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Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:00 pm**

Hello, today I've installed this cool distro!
Everything is working fine, but I have screen tearing. When I am moving a window it just doesn't feel like it's smooth.

I am rocking: AMD GPU (r7 370), AMD Phenom II x6 1090T and 8gb of DDR3 ram.

Thank you

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:06 pm**

Hi and Welcome.
Use windows manager tweaks. Go to the compositor and try different settings.

Here what mine looks like with no tearing:

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:14 pm**

Thanks!
My settings are exactly the same and I still have screen tearing..
Do you want a video or something, maybe I am wrong and my problem is not screen tearing?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:19 pm**

Also, in my display settings it says that my monitor is using 0hz, lol

Screenshot_2020-07-05_20-18-49.png

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:40 pm**

I don't have a video sorry. I'm, sure one of the more knowledgeable people will help you out soon.
Change your Hz to 60 manually and save.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:54 pm**

There is no option for 60hz only 0hz...

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 pm**

You better post full QSI (as in my signature). Maybe it's kernel-related.. 0 Hz is weird...

What about the "Advanced" tab ?

You can also post the output of

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xrandr

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:14 pm**

Here :

Screenshot_2020-07-05_21-12-58.png

What's QSI?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:16 pm**

dada666 wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:14 pmWhat's QSI?

Huckleberry Finn wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 pm(as in my signature)

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:26 pm**

xrandr command is not working.

Screenshot_2020-07-05_20-18-49.png

And I am sorry, but I still have no idea what QSI is..

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:31 pm**

dada666 wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:00 pmAMD GPU (r7 370), AMD Phenom II x6 1090T

Try the TearFree option for the kernel driver:

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sudo mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf <<!
Section "Device"
   Identifier "AMD"
   Driver "radeon"
   Option "TearFree" "true"
EndSection
!

I am presuming the card uses the radeon(4) driver, the QSI output will show for sure. If it says "amdgpu" instead then substitute that in place of "radeon".

If the desktop won't load afterwards then just delete the file at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf to revert to the stock configuration.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:35 pm**

Here is the screenshot of QSI :

Screenshot_2020-07-05_21-34-31.png

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:37 pm**

dada666 wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:26 pmAnd I am sorry, but I still have no idea what QSI is..

When asking for help, please first: Menu => MX Tools => Quick System Info

The output is copied into the clipboard automatically including code tags for the forum
So, please do not manually copy but only paste in your post
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And, yes it looks driver: N/A .. (using vesa ..)

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:41 pm**

Okay, I've restarted my pc and it boots me to, like full screen commandline, I can't get into desktop. What should I do?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:44 pm**

dada666 wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:41 pmWhat should I do?

If you tried my suggestion then simply remove the file, as mentioned at the end of my post.

Looks like your kernel driver isn't loaded, did you select one of the "failsafe" options when booting the MX ISO image?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:46 pm**

How can I remove the file?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:51 pm**

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sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:51 pm**

go to the launcher and type 'quick' this will show you a Quick System Info. Click on it and then copy everything and paste it here.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:52 pm**

Yep.. But first: Hit Ctrl + Alt + F1

then type your user name and password (login) then sudo rm ...

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:54 pm**

Okay I've deleted the file, what now?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:55 pm**

