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Technoquake

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Registered: 2021-01-23

Posts: 2

Green screens on AMD 6800XT

I'm running into this problem, A few weeks ago I noticed that eventually it didn't like running two monitors at the same time. Sticking to a single monitor only reduces the problem not eliminates it. When this happens the system will crash and be non responsive, and all screens will turn green and eventually it emits some beeps. https://streamable.com/z0mvcv

I've noticed that it happens more often when trying to go into a wayland session than x11.

I tried completely reinstalling the system with the guided installer and using the AMDGPU driver it recommends.
I updated the motherboard's BIOS. Is it possible to update the GPUs bios without going to windows? That's the only thing I can think of that I haven't tried.

Would appreciate any tips or ideas in troubleshooting this further.

Specs:
Motherboard:
- X570 AORUS Elite (not wifi)
- BIOS Version: F33h
CPU:
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / 32GB RAM
GPU:
- AMD 6800 XT
0a:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] (rev c1)
PSU:
- EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G5, 80 Plus Gold 850W

Kernel:
Linux 5.12.5-arch1-1

mkinitcpio.conf:
MODULES=('amdgpu')

Driver:
amdgpu

KDE Plasma 5.21.5

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 23,193

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

After rebooting from the crash post a complete

sudo journalctl -b-1

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … in_clients

As for updating the firmware which would definitely be a good avenue to go to, that depends on your mainboards update mechansims, most modern ones I've seen allow you to put a update file on the ESP or using a FAT32 formatted USB to update the firmware.

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

As for updating the firmware which would definitely be a good avenue to go to, that depends on your mainboards update mechansims, most modern ones I've seen allow you to put a update file on the ESP or using a FAT32 formatted USB to update the firmware.

OP has already updated the mobo firmware, he was asking about the GPU.

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 23,193

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

A whoops misread that, shouldn't most of what's relevant here be in linux-firmware?

Technoquake

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Registered: 2021-01-23

Posts: 2

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

Alrighty, here's the paste
http://sprunge.us/Fx8VpC

Last edited by Technoquake (2021-05-22 21:39:48)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 23,193

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

try booting with the amdgpu.dc=0 parameter

Ropid

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Registered: 2015-03-09

Posts: 1,069

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

try booting with the amdgpu.dc=0 parameter

I think you can't do dc=0 on newer GPUs. The driver needs the DC code path to be able to do output on Vega and Navi.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 58,683

Re: Green screens on AMD 6800XT

[Watches vertical video because: fucking millennials…]
beeeeep-beep-beep is from the BIOS and means there's no GPU, so it's either badly seated or underpowered.

The posted journal covers only about 1 second  and has a timeout warning when taking control over the fbconsole.
Did that boot "crash" right away?
Because it doesn't fit "I've noticed that it happens more often when trying to go into a wayland session than x11."

From that description, try passing "amdgpu.dpm=0" to the kernel.
Otherwise also ensure that you connected the dedicated 6/8-pin PS if theres any.

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