Bug#974581: np longer able to set native resolution of Dell U3014

2021-05-30 Thread Simon Iremonger (debian)
Given some other experiences with amdgpu modesetting problems, and looking at this bug, I would say:- 1) Please try updating all packages and reboot and try again, kernel should be now 4.19.0-16 2) Secondly, enable backports https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ and then:-

Bug#892982: system freeze after lock screen/switched off moniturs/spontaneously

2021-05-30 Thread Simon Iremonger (debian)
I have had first-hand experience of these Xorg crashes and lockups in combination with either sleep or un-powering monitors. I would 100% agree with Hermann that this is highly likely to be improved with kernel update. In short, I would go to *at least* the buster-backports kernel i.e. https:/

Bug#942318: xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu: VGA output is not detected in Radeon R7 (Carrizo) only the HDMI works. Motherboard MSI A68HM-E33 v2

2021-05-30 Thread Simon Iremonger (debian)
I can say, I understood a limitation of amdgpu kernel driver has been not supporting VGA/analogue outputs in some (or all?) cases. I understood this is part of the reason it is not the default driver over radeon for some cards. However, given many other other experiences and bugreports with am

Bug#900087: AMD RX 550 often locks up

2021-05-30 Thread Simon Iremonger (debian)
I would generally say this looks like problems more in kernel and firmware land, than bugs in the xserver driver to me... I would, generally note a lot of wider AMD instability/issues (that Alan) talks about improved a lot in 5.8-ubuntu and 5.10-debian (bullseye and buster-backports) kernels. Even