power consumption, though it was still high compared to windows 7 (powertop showed range of 17-22 watts with typical use including web browsing).

I noticed the computer ran hotter under ubuntu 12.04 compared to windows 7 and became suspicous that the discrete gpu might still be on, even though I was using integrated graphics. So, I switched back to discrete graphics and I'm now I'm getting improved power usage of 13-17 watts!!

My laptop is a Samsung Chronos series 7. I had installed the catalyst drivers a while ago differently than the method posted in this forum. I installed fglrx-updates and fglrx-amdcccle-updates through Synaptics. I have not had any other graphics problems.

I am just trying to find out if anyone might have an explanation, or if anyone else has noticed more power use with integrated graphics. Maybe I need to reinstall my drivers using this method.

did you used "vgaswitcheroo" do disable the non used card ( in case of you are not using catalyst0?
sudo echo 'OFF' > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch

If no. then you have 2 cards working same time. This is the cause of TEMPERATURE.

[delsus]

I have been out of the Ubuntu scene for a few months now and I was wondering is there are still problems with hybrid graphics, my laptop on Ubuntu was defaulting to the integrated chip, and nothing I could do would allow me to switch it off, to force it on the discreet chip, making the fglrx driver mess everything up (boot up failure).

I want to see how well one of my games runs under wine and for this I need the discreet chip with the fglrx driver, I have an ATI mobility radeon HD 5470 and a first gen i5.

Any help will be appreciated.

[thrombus]

wegah: I have not installed vgaswitcheroo. I only turned off the discrete chip through Catalyst.

If I want to use the integrated chip only, do I need run vgaswitcheroo in addition to Catalyst?

[clement.analogue]

You don't install vgaswitcheroo. It's in the kernel. The one in Ubuntu 12.04 has vgaswitcheroo.

[iowabeakster]

Asus B43 with Intel i5 and ATI 6470.

Anybody got anything working on Asus yet?

To the guy asking about Asus on this thread a couple weeks ago... I wouldn't get your hopes up. I've been trying(and checking back here occasionally) off and on since April. And I usually can't get a single response of any kind around here. I guess the point of this thread is for everyone who has a model of computer that it has been already established that it works on, to reconfirm that over and over and over.

I've tried every updated driver since 12-4... and it doesn't work. I even found a Asus Bios update over a month ago (and installed it). As has always been the case, the driver installs fine, but the ati-config command generates basically a blank file and on reboot... black screen... no graphics at all. So I delete the config file to get default graphics working again. Then I wait a month or so and try again.

[BryanMM]

Works great on my setup if you would like to add to your list:

MSI FX420-050US, Intel HD 3000, AMD 6470m, HDMI Intel/AMD: not tested/not tested, VGA Intel/AMD: not tested/not tested

Thanks for the post, much appreciated.