Re: Boot fails unless nomodeset is set
Robert Pommrich composed on 2019-01-22 08:47 (UTC+0100):
> Since the upgrade from jessie to stretch and despite several kernel
> upgrades from backports I am bitten by the bug described here:
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=914517
> I am running the stretch system with the old 3.16 kernel from jessie.
> Could please someone have a look at the bug and advise or make a Debian
> Developer aware of the bug?
When I saw you had 8570 I thought it was same as I have. Turns out your 8570 is
Richland but my 8570 is Oland. Mine works OK in Stretch with modesetting X driver,
but not with amdgpu. Maybe this could help you anyway:
# cat /proc/cmdline
ro root=LABEL=s6v6stretch net.ifnames=0 ipv6.disable=1 noresume consoleblank=0 plymouth.enable=0 radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 vga=791 video=1440x900@60 3
# inxi -GxxSM
System: Host: big31 Kernel: 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 6.3.0 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.6 tk: Qt 3.5.0
wm: Twin dm: startx Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: BIOSTAR model: G31-M7 TE serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: 080014 date: 02/01/2010
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland [Radeon HD 8570 / R7 240/340 OEM] vendor: Dell driver: radeon
v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6611
Display: server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting alternate: ati,fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD OLAND (DRM 2.49.0 / 4.9.0-8-amd64 LLVM 3.9.1) v: 4.3 Mesa 13.0.6 compat-v: 3.0
direct render: Yes
# xrandr | egrep -A2 -B1 '1 conne'
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 2280, maximum 16384 x 16384
DP-1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 673mm x 284mm
2560x1080 60.00 +
1920x1080 60.00* 60.00 50.00 59.94 59.93 24.00 23.98
--
320x240 72.81 75.00 60.05
DVI-I-1 connected primary 1920x1200+0+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1920x1080 59.93
My Caicos works too:
# cat /proc/cmdline
ro root=/dev/sda12 noresume net.ifnames=0 ipv6.disable=1 vga=791 video=1440x900@60 3
# inxi -GxxSM
System: Host: gx78b Kernel: 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 6.3.0 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.6 tk: Qt 3.5.0
wm: Twin dm: startx Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 780 v: N/A serial: 64KGBM1 Chassis: type: 15 serial: 64KGBM1
Mobo: Dell model: 03NVJ6 v: A01 serial: ..CN7360402A02C5. BIOS: Dell v: A15 date: 08/06/2013
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] vendor: Dell
driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6779
Display: server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting alternate: ati,fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD CAICOS (DRM 2.49.0 / 4.9.0-8-amd64 LLVM 3.9.1) v: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6
compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
# xrandr | egrep -A2 -B1 '1 connec'
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 2280, maximum 16384 x 16384
DP-1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 673mm x 284mm
2560x1080 60.00 +
1920x1080 60.00* 60.00 50.00 59.94 59.93 24.00 23.98
--
320x240 72.81 75.00 60.05
DVI-I-1 connected primary 1920x1200+0+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1920x1080 59.93
In openSUSE Tumbleweed, the amdgpu X driver also works:
# cat /proc/cmdline
root=LABEL=osTWk3s6v6 ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 noresume consoleblank=0 radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 vga=791 video=1440x900@60 3
# inxi -GxxSM
System: Host: big31 Kernel: 4.19.12-1-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.1 Desktop: KDE 3.5.10 tk: Qt 3.3.8c
wm: kwin dm: startx Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20190108
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: BIOSTAR model: G31-M7 TE serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: 080014 date: 02/01/2010
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland [Radeon HD 8570 / R7 240/340 OEM] vendor: Dell driver: amdgpu
v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6611
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: amdgpu unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: ati
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon HD 8500 Series (OLAND DRM 3.27.0 4.19.12-1-default LLVM 7.0.0) v: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.1
direct render: Yes
# xrandr | egrep -A2 -B1 '0 connec'
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 2280, maximum 16384 x 16384
DisplayPort-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 673mm x 284mm
2560x1080 60.00 +
1920x1080 60.00* 60.00 50.00 59.94 24.00 23.98
--
720x400 70.08
DVI-I-0 connected primary 1920x1200+0+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1680x1050 59.88
Buster works with amdgpu too:
# cat /proc/cmdline
ro root=LABEL=s6v6buster net.ifnames=0 ipv6.disable=1 noresume consoleblank=0 plymouth.enable=0 radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 vga=791 video=1440x900@60 5
# inxi -GxxSM
System: Host: big31 Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.0 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.6 tk: Qt 3.5.0
wm: Twin dm: TDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: BIOSTAR model: G31-M7 TE serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: 080014 date: 02/01/2010
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland [Radeon HD 8570 / R7 240/340 OEM] vendor: Dell driver: amdgpu
v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6611
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: amdgpu,ati unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon HD 8500 Series (OLAND DRM 3.27.0 4.19.0-1-amd64 LLVM 7.0.1) v: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.8
compat-v: 4.4 direct render: Yes
# xrandr | egrep -A2 -B1 '0 connec'
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 2280, maximum 16384 x 16384
DisplayPort-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 673mm x 284mm
2560x1080 60.00 +
1920x1080 60.00* 60.00 50.00 59.94 24.00 23.98
--
720x400 70.08
DVI-I-0 connected primary 1920x1200+0+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1680x1050 59.88
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