Open Source AMD Drivers xf86-video-ati

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Hi.

I was wondering if there is a way l get OpenGL 4.1 supported, currently only get 3.1 on the open source driver
(xf86-video-ati), so I don’t need to install FGLRX, as it won’t work come 42.2.
GPU is an Radeon HD 7000 series.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

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Hi
See https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/
Note 19: OpenGL 4.1 is currently only supported on CYPRESS, CAYMAN and ARUBA. All other chips are currently limited to OpenGL 3.3

What is the exact card?


/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA
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On Wed 26 Oct 2016 03:06:01 AM CDT, malcolmlewis wrote:

Hi
See RadeonFeature
Note 19: OpenGL 4.1 is currently only supported on CYPRESS, CAYMAN and
ARUBA. All other chips are currently limited to OpenGL 3.3

What is the exact card?

Code:

/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA

Hi
Just checked on openSUSE 42.2 (one of my test systems) HP ProBook 455
G1;


00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8350G] [1002:9997]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:194e]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon

OpenGL vendor string: X.Org
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on AMD ARUBA (DRM 2.43.0, LLVM 3.8.0)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.1 (Core Profile) Mesa 11.2.2
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.10
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 11.2.2
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.00
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

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PC:~ # /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos XT [Radeon HD 7470/8470 / R5 235/310 OEM] [1002:6778]
        Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Radeon HD 7470 [174b:e145]
        Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
        Kernel modules: radeon, fglrx

FGLRXINFO:

PC:~ # fglrxinfo
display: :0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 7000 series
OpenGL version string: 4.5.13416 Compatibility Profile Context 15.302

This is the FGLRX driver though not the open source.

Mark

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Hi
Looks like you will only get to 3.3 with the radeon driver and CAICOS :frowning: No more fglrx with Xorg 1.18.

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:frowning: i locked my Xorg and Kernel already, They work, so why change them IMHO. Thanks for the help,

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Hi
You need to make sure your kernel is updated, CVE-2016-5195!

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On a technical note, you’ve listed the wrong driver; xf86-video-ati is the package for the Xorg radeon driver (radeon_drv.so) … the capabilities of the Mesa driver for your device (r600_dri.so) is what you’re seeking … both of those are userspace … there is also the kernel driver (radeon.ko)