Re: Upgrading amdgpu for new video card

Hi Rich,

20/03/23 10:36,
Rich Shepard via slackware <[email protected]>:
> This host is running Slackware64_14.2. Yesterday I replaced the Radeon
> RX-550 video card and HP/Compaq LA1951g monitor to a Radeon Pro WX-2100
> video card and an Acer SB-220Q monitor.
>
> While the Xfce4 resolution is set to 1920x1080 dpi, it keeps resetting to
> the former 1280x1024 dpi.
>
> lspci shows no video driver:
> # lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1450
> 00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1451
> 00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:01.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
> 00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:03.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
> 00:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1454
> 00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1452
> 00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1454
> 00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 59)
> 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1460
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1461
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1462
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1463
> 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1464
> 00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1465
> 00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1466
> 00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1467
> 01:00.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43d0 (rev 01)
> 01:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c8 (rev 01)
> 01:00.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c6 (rev 01)
> 02:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c7 (rev 01)
> 02:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c7 (rev 01)
> 02:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c7 (rev 01)
> 02:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c7 (rev 01)
> 02:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43c7 (rev 01)
> 04:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller
> 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I211 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
> 08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 6995
> 08:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device aae0
> 09:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 145a
> 09:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1456
> 09:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 145f
> 0a:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1455
> 0a:00.2 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 51)
> 0a:00.3 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1457

The driver/module won't show unless -v is used:

/sbin/lspci -v | less

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ...
<...>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915

> lamod has one:
> # lsmod | grep amdgpu
> amdgpu               3248128  3
> chash                  16384  1 amdgpu
> gpu_sched              28672  1 amdgpu
> ttm                   114688  1 amdgpu
> drm_kms_helper        196608  1 amdgpu
> drm                   479232  7 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,ttm
> i2c_algo_bit           16384  2 igb,amdgpu
> i2c_core               77824  8 drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,igb,amdgpu,psmouse,i2c_piix4,i2c_dev,drm
> hwmon                  20480  4 igb,k10temp,asus_wmi,amdgpu
>
> I just downloaded amdgpu-install_22.20.50205-1_all.deb and ran it through
> deb2tgz. Can I upgradepkg using the amdgpu-install_22.20.50205-1_all.txz?
> Or, what do I do to have the monitor hold the set resolution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rich

I can't answer that, but I'd be inclined not to until I see what
other AMD Slackware users are using.

Dave

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