Re: X framebuffer problem on AMD Picasso [fixed]

[Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com>]

On 4/12/20 11:23 AM, Paul Scott wrote:
> On 4/12/20 3:10 AM, Paul Scott wrote:
> > On 4/11/2020 5:47 PM, Paul Scott wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I haven't posted for a long time!
> > >
> > > I just successfully did my first UEFI installation.
> > >
> > > It's a new AMD machine with.  X is failing to start.  I have solved 
> > > a number of related problems within online information including 
> > > finding the firmware-amd-graphics package.  I can't easily post log 
> > > contents from that machine since it doesn't have email installed yet.
> > >
> > > I am now at:
> > >
> > > open /dev/dri/card0: no such file...
> > >
> > > What I find online refers to the firmware problems I think I have 
> > > solved.
Upgrading the rest of the testing packages killed X again.

Upgrading to the sid kernel fixed it again

Paul



> > > TIA for any ideas,
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> > Upgrading to testing fixed X.
> >
> > Paul
>
>
> Answered from my new machine.
>
> In case anyone refers to this "thread" I should add that I didn't do a 
> full update to Bullseye yet.  I just updated a few packages 
> *including* the kernel.  I'm guessing it was rhe kernel that solved 
> the problem.
>
> Paul