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cheekyp123

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Registered: 2020-12-30

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Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

Hi! First post here so sorry if this is in the wrong section.

Upon booting linux on my desktop the GPU will function for between 1-15mins (seems to depend more on how much I actually use the computer more than the time booted). After this the screen just turns off, all the mobo and case lights and fans remain on, the GPU fans turn off but the MSI dragon logo light stays on. I also cannot connect via SSH when this happens or use a TTY.

I have tried Ubuntu 20.10, Fedora 33 (wayland) (both live) and Arch (installed) all with exactly the same problem. The problem is not present on windows 10, I have run GPU intensive benchmarks in windows with 0 problems. The problem is not present when using the integrated intel GPU. The problem is not present in the Arch Installer (seems to be only if i actually load a DE).

specs:
intel i5 6600K
MSI B150 Gaming M3 mobo
MSI ATI R9 390 8GB
16GB DDR4 2100mz
samsung 850 ssd
corsair cx600

Thanks and happy holidays x

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,230

Re: Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

After rebooting from such a crash, post the output of

sudo journalctl -b-1

in

[code]code tags[/code]

or via a pastebin

Last edited by V1del (2020-12-30 13:59:25)

cheekyp123

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Registered: 2020-12-30

Posts: 4

Re: Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

here you go:
https://pastebin.com/4CkR7fva

thanks

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

Looks like the GPU is using the radeon kernel driver but I think it should be using amdgpu instead: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AM … K)_support

Also make sure that the linux-firmware and intel-ucode packages are installed.

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,230

Re: Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

No errors and a normal shutdown process here, did this actually predate such a crash?

In any case the GPU should be eligible for amdgpu rather than radeon so you might want to try and switch to it: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AM … K)_support

Edit: ARGH preview button and getting sidetracked my worst nemesis

Last edited by V1del (2020-12-30 14:48:08)

cheekyp123

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Registered: 2020-12-30

Posts: 4

Re: Graphics stop working after 1-15mins

thanks guys installing AMDGPU sorted it

happy new year x

Last edited by cheekyp123 (2021-01-01 02:03:01)