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How to switch to AMD Radeon Graphics instead of using Intel?

Post by TheEpicBlade » Thu May 19, 2022 2:24 pm

I’m struggling to find out how to use the discrete graphics instead of integrated graphics.
I want to do that, my iGPU is literally suffering on everything because it’s too old.
OS: Linux Mint 20.3 MATE
Laptop: HP Pavilion DV6 3113et
CPU: i5 460m
Integrated GPU: Intel HD Graphics
Discrete GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5650
I was able to switch between AMD and Intel graphics by using CCC on Win7, but I don’t know how to do that on Linux.

I tried the «echo MDIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch» command, but unfortunately it just gave me a black screen, luckily I was able to fix it by typing the same command (without seeing anything) but typing MIGD instead of MDIS.

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Re: How to switch to AMD Radeon Graphics instead of using Intel?

Post by SMG » Thu May 19, 2022 7:48 pm

TheEpicBlade wrote: ⤴ Thu May 19, 2022 2:24 pm OS: Linux Mint 20.3 MATE
Laptop: HP Pavilion DV6 3113et
CPU: i5 460m
Integrated GPU: Intel HD Graphics
Discrete GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5650

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TheEpicBlade wrote: ⤴ Thu May 19, 2022 2:24 pm I tried the «echo MDIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch» command, but unfortunately it just gave me a black screen, luckily I was able to fix it by typing the same command (without seeing anything) but typing MIGD instead of MDIS.

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Re: How to switch to AMD Radeon Graphics instead of using Intel?

Post by TheEpicBlade » Fri May 20, 2022 8:30 am

Actually, I didn’t have installed anything special, it’s the «vga switcheroo» thing (https://01.org/linuxgraphics/gfx-docs/d . heroo.html)

Also, here’s the «inxi -Fxxxrz» output.

 inxi -Fxxxrz System: Kernel: 5.4.0-110-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel, plank wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal Machine: Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC v: 058A110000242B10010020100 serial: Chassis: type: 10 serial: Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 144A v: 65.2E serial: BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: F.13 date: 09/14/2010 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: N/A condition: N/A volts: N/A model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion serial: status: Unknown Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M510 serial: charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5 M 460 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Nehalem rev: 5 L2 cache: 3072 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 20219 Speed: 1352 MHz min/max: 1199/2534 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1342 2: 1363 3: 1409 4: 1337 Graphics: Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0046 Device-2: AMD Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5650/5750 / 6530M/6550M] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:68c1 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: ati,modesetting,radeon unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 21.2.6 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:3b56 Device-2: AMD Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5000 Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 1002:aa60 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-110-generic Network: Device-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rt2800pci v: 2.3.0 port: 4000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 1814:3090 IF: wlo1 state: down mac: Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 2000 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: Device-3: Ralink Motorola BC4 Bluetooth 3.0+HS Adapter type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-1.3:5 chip ID: 148f:1000 Device-4: Qualcomm Atheros AR9271 802.11n type: USB driver: ath9k_htc bus ID: 2-1.1:3 chip ID: 0cf3:9271 serial: IF: wlx10feed185c4f state: up mac: Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 13.97 GiB (3.0%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST9500420AS size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: rev: HPM1 scheme: MBR Partition: ID-1: / size: 29.40 GiB used: 13.97 GiB (47.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 42 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitseater-ppa-focal.list 1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bitseater/ppa/ubuntu focal main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fingerprint-fingerprint-gui-focal.list 1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/fingerprint/fingerprint-gui/ubuntu focal main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb https://mirror.turhost.com/linuxmint/repo una main upstream import backport 2: deb http://ftp.linux.org.tr/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http://ftp.linux.org.tr/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http://ftp.linux.org.tr/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse 6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list 1: deb http://deb.xanmod.org releases main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yannubuntu-boot-repair-focal.list 1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu focal main Info: Processes: 206 Uptime: 2m Memory: 7.57 GiB used: 1.01 GiB (13.3%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

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Re: How to switch to AMD Radeon Graphics instead of using Intel?

Post by SMG » Fri May 20, 2022 9:30 am

This part of the output shows which GPU is the primary renderer. It is currently Intel, but it is likely both are loaded. The display drivers for both GPUs are loaded.

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0046
Device-2: AMD Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5650/5750 / 6530M/6550M]
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
chip ID: 1002:68c1
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: ati,modesetting,radeon
unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 resolution: 1366×768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphic s (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 21.2.6
direct render: Yes

Starting with this post is more information about the general set-up of your laptop in the «How to disable Intel HD on-board to force AMD GPU use» topic.

If you run DRI_PRIME=1 in a terminal and then run inxi -Gx , I expect you will see the renderer change. That command changes the renderer for the current session. It will be gone when you reboot or restart the session. There are also options for changing it to just run with one specific program or setting an environment variable so it always starts with the Radeon as the primary renderer.

If you have questions about something in the other topic, just let us know.

I presume you have this small partition because you are just testing Linux Mint. We do not recommend installs that small.
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 29.40 GiB used: 13.97 GiB (47.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4

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System: Host: senya-All-Series Kernel: 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: All Series v: N/A serial: Mobo: ASUSTeK model: H81M-K v: Rev X.0x serial: UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1104 date: 02/22/2016 CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-4330 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell rev: 3 L2 cache: 4096 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 28000 Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 921 2: 920 3: 945 4: 941 Graphics: Device-1: AMD Curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1024x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: AMD PITCAIRN (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.15.0-47-generic LLVM 6.0.0) v: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 Device-2: AMD Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-47-generic Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus ID: 03:00.0 IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: IF-ID-1: enp0s20u2c4i2 state: up speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: Drives: Local Storage: total: 1.32 TiB used: 11.91 GiB (0.9%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM010-2EP102 size: 931.51 GiB temp: 35 C ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WDS120G2G0A-00JH30 size: 111.80 GiB temp: 38 C ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Western Digital model: WD3200BPVT-35ZEST0 size: 298.09 GiB temp: 33 C ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Blade size: 14.59 GiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 292.41 GiB used: 9.57 GiB (3.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: radeon temp: 35 C Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 Info: Processes: 219 Uptime: 22m Memory: 7.73 GiB used: 2.02 GiB (26.1%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 inxi: 3.0.27

*-display description: VGA compatible controller product: Curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: 00 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=radeon latency=0 resources: irq:27 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f7e00000-f7e3ffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:c0000-dffff

Менеджер драйверов в упор не видит драйверов. На винде всё работает нормально, видеокарта целая, рабочая.
Как установить драйвер для минта?

При попытке установки скачанного драйвера (fglrx-15.302), консоль пишет следующее:

root@senya-All-Series:/home/senya# ‘/home/senya/Загрузки/fglrx-15.302/amd-driver-installer-15.302-x86.x86_64.run’
Created directory fglrx-install.CYG87J
Verifying archive integrity. All good.
Uncompressing AMD Proprietary Driver-15.302.
=====================================================================
AMD Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager
=====================================================================

error: Detected X Server version ‘XServer 1.19.6_64a’ is not supported. Supported versions are X.Org 6.9 or later, up to XServer 1.10 (default:v2:x86_64:lib:XServer 1.19.6_64a:none:4.15.0-48-generic:)
Installation will not proceed.

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.CYG87J

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