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Red007Master

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Registered: 2025-06-22

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[Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

System:
GPU:RX 7900 XTX
WM:Hyprland
Displays: 3440x1440 @ 165 Hz + 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz

After following steps outlined in https://archlinux.org/news/linux-firmwa … ervention/ (e.g: pacman -Rdd linux-firmware;pacman -Syu linux-firmware) (but just pacman -Rdd linux-firmware;pacman -S linux-firmware is enought)
Mainly main screen (3440x1440 @ 165 Hz) starts to have artifacts, not "dead GPU" ones, but bottom part of the screen (from 1/8 to 7/8 of display) is being frozen and/or filled with one/couple of colors.

Reproducible (locally) by rolling back with Timeshift and upgrading again.

Any idea how to fix it?

Video example: https://red007master.com/artf.mp4

Thank you for your time.

Last edited by Red007Master (2025-06-22 19:32:38)

muffi

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Registered: 2023-12-08

Posts: 4

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

Same, just downgraded linux-firmware and the artifacts are gone...

DerpishCat

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2014-05-29

Posts: 13

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

Does this only happen on high refresh rates, are you using VRR perhaps? I too have a 7900 XTX but only have 2x 2560x1440 60Hz displays and it works great. Another variable is that I'm using KDE.

Xephon

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Registered: 2024-12-22

Posts: 131

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=306409

Fixed version 20250613.12fe085f-6 is in repos already. Just do the update

intellq

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Registered: 2025-06-22

Posts: 2

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

With Radeon RX 9070 XT and the amdgpu firmware 20250613.12fe085f-6, I'm getting a black screen instead of SDDM login screen. Had to boot with a flashdrive and downgrade manually...

Went to linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-5 and system booted normally again.

So, be careful. Latest amdgpu firmware it's not safe, at least for 9070 XT users.

Last edited by intellq (2025-06-22 13:30:32)

zikasak

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Registered: 2025-06-22

Posts: 4

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

confirm the issue with RX 9070. Black screen or hangs every second.

To "fix" the issue just launch you kernel with nomodeset parameter and downgrade the firmware. No flashdrives needed

exsign

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Registered: 2021-10-29

Posts: 3

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

With Radeon RX 9070 XT and the amdgpu firmware 20250613.12fe085f-6, I'm getting a black screen instead of SDDM login screen. Had to boot with a flashdrive and downgrade manually...

Went to linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-5 and system booted normally again.

So, be careful. Latest amdgpu firmware it's not safe, at least for 9070 XT users.

Can confirm, same issue and fix.

LuxFerre

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Registered: 2010-03-01

Posts: 30

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

With Radeon RX 9070 XT and the amdgpu firmware 20250613.12fe085f-6, I'm getting a black screen instead of SDDM login screen. Had to boot with a flashdrive and downgrade manually...

Went to linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-5 and system booted normally again.

So, be careful. Latest amdgpu firmware it's not safe, at least for 9070 XT users.

Same here. Boot with nomodeset (press E when presented with kernel options, add at the end of kernel param line), downgrade amdgpu firmware.
Maybe we need a note on the front page?

Last edited by LuxFerre (2025-06-22 18:01:49)

zikasak

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Registered: 2025-06-22

Posts: 4

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

With Radeon RX 9070 XT and the amdgpu firmware 20250613.12fe085f-6, I'm getting a black screen instead of SDDM login screen. Had to boot with a flashdrive and downgrade manually...

Went to linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-5 and system booted normally again.

So, be careful. Latest amdgpu firmware it's not safe, at least for 9070 XT users.

Same here. Boot with nomodeset (press E when presented with kernel options, add at the end of kernel param line), downgrade amdgpu firmware.
Maybe we need a note on the front page?

no need. there is a version in the core-testing which has the commit caused the issue reverted.

Red007Master

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Registered: 2025-06-22

Posts: 2

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

Yep, indeed update solved artifacts.

Thank you for your time fellas, hava a good day.

stm88

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Registered: 2019-10-18

Posts: 7

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

On 9070xt i waited about 2 min with blackscreen. Plasma loaded with extreme lags. I just enabled core testing repo and updated. It fixed the issue.

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LuxFerre

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Registered: 2010-03-01

Posts: 30

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

With Radeon RX 9070 XT and the amdgpu firmware 20250613.12fe085f-6, I'm getting a black screen instead of SDDM login screen. Had to boot with a flashdrive and downgrade manually...

Went to linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-5 and system booted normally again.

So, be careful. Latest amdgpu firmware it's not safe, at least for 9070 XT users.

Same here. Boot with nomodeset (press E when presented with kernel options, add at the end of kernel param line), downgrade amdgpu firmware.
Maybe we need a note on the front page?

no need. there is a version in the core-testing which has the commit caused the issue reverted.

Yes but the current 'stable' version breaks the system for those with 9070s. Testing usually takes a week to go stable...
Let's hope they push it faster.

Last edited by LuxFerre (2025-06-22 22:52:53)

kyle_h

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Registered: 2023-12-11

Posts: 7

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

it also breaks the system for 7800XTs. Ask me how I know.

cherio

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Registered: 2022-04-27

Posts: 32

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

It also breaks AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 w/ Radeon 890M. It takes over a minute from grub selection till the 1st record in the journal. Before the update it was an instant.

nicxz

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Registered: 2019-08-16

Posts: 1

Re: [Solved] GPU Artifacts after "linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5"

Can confirm that linux-firmware-amdgpu 20250613.12fe085f-7 fixes the issue for me ( 9070XT / 7950X3D ). It's available on archive.archlinux.org already.

Last edited by nicxz (2025-06-23 07:58:56)