On 2022-04-20 17:34, Felix Miata wrote:
mick crane composed on 2022-04-20 11:47 (UTC+0100):
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Pitcairn LE GL [FirePro W5000] vendor: Dell driver:
radeon
v: kernel alternate: amdgpu pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
ports:
active: DP-1 empty: DP-2,DVI-I-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID:
1002:6809
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 compositor: xfwm v: 4.16.1
driver:
X: loaded: radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: radeon
Your GPU has another driver option set. Currently you are using radeon
kernel
device driver with radeon DDX Xorg display driver. You may switch to
the amdgpu
kernel device driver, which supports both the amdgpu DDX display driver
and the
modesetting DIX display driver. To make the switch, append the
following to the
linu lines in /boot/grub/grub.cfg and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= in
/etc/default/grub:
radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1
I added that to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub but I
can't see what to put in /boot/grub/grub.cfg because I'm not supposed to
edit it and grub-mkconfig is automagical.
Switching between the two Xorg drivers can be done via config file in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ to specify either with a device line.
what does that device line look like ?
Because it's happening in web browser, I'm guessing GPU overheat is
likely the
cause. Taking the cover off the PC and aiming a large fan at the
interior may be
telling. Make sure the CPU fan, if present, is working, and the heat
sink isn't
loaded with accumulated dust and tobacco tar. If it is, then the PS
would need
cleaning too, as there it could cause voltage instability from
overheating.
It may be temperature, there was some dust and tobacco on the case fans
but GPU heat sink is clean and fan spinning.
I don't think this Dell Dimension PC will start up if the fans aren't
working as when I got it one of the case fans wasn't working and I had
to get a new unit.
Have occasionally checked temperature with GUI sensor viewer but not
caught it overheating
GPU - 37C
CPU - 40C
cheers
mick
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