[SOLVED] New Asus Laptop - AMD Unsupported Hardware Watermark

[marcopl]

Guys,

I just got a new Asus K43U-VX006 with the AMD Radeon HD6310M graphic chip.
I get the this watermark on the bottom right of the screen.

After googling, i understand that its a catalyst driver ( or some  /etc/ati/control problem which i dont think i have) problem. The amd driver with the latest pclinux-xfce is older ( amd catalyst 10.12 ?) and so i am tempted to download the linux amd catalyst 11.5 driver from the amd website.

Any thoughts? Any success stories here ?

Thanx.
Marco.

[Texstar]

The amd fglrx driver in the repository is the latest version so no need to run anything from the AMD site. That will just screw up your system.

[marcopl]

The amd fglrx driver in the repository is the latest version so no need to run anything from the AMD site. That will just screw up your system.

thanx texstar.

anyabody has an idea about how to get rid of the 'amd unsupported hardware' watermark?

[7272andy]

I had the same problem last year, this thread fixed it

[marcopl]

I had the same problem last year, this thread fixed it

Thanx tried that. But when i ran "  aticonfig --initial -f " , it said no adapter detected.

[marcopl]

The VGA Sticker on my asus laptop says RadeonHD6310 ( so definitely its an ati chip?)

lspci -vv gives;

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 9802 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 103c
   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 29
   Region 0: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
   Region 1: I/O ports at f000 [size=256]
   Region 2: Memory at feb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
   Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
   Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
      Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
      Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
   Capabilities: [58] Express (v2) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
      DevCap:   MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
         ExtTag+ RBE+ FLReset-
      DevCtl:   Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
         RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
         MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
      DevSta:   CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
      LnkCap:   Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
         ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
      LnkCtl:   ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
         ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
      LnkSta:   Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
      DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis-
      DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
      LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
          Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
          Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
      LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
   Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
      Address: 00000000fee0300c  Data: 4199
   Capabilities: [100 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
   Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
   Kernel modules: fglrx


Anybody here has got a similar card ?

[marcopl]

GUYS THE WATERMARK IS GONE!!!!!

I used the new kernel 2.6.38  and rebooted and .... the watermark "AMD Unsupported Hardware" disappeared ....the ATI Catalyst Control Center is working well too.


Hope this helps the next guy out.

So overall , this ASUS Laptop ( K43U - VX006 ) is working well with pclinux xfce ( phoenix )  - including video , audio , network ,etc.


Bye,
Marco.

[7272andy]

Excellent  ,

Just one thing though; I notice your card is quoted as an HD series card, these are for desktop machines not laptops.

What does the hardware section of the PCC identify your card as? (just curiosity now)

[marcopl]

Excellent  ,

Just one thing though; I notice your card is quoted as an HD series card, these are for desktop machines not laptops.

What does the hardware section of the PCC identify your card as? (just curiosity now)

the same as lspci -vv ,
Vendor : ATI Technologies Inc
Description:Device 9802