open source amd GPU driver issues
open source amd GPU driver issues
I've been running Manjaro for a a few years now and don't have very many gripes with the os opposed to some people that seem to hate it. The one major problem I have been battling is the random GPU resets under load for my 5600xt. Usually it's when I'm playing semi intense games but sometimes just while watching YouTube. I have seen some things online about power profiles and undercoating but I have not been able to solve it. My only thought now is that it's something with the mesa driver pack. I am wondering if I were to switch to a distro that supports the official amd drivers if it would be better. I saw pop's new cosmic which looks nice but probably won't be out for while so I'll probably just grab something Debian based with kde, I cannot stand gnome just personal preference. Wondering what peoples opinions are here on this subject.
Give
firmware-gita shot. There are some fixes in it that are not infirmwareyet.If that doesn't solve it: for "underclocking" you would have to set a kernel param to enable it. I had a good experience with
lact. They also explain the necessary setup in their README. In my case the GPU was running with higher limits than the vendor specified. I simply clocked it back to these specs and it seemed to have worked fine so far. It's a different GPU, though.If that also doesn't solve it: do you have Windows as dual boot option? Can you try the same games there? If that is also unstable, I would suspect hardware issues.
I think I finally have it all figured out. I was previously using corectrl to monitor and adjust the GPU but lact has so much more info and adjustment. I immediately saw the card flapping between clock speeds under load. I applied the only high clock speeds setting and that all stopped the voltage stayed constant. However and this is why I didn't realize with corectrl is that the card was now thermal throttling causing an undervolt condition. I went in cleaned out the dust bunny's, dislodged a sata cable from one of the fans and relocated some hard drives for more airflow. The card now runs at a toasty 85 under load which from my past amd experience is perfectly fine. Thank you for the help kind stranger.
Good to hear to got it solved. Enjoy your GPU again 🙂