Reboot as always then open Menu and post Quick System Info

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:56 pm**

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System:    Host: LinuxMasterRace Kernel: 5.6.0-2-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.6.0-2-amd64 
           root=UUID=8f32edcc-09b8-4fbe-9910-978ad5bee44d ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19.2_x64 patito feo May 31  2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: 970A-G46 (MS-7693) v: 2.0 serial: <filter> 
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2.8 date: 01/08/2016 
CPU:       Topology: 6-Core model: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 
           family: 10 (16) model-id: A (10) stepping: N/A microcode: 10000DC L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm bogomips: 38401 
           Speed: 1243 MHz min/max: 800/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1269 
           2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM] vendor: Gigabyte 
           driver: N/A bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6811 
           Display: server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: vesa resolution: 1920x1080~N/A 
           OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.1 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:14.2 chip ID: 1002:4383 
           Device-2: AMD Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series] 
           vendor: Gigabyte Oland/Hainan/Cape driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
           chip ID: 1002:aab0 
           Device-3: Kingston type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 6-2:2 
           chip ID: 0951:16a4 serial: <filter> 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.6.0-2-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
           vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
           chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.08 TiB used: 6.65 GiB (0.6%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD1600AAJS-00B4A0 size: 149.05 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> serial: <filter> 
           rev: 3A01 temp: 35 C scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-21WN4A0 size: 931.51 GiB 
           block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> rotation: 7200 rpm 
           serial: <filter> rev: 1A01 temp: 37 C scheme: MBR 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDRC032G size: 29.82 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 27.54 GiB size: 26.98 GiB (97.97%) used: 6.65 GiB (24.6%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sdc2 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/sdc3 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 32.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/mx-linux/packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 226 Uptime: 3m Memory: 7.75 GiB used: 849.0 MiB (10.7%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:00 pm**

Can we also see the output of

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lspci -k | grep -iA3 'vga'
grep -Ri 'radeon\|amdgpu' {/etc,{/usr,}/lib}/modprobe.d

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:02 pm**

Here :

Screenshot_2020-07-05_22-01-46.png

Screenshot_2020-07-05_22-02-13.png

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:10 pm**

Please post actual text (using code tags) rather than pictures of text.

Kernel modesetting has been disabled but your card needs that.

Run these commands:

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sudo rm {/usr,}/lib/modprobe.d/no-mode-set.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u -k all

Then reboot and check the 'lspci -k' output again, it should now show this line for your graphics card:

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Kernel driver in use: radeon

If it does then you can create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf again, it should work once the kernel driver is loaded.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:14 pm**

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$ sudo rm {/usr,}/lib/modprobe.d/no-mode-set.conf
rm: cannot remove '/usr/lib/modprobe.d/no-mode-set.conf': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove '/lib/modprobe.d/no-mode-set.conf': No such file or directory

I can't use the first command.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:17 pm**

Weird. Till then can you do this?

Reboot and on Grub screen hit the key E

then add amdgpu.modeset=1

among ... ro quiet splash

as :

ro quiet amdgpu.modeset=1 splash

then hit F10 to go on booting ..
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(You can also open those directories in "root Thunar" and have a look and delete them manually)

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:20 pm**

It boots to light gray screen.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:22 pm**

The same with: radeon.modeset=1

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:26 pm**

With that command it boots to black screen.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:29 pm**

In fact, there seems to be no typo in the commands to delete, but can you have a look there with the file manager for such files?

And do you still have the default kernel 4.19 ? Or have you tried any other kernels?

Maybe installing another kernel from MX Package Installer (Popular Apps tab) .. say 5.4 .. or 5.2 .. 5.1 and booting with that helps ...

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:32 pm**

I've tried 5.6 kernel. There is no "no-mode-set.conf

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:35 pm**

Yes, 5.6 is the current one.. Can you install and boot with 5.4 ?

(After installation it will be in sub-menu on Grub .. "advanced boot options")

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:40 pm**

If the no-mode-set.conf files are gone then try rebuilding the initramfs:

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sudo update-initramfs -u -k all

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:46 pm**

Kernel 5.4 boots to black screen.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:50 pm**

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$ sudo update-initramfs -u -k all
[sudo] password for dadacs: 
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.6.0-2-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168fp-3.fw for module r8169
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries 
    nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, you may want to uninstall the 
    'cryptsetup-initramfs' package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs 
    integration and avoid this warning.
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdc3
I: (UUID=f1cc6165-2eb4-4075-b7b5-e02ed33e495e)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-4-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries 
    nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, you may want to uninstall the 
    'cryptsetup-initramfs' package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs 
    integration and avoid this warning.
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdc3
I: (UUID=f1cc6165-2eb4-4075-b7b5-e02ed33e495e)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-9-amd64
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries 
    nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, you may want to uninstall the 
    'cryptsetup-initramfs' package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs 
    integration and avoid this warning.
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdc3
I: (UUID=f1cc6165-2eb4-4075-b7b5-e02ed33e495e)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:56 pm**

