From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pierre Neidhardt Subject: Re: KMScon vs. AMD Radeon Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:30:23 +0200 Message-ID: <87wojoamg0.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> References: <20190414094859.dutthslrhr5jjosp@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20190414205456.5ax4ne5e26pcshef@pelzflorian.localdomain> <878swbpizu.fsf@gnu.org> <20190417172627.wvq7ked5pxbl4wri@pelzflorian.localdomain> <875zrbnfzb.fsf@gnu.org> <20190419121703.mdl3b5yckrbynnlh@pelzflorian.localdomain> <87mukmaut0.fsf@gnu.org> <20190419171116.htt7gchbb3hporoy@pelzflorian.localdomain> <87zhol9feb.fsf@gnu.org> <87bm11asms.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <20190420103957.lvhx3tri244zzp6x@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20190420132129.5a61d66c@station.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:55457) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHp8Z-0002Wz-OH for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:30:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHp8Y-0000Vd-L3 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:30:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20190420132129.5a61d66c@station.home> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: =?utf-8?Q?F=C3=A9licien?= Pillot , guix-devel@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable F=C3=A9licien Pillot writes: > Le Sat, 20 Apr 2019 12:39:57 +0200, > "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" a =C3=A9crit : > >> lspci reports my card as Radeon R7 240/340. According to Wikipedia >> this GPU was released in 2013. Xorg attempted to load the radeon >> driver and not amdgpu. >>=20 >> Regards, >> Florian > > I also have a Radeon R7 240/340. lspci -k outputs these lines: > >> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI= ] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340] (rev 87) >> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340] >> Kernel driver in use: radeon >> Kernel modules: radeon, amdgpu > > I tried a lot, but couldn't manage to start Xorg with amdgpu. Actually I = can't either use linux-libre if I want a good resolution (1920x1080), I hav= e to inject binary firmwares, as explained at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/= Amdgpu#Incorporating_firmware Both Florian and F=C3=A9licien's reports are to be expected according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Radeon_Rx_300_series#Radeon_Feature_Matri= x. "amdgpu" mostly supports Volcanic Islands and later. The 240/340 Southern Island / Sea Island, so it can only use radeon if I understand correctly. =2D-=20 Pierre Neidhardt https://ambrevar.xyz/ --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEUPM+LlsMPZAEJKvom9z0l6S7zH8FAly7EN8ACgkQm9z0l6S7 zH810wf/YenwE5W357TeE2iyFbFhOJTFm7UUk4EDIYnEDEBxl8/tAMQiGmx17KhT 0tQOuWVeRPSmInxRfqci6qk8w+xoFHEGoWNcWrt5LeTx1fwsayxBsMUN2uOZFp1n fmXwhgoDdld0LeJ3E6lvi8JbLFOJAYqM8b1dP4YJQ2wGQuPnNE7cREgjVu+Fajj/ 5ZApC/tt7Yz4vJAdjRtnZ9GnLqWqtNWqq+bJVXu0j5/O2XV3RNDI0waYtdF8Ugkn /feWjnA42jaYxZq+tw6T2Fd6gffyq7xHrWJ4/w7NP2aWLKY7qkqTKlixe1jIWWWW MUEba4DfuGqIr3iKLt7sI3lA41mVKw== =7hLY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--