Re: Upgrading amdgpu for new video card

Felix Miata composed on 2023-03-20 18:54 (UTC-0400):

> My most recent amdgpu is 2 generations older than your WX 2100, has no slackware
> installation 

Turns out that very PC does have Slackware on it, but just never made bootable,
lacking required initrd. Now mkinitrd's been done:

# inxi -GSaz --vs --zl --hostname
inxi 3.3.25-00 (2023-02-07)
System:
  Host: asa88 Kernel: 5.15.80 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 2.37-slack15 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz rw root=/dev/sda25
    ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 noresume mitigations=auto consoleblank=0
    radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1 video=1440x900@60 4
  Desktop: TWM vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: Slackware 15.0
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu
    v: kernel alternate: radeon arch: GCN-2 code: Sea Islands
    process: GF/TSMC 16-28nm built: 2013-17 ports: active: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    empty: DVI-D-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:130f class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.14 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :1
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4240x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1121x381mm (44.13x15.00")
    s-diag: 1184mm (46.61")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DisplayPort-0 pos: primary,left
    model: Acer K272HUL serial: <filter> built: 2018 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60
    dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: right model: Dell P2213
    serial: <filter> built: 2012 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2
    size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65") diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes:
    max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.5 renderer: AMD KAVERI (DRM 3.42.0 5.15.80
    LLVM 13.0.0) direct-render: Yes

SDDM won't let me login, but startx works. :p The only configuration used to
affect Xorg is one to disable DPMS. All else is from automagic.
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Felix Miata

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