Re: Radeon graphics work with 4.19.0-8 but not 4.19.0-9
On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:07:29 -0400
Scott Lair <scott@lairhome.com> wrote:
> I installed a Radeon WX 3100 a few days ago on my buster system. It
> failed to bring up the X server. I installed the proprietary drivers
> from AMD's site, but still no dice. Just for fun I tried to boot the
> previous kernel 4.19.0-8 and the system worked fine.
>
> I have install the amd-graphics-firmware from buster backports
> version 20190717-2. Also installed xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu version
> 18.1.99+git20190207-1.
>
> I have reconfigured the kernel and ran update-initramfs. Also purged
> the amdgpu xorg driver and reinstalled.
>
> Any ideas on how to get the system to run X with the 4.19.0-9 kernel.
>
>
> log snippet from xorg log on 4.19.0-9 - failed
> [ 60.114] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires
> -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration
> [ 60.116] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 1002:6985:103c:0b0e rev 0, Mem @
> 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/2097152, 0xf7e00000/262144, I/O @
> 0x0000e000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072 [ 60.116] (II)
> LoadModule: "glx" [ 60.116] (II)
> Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 60.116] (II)
> Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 60.116] compiled for
> 1.20.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 60.116] ABI class: X.Org
> Server Extension, version 10.0 [ 60.116] (==) Matched ati as
> autoconfigured driver 0
>
> drm is not loaded and amdgpu is not matched
>
> log snippet from xorg log on 4.19.0-8 - worked OK
> [ 54.191] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires
> -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration
> [ 54.191] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
> [ 54.203] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 1002:6985:103c:0b0e rev 0, Mem @
> 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/2097152, 0xf7e00000/262144, I/O @
> 0x0000e000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072 [ 54.204] (II)
> LoadModule: "glx" [ 54.240] (II)
> Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 54.500] (II)
> Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 54.500] compiled for
> 1.20.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 54.500] ABI class: X.Org
> Server Extension, version 10.0 [ 54.500] (II) Applying OutputClass
> "AMDgpu" to /dev/dri/card0 [ 54.500] loading driver: amdgpu
> [ 54.500] (==) Matched amdgpu as autoconfigured driver 0
> [ 54.500] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 1
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>
Turned out to be that the amdgpu drivers were missing in the newer
kernel. A reinstall of the kernel got it back and video is back to
normal.
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