On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:07:29 -0400
Scott Lair 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 @
> 0xe000/268435456, 0xf000/2097152, 0xf7e0/262144, I/O @
> 0xe000/256, 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 @
> 0xe000/268435456, 0xf000/2097152, 0xf7e0/262144, I/O @
> 0xe000/256, 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.
