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Enable/Disable Dynamic Radeon Drivers(2014)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:18 am
by tanmay.01
Since linux kernel version 3.11, dynamic radeon drivers are included. Some distributions may enable/disable them by default.

Edit : /etc/default/grub as follows

To enable :
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="radeon.runpm=1"


To disable:
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="radeon.runpm=0"

Re: Enable/Disable Dynamic Radeon Drivers

PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:38 am
by pam
Yup, highly underrated. Most people are oblivious to it. 3.13 has it enabled by default!

Non free firmware exists by default in manjaro. You can install it in debian/ubuntu by:
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sudo apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree


NOTE: The above will install and activate the radeon drivers. Reboot for changes to take place. If nothing has happened, run "sudo update-grub". grub-mkconfig should generate a new file with the necessary changes.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/saucy/linux-firmware-nonfree

The driver is proprietary and is awesome. Will run all games including those from wine.
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