What packages I need to install to properly support my AMD GPU?

rempas at tutanota.com rempas at tutanota.com
Sun Jan 23 06:17:35 PST 2022


23 Ιαν 2022, 14:49 Από aly at aaronly.me:

> Hi,
>
> I’m using an AMD RX550, and I need to install the devfw-amdgpu package. This should make the amdgpu kernel module work.
>

Thanks! Are you using this package in bare metal? After installing this, "xrandr" still cannot
find 1080p and my monitors HZ. Do I have to enable the driver maybe?


> In addition, for stability, only use modesetting with Xorg, i.e., placing the following settings at /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-modesetting.conf :
>
> Section "Device"
>  Identifier "Screen0"
>  Driver "modesetting"
>  Option "kmsdev" "/dev/dri/card0"
>  Option "AccelMethod" "None"
> EndSection
>

When saying "only use modesetting", do you mean to not use other options like "TearFree"? Or
I don't understand something here...



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