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From: Baie des Chaleurs

Registered: 2021-09-15

Posts: 80  

Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

I'm trying to get Devuan going in a box with a Radeon-5770 gpu. Earlier Devuan installs in another box with this same card were no problem but this one  installed me into a  640x480 unusable desktop. Got a hold of AMD who suggested

https://www.amd.com/en/support/download … -5770.html

where I took

amd-catalyst-15.9-linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

from, running which produces:

"error: Detected X Server version 'XServer 1.21.1.7_64a' is not
supported. Supported versions are X.Org 6.9 or later, up to XServer
1.10 (default:v2:x86_64:lib:XServer 1.21.1.7_64a:none:6.1.0-10-amd64:)
Installation will not proceed.Removing temporary directory:
fglrx-install.K41IHV "

Any suggestions?

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ralph.ronnquist

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From: Battery Point, Tasmania, AUS

Registered: 2016-11-30

Posts: 1,340  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

You could disable that removal by

sed '469s|rm|##|' -i AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Linux-installer-15.201.1151-x86.x86_64.run

but then I'm not sure how you'd proceed. Doing this the "run" script will leave that temporary directory rather than removing it although it still complains and claims to remove it.

torquebar

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From: Baie des Chaleurs

Registered: 2021-09-15

Posts: 80  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

too scared to mess with it and end up even deeper and even more brownish. I sent a note to AMD about it, I wonder what the previous versions of Devuan used, it was working fine beforee with the same card on a Crossfire-IV-Formula board instead of the MSI (I don't think the board makes any difference). Debian doesn't have the problem either.

https://imgur.com/x2A9zHw.png

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fsmithred

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 2,564  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

Do you need to install firmware-amd-graphics? If so, you need to remove the stuff from amd. The script probably has its own removal option.

In daedalus you have to add 'non-free-firmware' to the sections in sources.list to get firmware that used to be in the non-free section. (example: firmware-amd-graphics)

You might need both of those sections, depending on what other hardware you have. (e.g. nvidia, some broadcom)

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,240  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

Is this your first Daedalus installation? The fsmithreds suggestion is very relevant.

AMD cards are normally fully supported by kernel and firmware-amd-graphics.

recklessswing

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From: Türkiye

Registered: 2020-12-18

Posts: 125  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

You don't need that firmware bro, that's way too old. That GPU already has driver support by the kernel. You don't need to install anything.

torquebar

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From: Baie des Chaleurs

Registered: 2021-09-15

Posts: 80  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

I like your attitude but am not familiar with these cards OR with Devuan that much. My other distros have no issues, install them and the card works out of the box, except Devuan, 

Which package exactly do I need to install (or remove if removal is as important as installation)?

This is an old card but since it works quite well with other distros I don't wanna fork money out for an rx590 or similar.   

I tried another stunt but it BOMBED.  dd'd my Devuan partition running nicely with a rx590 but in the box with the 5770 it only gives me resolution that's unusable, whatever I do I'll have to try it from a live DVD or another system.

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rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,240  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

For sure remove the AMD Catalyst driver completely. Its outdated and useless.

Maybe you simply do a re-installation. If recklesswing is right support by the kernel is enough. Nevertheless, on first boot watch out for messages about missing firmware. If such messages appear, add non-free-firmware to your sources.list, do an apt update and install firmware-amd-graphics. I have got 5800 cards that require firmware.

PS: you say you got that card working on Debian Bookworm? Then there is no reason why it shouldn't work in Daedalus. Uses the same packages as Bookworm.

How is that card listed by lspci?

Last edited by rolfie (2025-03-06 22:00:15)

torquebar

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From: Baie des Chaleurs

Registered: 2021-09-15

Posts: 80  

Re: Radeon 5770 GPU in Daedalus?

Thanks. I finally got the bugger after a 4th installation. The next to last one was a total writeoff!!!  Then I did one a bit differently by selecting 'targeted drivers' or words to that effect and THAT gave me resolution barely good enough to do either cLi or even GUI with synaptic to install the firmware-amd-graphics package.

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