BUGS > 2011-01

 AMD Radeon HD 6250

(1/2) > >>

elsewhere:
X is running very slowly on my Acer Aspire laptop.  It has the AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics processor: (result of lspci)


--- Code: ---00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Wrestler [Radeon HD 6250]
--- End code ---


I added contrib non-free to sources before install.  On first boot startx failed.  I only had command line.  So I tried:


--- Code: ---apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeon firmware-linux-nonfree

reboot
--- End code ---


Again, no X.  I finally resorted to


--- Code: ---apt-get install fglrx-driver
aticonfig  --initial
--- End code ---


Now I have X with correct resolution.  However, graphics are very slow.  Windows wobble when they are moved.  Redrawing of windows is very slow.

Does anyone know how to get better performance?  I suspect there is a simple solution that I have not discovered.

michaaa62:
Hast du es mal mit dem Handbuch versucht? http://manual.siduction.org/de/gpu-de.htm#ati-3d

piper:

--- Quote from: "michaaa62" ---Hast du es mal mit dem Handbuch versucht? http://manual.siduction.org/de/gpu-de.htm#ati-3d
--- End quote ---


Translation

Have you ever tried using the manual?
http://manual.siduction.org/en/gpu-en.htm#ati-3d

michaaa62:

--- Quote from: "piper" ---
--- Quote from: "michaaa62" ---Hast du es mal mit dem Handbuch versucht? http://manual.siduction.org/de/gpu-de.htm#ati-3d
--- End quote ---


Translation

Have you ever tried using the manual?
http://manual.siduction.org/en/gpu-en.htm#ati-3d
--- End quote ---
Thanks a lot!
--- Code: ---dpkg-reconfigure michaaa62_locales
--- End code ---
will fix it temporarily. :wink:

elsewhere:

--- Quote from: "michaaa62" ---Hast du es mal mit dem Handbuch versucht? http://manual.siduction.org/de/gpu-de.htm#ati-3d
--- End quote ---


Translation:  Did you ever try pressing the power button?  :roll:

I basically recited instructions from the manual in my first post.  I thoroughly read the manual prior to install, including adding the correct sources for special hardware in "live" mode prior to "install to disk".  After discovering that siduction booted into command line, I followed the instructions in the manual under "ATI/AMD 3D Drivers".  The easy fix,


--- Code: ---apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree,
--- End code ---


did not result in any improvement.  Again, only command line was available.

I searched the web for a quick fix and found one:


--- Code: ---apt-get install fglrx-driver
aticonfig  --initial
--- End code ---


I can live with the slow graphics;  It is basically a cosmetic issue since I don't do any gaming or graphics/video processing.  I am just hoping that someone has been down this road already and has worked out all of the details.  Otherwise, I will work them out when I have time.

If someone happens to find that this wheel has already been invented, please post here.  Thanks.

If I decide to build the driver (or use a generously donated build script), do I need to remove/undo the fglrx-driver?  Anything else I need to undo before proceeding with the build?

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page