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So far I have installed:
Kernel 5.5.6
libdrm 2.4.100
All AMD GPU firmware
DRI3 is enabled
Regarding Mesa: Basically my OS comes with Mesa 13 by default (prehistoric) which is only used to boot the desktop, For games and 3D accelerated programs I'm using Mesa 20.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.1 compiled and running through environment variables.
Am I missing something else? For the record, I'm already using this setup with Intel HD but never tried with AMD.
Thanks :)
Last edited by Avehicle7887 on 28 February 2020 at 4:23 pm UTC
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I would suggest installing a newer system for a simple reason: updated software and system components. You might swap the kernel and other parts as you see fit on an old OS, but you never know when you break something you wouldn't want.
Aside from that, it should be okay. Although you didn't tell us which card you will get.
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Updating the OS is the last thing I'd like to do, technically it's on a Debian 9 base but heavily modified with many modern packages.
Regarding the GPU (oops) - It's an RX 5500 XT.
Thanks for the input :)
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(I'm on RX 5700 btw, the "rare" ITX one :P)
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Last edited by Shmerl on 3 March 2020 at 3:23 am UTC
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This is the model I got (it even has a backplate!):
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Just finished cleaning up the host system from the closed source Nvidia driver in preparation for the new card. Decided to have some fun (and a final look) with Nouveau and the good old GTX 960:
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Last edited by Avehicle7887 on 5 March 2020 at 9:35 pm UTC
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At one point I was ready to give up, but I went back to the drawing board and reconnected the dots.
This is the end result :) :
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GPU itself and Packaging:
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Last edited by Avehicle7887 on 16 March 2020 at 11:53 pm UTC
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Last edited by Shmerl on 17 March 2020 at 12:11 am UTC
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The Kernel was in very good shape, I had to enable some non-navi related tweaks to accomodate the system but not related to the desktop issue. The issue was within Mesa, for the moment I didn't create any packages and simply overwritten the libraries over the old ones. It solved the issue but it's not pretty. Later I will build some proper packages to have better file control.
This was a huge learning experience for me. Got no regrets with all the trouble I've had