Anyone has experience with AMD RX480 video car?

Posts: 28
33nicolas
Joined: 08 Jan 2017
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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: Suoni Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: MATE 1.8.1 (Gtk 3.14.5-1+deb8u1)
           Distro: antiX-16.1_x64-full Berta Cáceres 16 January 2017
Machine:   Device: desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 v: x.x
           BIOS: Award v: F2 date: 11/25/2014
CPU:       Octa core AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core (-MCP-) cache: 16384 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 56251
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 1700 MHz 2: 2300 MHz 3: 2300 MHz
           4: 2300 MHz 5: 1700 MHz 6: 1700 MHz 7: 3500 MHz 8: 1700 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Device 67df bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: vesa
           Resolution: 1280x1024@0.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Device aaf0
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: ce00 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 6505.4GB (58.5% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_DT01ACA2 size: 2000.4GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: 15EADS_External size: 1500.3GB
           ID-3: USB /dev/sdc model: iPod size: 4.1GB
           ID-4: USB /dev/sdd model: My_Book_1148 size: 3000.6GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 1.8T used: 212G (13%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 16.5C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 239 Uptime: 10 min Memory: 1311.7/16032.7MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.3.8
I'm trying to figure out how to install AMD's Linux driver, but I don't see anything for Debian, let alone Antix.

Anyone has experience with AMD video cards? Thanks
Posts: 88
kmathern
Joined: 25 Aug 2012
#2
33nicolas wrote:$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Suoni Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Device 67df bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: vesa
Resolution: 1280x1024@0.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
I don't see the 67df pciid supported by the radeon driver in any kernel, it is supported by the amdgpu driver in kernels newer than the 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp kernel that you're currently running.

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kent@mx1:~
$ modinfo amdgpu -k 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp | grep 1002.*67df -i
kent@mx1:~
$ modinfo amdgpu -k 4.8.10-antix.1-amd64-smp | grep 1002.*67df -i
alias:          pci:v00001002d000067DFsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
kent@mx1:~
$ modinfo amdgpu -k 4.10.1-antix.1-amd64-smp | grep 1002.*67df -i
alias:          pci:v00001002d000067DFsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
You can install one of the newer kernels, you might also need to add 'radeon.modeset=0' to the kernel options to get it to load the amdgpu driver.

You might also give the antiX-17-a2 alpha a try, it comes with the 4.10 kernel.
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33nicolas
Joined: 08 Jan 2017
#3
Tx kmathern!