Radeon R7 on opensuse leap 15.4

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Hi have a amd A8-7600 with Radeon R7. I was using Opensuse 15.3 with hardware acceleration and desktop effects (cube)
After upgrading to 15.4 Info center sys it is using driver radeon, with kernel modules radeon and amdgpu, but 3d efects do not work.

In infocenter: OpenGL(GLX)

name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_no_error, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, 
    GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile, 
    GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_libglvnd, GLX_EXT_no_config_context, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_context_flush_control, GLX_ARB_create_context, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_no_error, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, 
    GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float, GLX_EXT_buffer_age, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile, 
    GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_no_config_context, GLX_EXT_swap_control, 
    GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, 
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, 
    GLX_MESA_query_renderer, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample, 
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_no_error, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, 
    GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_buffer_age, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile, 
    GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_no_config_context, GLX_EXT_swap_control, 
    GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, 
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_query_renderer, GLX_MESA_swap_control, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample, 
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
    Vendor: AMD (0x1002)
    Device: AMD KAVERI (DRM 2.50.0, 5.14.21-150400.22-default, LLVM 11.0.1) (0x1313)
    Version: 21.2.4
    Accelerated: yes
    Video memory: 512MB
    Unified memory: no
    Preferred profile: core (0x1)
    Max core profile version: 4.5
    Max compat profile version: 4.5
    Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
    Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
OpenGL vendor string: AMD
OpenGL renderer string: AMD KAVERI (DRM 2.50.0, 5.14.21-150400.22-default, LLVM 11.0.1)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.2.4
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
    GL_AMD_conservative_depth, GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate, 
    GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, GL_AMD_gpu_shader_int64, 
    GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect, GL_AMD_performance_monitor, 
    GL_AMD_pinned_memory, GL_AMD_query_buffer_object, 
    GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export, 
    GL_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax, GL_AMD_texture_texture4, 
    GL_AMD_vertex_shader_layer, GL_AMD_vertex_shader_viewport_index, 
    GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5, 
    GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_ARB_ES3_1_compatibility, 
    GL_ARB_ES3_2_compatibility, GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility, 
    GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays, GL_ARB_base_instance, GL_ARB_bindless_texture, 
    GL_ARB_blend_func_extended, GL_ARB_buffer_storage, 
    GL_ARB_clear_buffer_object, GL_ARB_clear_texture, GL_ARB_clip_control, 
    GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage, 
    GL_ARB_compute_shader, GL_ARB_compute_variable_group_size, 
    GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted, GL_ARB_conservative_depth, 
    GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_copy_image, GL_ARB_cull_distance, 
    GL_ARB_debug_output, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_derivative_control, GL_ARB_direct_state_access, 
    GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, 
    GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_draw_indirect, 
    GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_enhanced_layouts, 
    GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_ARB_fragment_layer_viewport, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments, 
    GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_get_texture_sub_image, GL_ARB_gl_spirv, 
    GL_ARB_gpu_shader5, GL_ARB_gpu_shader_fp64, GL_ARB_gpu_shader_int64, 
    GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, 
    GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_ARB_internalformat_query, 
    GL_ARB_internalformat_query2, GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata, 
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_multi_bind, 
    GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, 
    GL_ARB_parallel_shader_compile, GL_ARB_pipeline_statistics_query, 
    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_sprite, 
    GL_ARB_polygon_offset_clamp, GL_ARB_program_interface_query, 
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_query_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_robust_buffer_access_behavior, GL_ARB_robustness, 
    GL_ARB_sample_shading, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects, 
    GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counter_ops, GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters, 
    GL_ARB_shader_ballot, GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding, GL_ARB_shader_clock, 
    GL_ARB_shader_group_vote, GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store, 
    GL_ARB_shader_image_size, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shader_precision, 
    GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export, GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_shader_subroutine, GL_ARB_shader_texture_image_samples, 
    GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_ARB_shader_viewport_layer_array, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack, GL_ARB_shading_language_include, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_packing, GL_ARB_spirv_extensions, 
    GL_ARB_stencil_texturing, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_tessellation_shader, 
    GL_ARB_texture_barrier, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, 
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array, GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic, 
    GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_ARB_texture_gather, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge, GL_ARB_texture_multisample, 
    GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_query_levels, 
    GL_ARB_texture_query_lod, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_texture_rg, 
    GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui, GL_ARB_texture_stencil8, 
    GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample, 
    GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_texture_view, GL_ARB_timer_query, 
    GL_ARB_transform_feedback2, GL_ARB_transform_feedback3, 
    GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced, 
    GL_ARB_transform_feedback_overflow_query, GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit, GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev, GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, 
    GL_ARB_viewport_array, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_ATI_meminfo, 
    GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, 
    GL_EXT_EGL_image_storage, GL_EXT_EGL_sync, GL_EXT_abgr, 
    GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_demote_to_helper_invocation, 
    GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_EXT_draw_instanced, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_EXT_memory_object, GL_EXT_memory_object_fd, 
    GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_float, 
    GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_polygon_offset_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_shader_image_load_formatted, 
    GL_EXT_shader_image_load_store, GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix, 
    GL_EXT_shader_samples_identical, GL_EXT_texture_array, 
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, 
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, 
    GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, 
    GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_R8, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, 
    GL_EXT_texture_shadow_lod, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, 
    GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_timer_query, 
    GL_EXT_transform_feedback, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_attrib_64bit, GL_EXT_window_rectangles, 
    GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_INTEL_blackhole_render, 
    GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced, GL_KHR_context_flush_control, 
    GL_KHR_debug, GL_KHR_no_error, GL_KHR_parallel_shader_compile, 
    GL_KHR_robust_buffer_access_behavior, GL_KHR_robustness, 
    GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_ldr, 
    GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_sliced_3d, GL_MESA_framebuffer_flip_y, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_shader_integer_functions, 
    GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info, 
    GL_NV_alpha_to_coverage_dither_control, GL_NV_compute_shader_derivatives, 
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_copy_image, GL_NV_depth_clamp, 
    GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_shader_atomic_int64, 
    GL_NV_texture_barrier, GL_NV_vdpau_interop, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_S3_s3tc

