Re: Upgrading amdgpu for new video card

Rich Shepard composed on 2023-03-20 16:18 (UTC-0700):

> Felix Miata via slackware wrote:

> /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-amdgpu.conf

What does this contain?

>> # inxi -GSaz

> I don't have that tool installed.

Great perl-based tool:
https://smxi.org/docs/inxi-installation.htm#inxi-manual-install
Especially so for graphics configuration identification.

>> Note above that mine is running on the amdgpu kernel module, but not the
>> amdgpu DDX display driver, instead on the modesetting DIX display driver.
>> Have you tried both?

> No. I assume that the amdgpu kernel module would work as it has with other
> Radeon cards, such as the replaced RX-550.

I was referring to the two display drivers, not the kernel module, checking to see
if the errant behavior applies regardless which you use.

Is the bad behavior the same if instead of XFCE you start icewm or blackbox? This
may point to whether it's a personal settings issue or global.
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