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At first I just migrated the entire partition to the new box which
worked with some distros, but when that didn't work here I did a new
install. That don't work either. Is there anything I can do during a
reinstall to fix this? Is the problem a too-recent GPU (I mean I have NO clue!).


(EE) open /dev/dri/card0: nmop such file or directory
(WW) Falling back to old probe metyhod for modesetting
vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
(EE) Screen 0 deletred because of no matching config section
(II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
(EE) Device(s) detected, but none matchthose in the config file



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On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:35:36 -0400, bad sector wrote:

At first I just migrated the entire partition to the new box which
worked with some distros, but when that didn't work here I did a new
install. That don't work either. Is there anything I can do during a reinstall to fix this? Is the problem a too-recent GPU (I mean I have NO clue!).

(EE) open /dev/dri/card0: nmop such file or directory (WW) Falling back
to old probe metyhod for modesetting vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI (EE) Screen 0 deletred because of no matching config section (II)
UnloadModule: "modesetting"
(EE) Device(s) detected, but none matchthose in the config file

Check lspci to see what gets reported. I know the AMD RX 6000 series
works well on Slackware-15. Using RX 6650 XT and RX 6800 XT currently. I think the RX 7000 series is too new and requires Slackware-current for
the newer amdgpu and firmware.

-kb
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On 4/1/25 14:30, King Beowulf wrote:

On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:35:36 -0400, bad sector wrote:

At first I just migrated the entire partition to the new box which
worked with some distros, but when that didn't work here I did a new
install. That don't work either. Is there anything I can do during a
reinstall to fix this? Is the problem a too-recent GPU (I mean I have NO
clue!).


(EE) open /dev/dri/card0: nmop such file or directory (WW) Falling back
to old probe metyhod for modesetting vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI (EE)
Screen 0 deletred because of no matching config section (II)
UnloadModule: "modesetting"
(EE) Device(s) detected, but none matchthose in the config file

Check lspci to see what gets reported. I know the AMD RX 6000 series
works well on Slackware-15. Using RX 6650 XT and RX 6800 XT currently. I think the RX 7000 series is too new and requires Slackware-current for
the newer amdgpu and firmware.

-kb

Apologies for the delay, been extremely busy but I have just done a
fresh install on my new box and will be picking up the pieces soon


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On 4/1/25 14:30, King Beowulf wrote:

On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:35:36 -0400, bad sector wrote:

At first I just migrated the entire partition to the new box which
worked with some distros, but when that didn't work here I did a new
install. That don't work either. Is there anything I can do during a
reinstall to fix this? Is the problem a too-recent GPU (I mean I have NO
clue!).


(EE) open /dev/dri/card0: nmop such file or directory (WW) Falling back
to old probe metyhod for modesetting vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI (EE)
Screen 0 deletred because of no matching config section (II)
UnloadModule: "modesetting"
(EE) Device(s) detected, but none matchthose in the config file

Check lspci to see what gets reported. I know the AMD RX 6000 series
works well on Slackware-15. Using RX 6650 XT and RX 6800 XT currently. I think the RX 7000 series is too new and requires Slackware-current for
the newer amdgpu and firmware.

-kb

lspci shows something just short of the 'marketing' name:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 7480 (rev c0)

I had to upgrade because I wanted 4k and the previous radeon5700 and
rx590 cards had limitations (1080/1440 respectively). Upgrading the GPU
then forced me to upgrade to an entirely new box.

Can I transplant just the amdgpu firmware from current (don't really
want an unstable installation)?





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bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:

lspci shows something just short of the 'marketing' name:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 7480 (rev c0)

I had to upgrade because I wanted 4k and the previous radeon5700 and
rx590 cards had limitations (1080/1440 respectively).

How so? Supposedly the RX5700 will do 4096x3112 via HDMI or 7680x4320
via Display Port:

https://gpuspecs.com/card/amd-radeon-rx-5700-8gb

While you didn't say a particular resolution, 4k UHD is 3840 x 2160,
which should have been well within the RX5700's capabilities.
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Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

While you didn't say a particular resolution, 4k UHD is 3840 x 2160,
which should have been well within the RX5700's capabilities.

Maybe the problem is his monitor.
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On 5/23/25 14:34, Rich wrote:

bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:

lspci shows something just short of the 'marketing' name:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 7480 (rev c0)

I had to upgrade because I wanted 4k and the previous radeon5700 and
rx590 cards had limitations (1080/1440 respectively).

How so? Supposedly the RX5700 will do 4096x3112 via HDMI or 7680x4320
via Display Port:

https://gpuspecs.com/card/amd-radeon-rx-5700-8gb

While you didn't say a particular resolution, 4k UHD is 3840 x 2160,
which should have been well within the RX5700's capabilities.

My old box was an Asus Crosshair-IV-Formula and an AMD Fx-8100 CPU and
an nVidia GT-'something' which I swapped for the subject used Radeon-'something'-HD when I decided to terminate nVidia presence in my
house. I might remember the wrong number, I bought it used and it did
have HD in the model id but it's gone now so I can't verify. It was
likely a 5770HD. That monitor was a 1920x1080 but documentation told me
the card would not drive 4K. That's why I got rid of it too and tried
what I figured was a better rx590 and a better monitor and got 1440.

But when (thinking that I could upgrade just the GPU and get 4k) I tried
an Rx7600xt that one prevented my Crosshair/FX combo from booting
altogether. A very long exchange with Asus finally led to the conclusion
that my CPU was unable to recognise the GPU, and thus I became a victim
of planned obsolescence and decided on a new build.

I only have three uses for computers and two of them are

- Google-Earth Flt-Sim
- Guitar sessions

so I wasn't going to stop short of 'comfortably' 4K and 32" IPS.


The old box is now up for sale, my only regret about the new one is that
it took 7-8 months for a build that was a nightmare. It's about as bleeding-edge as the crosshair was near 15 years ago. What I have to do
now is stuff my old rags into multiple distros in it with a minimum of intrigue. If the driver isn't there in Slackware YET (as it seems)
that's a no-brainer: it will be maybe next year, I didn't build this rig
for just the next 12 months :-)



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