[Solved] Amd Vega - Which mesa package?

returntrip · 2018-03-05 08:56:09

Update: I bit the bullet and downgraded to the mesa package found in the extra repo. All works fine. To sum it up: if you had setup a VEGA pre kernel 4.15 and have installed mesa-git from AUR. It is safe to replace mesa-git with mesa from the extra repo.

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I have been successfully running Arch with a VEGA 64 for a few months. I have recently received the following mesa-git update: 18.1.0_devel.100598.411aa8c322-1 after which I could not start GDM/Gnome.

I have reverted back to ver 17.4.0_devel.98996.9ef5b3d517-1 and all works fine.

The question really is: Can the VEGA work with the mesa package 17.3.6-1 found in extra?

What mesa (and/or other) packages are you guys using to run Gnome with a VEGA?

Last edited by returntrip (2018-03-05 14:30:09)

Trilby · 2018-03-05 11:58:26

returntrip wrote:

I have recently received the following mesa-git update: 18.1.0_devel.100598.411aa8c322-1

"Received"? From where? I suspect the right package would be the one provided in the repos and documented in the wiki.

Why are you using mesa-git in the first place?

returntrip · 2018-03-05 12:12:56

By "received an update", I mean I was prompted by pacaur that an update for mesa-git was available in AUR.

Before kenel 4.15 which includes support for amdgpu, I had to use linux-amd-staging (AUR) and mesa-git (AUR), otherwise X (or wayland) would not start.

Hope it makes sense

Trilby · 2018-03-05 12:20:08

That helps, but please provide relevant background to support requests so we know how you got to where you are.

returntrip wrote:

Before kenel 4.15 which includes support for amdgpu, I had to use linux-amd-staging (AUR) and mesa-git (AUR)

Ok, but we are no longer before kernel 4.15, are these still necessary?

returntrip · 2018-03-05 12:40:29

I bought the VEGA in September 2017. I cold not start Gnome and, to get Gnome running, I picked bit and bobs from this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comm … h_rx_vega/

All has worked fine up until now (beside the issue introduced with the latest mesa-git from AUR).

Since we have Kernel 4,15, I am not sure if I can remove mesa-git and install mesa from extra repo.

So I was hopeful that some other Arch user with a VEGA had installed Arch from scratch and could share their experience as to what is currently needed (starting with 4.15) to get gdm/Gnome working on Arch with a VEGA

Hence my two questions on the first post : " Can the VEGA work with the mesa package 17.3.6-1 found in extra? What mesa (and/or other) packages are you guys using to run Gnome with a VEGA?"

I can try to install mesa from extra but I do not want to break anything attempting to do so.

Thanks for your help.

Last edited by returntrip (2018-03-05 12:42:00)

Lone_Wolf · 2018-03-05 15:48:49

I have been successfully running Arch with a VEGA 64 for a few months. I have recently received the following mesa-git update: 18.1.0_devel.100598.411aa8c322-1 after which I could not start GDM/Gnome.
I have reverted back to ver 17.4.0_devel.98996.9ef5b3d517-1 and all works fine.

There are 1602 commits and approx 7 weeks between those 2 versions.
Mesa-git is a fast moving target, if you don't rebuild atleast every 7-14 days, don't use it.

Mesa 17.3.6 should work fine with rx vega, although you may miss out on some functionality.
Although compared to 17.4.0_devel.98996.9ef5b3d517-1 you may even get more functionality with mesa 17.3.6 .

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[Solved] Amd Vega - Which mesa package?

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