OpenGL version string: 4.5 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 21.2.4
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_AMD_conservative_depth, GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate, 
    GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect, 
    GL_AMD_performance_monitor, GL_AMD_pinned_memory, 
    GL_AMD_query_buffer_object, GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, 
.........

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 21.2.4
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
OpenGL ES profile extensions:
    GL_AMD_performance_monitor, GL_ANDROID_extension_pack_es31a, 
    GL_ANGLE_pack_reverse_row_order, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3, 
    GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5, GL_APPLE_texture_max_level, 
.......

Maybe I have to install another driver?

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I think you should be able to switch to using the amdgpu display and kernel drivers instead of radeon. Maybe this will solve your 3D problem. My R7 is using both amdgpu drivers. First, the following are necessary to be installed at a minimum:

# rpm -qa | grep amdgpu
kernel-firmware-amdgpu-20220509-150400.4.5.1.noarch
libdrm_amdgpu1-2.4.107-150400.1.8.x86_64
xf86-video-amdgpu-18.1.0-4.31.x86_64

Which of the following are actually necessary I do not know, but likely you already have most if not all:

# rpm -qa | grep Mesa
Mesa-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64
Mesa-demo-x-8.3.0-1.33.x86_64
Mesa-dri-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64
Mesa-gallium-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64
Mesa-libEGL1-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64
Mesa-libGL1-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64
Mesa-libglapi0-21.2.4-150400.66.1.x86_64

In addition to these packages, a bit of bootloader reconfiguration is necessary. In /etc/default/grub, GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= needs to include the following: radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1. Once that is done, /boot/grub2/grub.cfg needs to be regenerated, either using YaST, or with sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg. Before making this “permanent” reconfiguration of the bootloader, the options radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1 can be tested by manually adding them when the Grub menu first appears by striking the E key, then appending to the end of the (usually wrapped) line that begins with “linu” before proceeding with the boot.

One more reconfiguration may be necessary. /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ may contain an *.conf file that specifies use of either modesetting, or radeon, or amdgpu on a Driver line. Be sure that if such a file exists that the Driver line specifies amdgpu. You may also wish here to try modesetting instead of amdgpu. It could well be that you cannot tell any difference in Xorg or Plasma behavior between the two, but amdgpu is supposed to be the better of the two, especially as pertains to 3D.

This is the equivalent result here:

# pinxi -CGSaz --vs --zv
pinxi 3.3.19-11 (2022-07-13)
System:
  Kernel: 5.14.21-150400.22-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 7.5.0 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz root=LABEL=zd8p19s154
    noresume ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 mitigations=auto consoleblank=0
    **radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1**
  Desktop: Trinity v: R14.0.12 tk: Qt v: 3.5.0 info: kicker wm: Twin v: 3.0
    vt: 7 dm: TDM Distro: openSUSE Leap 15.4
CPU:
  Info: model: **AMD PRO A8-8650B R7** 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G socket: FM2
    bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Steamroller built: 2014 process: GF 28nm
    family: 0x15 (21) model-id: 0x38 (56) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x6003106
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x16
    KiB; i-2x96 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 2x2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1400 min/max: 1400/3200 boost: enabled
    base/boost: 3200/3200 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand
    volts: 1.3 V ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 1400 2: 1400 3: 1400 4: 1400
    bogomips: 25554
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  **Device**-1: **AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics]** vendor: ASRock **driver: amdgpu**
    v: kernel alternate: radeon arch: GCN 2 process: GF/TSMC 16-28nm
    built: 2013-17 ports: active: DP-1,DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: VGA-1
    bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:1313 class-ID: 0300
  **Display**: x11 server: **X.Org v: 1.20.3 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu**
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x3720 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 541x787mm (21.30x30.98")
    s-diag: 955mm (37.6")
  Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 mapped: DVI-D-0 pos: middle model: NEC EA243WM
    serial: <filter> built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
    size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
    max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: DP-1 mapped: DisplayPort-0 pos: primary,bottom
    model: Acer K272HUL serial: <filter> built: 2018 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60
    dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  Monitor-3: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: primary,top model: Samsung
    built: 2009 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 305 gamma: 1.2
    size: 160x90mm (6.3x3.54") diag: 184mm (7.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  **OpenGL: renderer: AMD KAVERI (DRM** 3.42.0 5.14.21-150400.22-default LLVM
    11.0.1) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.4 direct render: Yes

BTW, pinxi is the devel version of inxi, which you can get from standard repos if it is not already installed.

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Hi
I’ve just blacklisted radeon for my R3 graphics and use amdgpu.cik_support=1 amdgpu.si_support=0.