On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:07:29 -0400 Scott Lair <sc...@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.