Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.kernel > #67209

Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

[Multipart message — attachments visible in raw view] - view raw

Hi,

Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> writes:

> On Fri, 2020-05-29 at 15:00 +0100, Mick Ab wrote:
>> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=3900x-linux-distros&num=1
>> 
>> The above article shows that Debian 10.0 will work with a third generation
>> Ryzen CPU.
>> 
>> I understood that the stable release of Buster had problems with such CPUs.
>> Has the problem been overcome by installing appropriate AMD firmware ? Has
>> the BIOS setting of the motherboard also played a part ?
>
> I don't the specifics, but new CPU models tend to work without specific
> support in the kernel.  The most critical model-specific setup is done
> by the system firmware (BIOS).  However, features such as power
> management and performance monitoring may not work as well as with a
> current kernel version.
>
> I believe the latest AMD *GPUs* won't work with Debian 10, though. 
> They require both new firmware and kernel driver changes (and possibly
> user-space driver changes, but I don't know).
>

For AMD Navi, Mesa 19.2 (released sept 2019) is the oldest usable
version.  Imho it's time we provide a "hardware enablement" backport of
the graphics stack, not only for users, but also to thank AMD for their
new phase of GPL-friendly driver development.

This will also require a backport of llvm-10-toolchain.  The only thing
I'm not sure about is if additional Xorg components would additionally
need to be backported.

I've CCed the backports list and the teams involved.

Cheers,
Nicholas

Back to linux.debian.kernel | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Mick Ab <recoverymail123890@gmail.com> - 2020-05-29 16:10 +0200
  Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2020-05-30 20:10 +0200
    Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> - 2020-05-31 00:20 +0200
      Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2020-05-31 01:40 +0200
        Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> - 2020-06-05 04:50 +0200
          Re: Debian 10.0 works with 3rd generation Ryzen Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2020-06-05 09:40 +0200

csiph-web