Okay, now reboot and select kernel 4.19 from the "Advanced Options" boot sub-menu.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:58 pm**

It boots to black screen.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:07 pm**

Can you switch to a console screen with <ctrl>+<alt>+F3? Does applying radeon.modeset=0 as a kernel parameter get you to the desktop again?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:09 pm**

Maybe the file causes that if it's existing, without deleting :

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sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf.old

Reboot to 4.19 then 5.4 then 5.6

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:10 pm**

No, I can only boot when modeset is enabled. When I boot normally, the screen is black and my keyboard bugs-out.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:12 pm**

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$ sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf.old
[sudo] password for dadacs: 
mv: cannot stat '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-tearfree.conf': No such file or directory

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:15 pm**

Consequently: Something is preventing the AMD driver(s) ( amdgpu / radeon ) to be loaded...

Have you tried MX AHS version ?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:18 pm**

No, how do I try it?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:22 pm**

https://mxlinux.org/torrent-files/

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:28 pm**

You can also make a last experiment:

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sudo mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf <<!
Section "Device"
     Identifier "AMD"
     Driver "amdgpu"
EndSection
!

Reboot

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:31 pm**

I'm downloading ahs version :)
I really hope it works..

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:37 pm**

are you running it from a laptop?

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:39 pm**

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:23 pm**

Ok, I'm now on mx linux ahs, the live usb didn't want to boot normally, so I needed to boot in safe video.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:57 pm**

You can try these either on the installed MX (as you did on Grub menu) and the ahs live-session, as boot options:

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radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1

or (next trial)

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radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:08 pm**

First command booted to black screen and the second one booted to desktop.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:34 pm**

But it is exactly the same like the last time.

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:02 am**

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sudo apt update ; sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu -y

If installed successfully, next boot again

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radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:09 am**

Done, now what?

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:10 am**

Reboot with

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radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1

You can again create:

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sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf <<!
Section "Device"
     Identifier "AMD"
     Driver "amdgpu"
EndSection
!

(In case of blackscreen we'll delete or rename to .old)

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:23 am**

Boots to black screen, and my monitor turns off.

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:26 am**

Ok, you can delete it on live session (via file manager) or as you did previously at boot Ctrl alt F1

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sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf

Meanwhile, on some places it's mentioned that, that card was not supported by AMD.. that may be the reason it does not load the driver(s).. Only one: https://community.amd.com/thread/215489

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:31 am**

So, I can't use linux?

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:36 am**

You can.. just with the Vesa driver it's already using..

(Though it looks it's supported with kernels you tried: https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id ... -1462-3050 )

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:39 am**

But everything is just lagging and my sleep mode doesn't work... Should I just go back to windows?

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:44 am**

In fact, that's up to you. But you can have them at the same time ...

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:52 am**

One last thing, my OS was working fine ( no lagging, everything was smooth..), one day I was playing a game and my pc suddenly shuts down, and I couldn't boot anymore and that's where the problem started. From that point I could only boot with nomodeset.

Posted: **Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:15 pm**

dada666 wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:52 ammy OS was working fine ( no lagging, everything was smooth..), one day I was playing a game and my pc suddenly shuts down, and I couldn't boot anymore and that's where the problem started. From that point I could only boot with nomodeset

Perhaps it is broken. How does it perform in the live environment?

The dmesg(8) output may provide some clues, this command will upload it to a pastebin and return a link that you can post here:

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sudo dmesg | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io

Posted: **Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:21 am**

I can't boot to live usb normally, I need to use nomodeset. I installed windows 10 thinking it will probably fix the problem, but no...

Posted: **Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:35 am**

In fact, as in the above links and some other forums, the same card works with "radeon" .
However the complaints are almost the same.. L. Mint, Ubuntu, Manjaro .. So, it's not distro-related .. This time people ask "how can I not use the radeon and use amdgpu instead?" etc..

Though I've no idea if it would work / how to install, the 64bit Linux result on AMD :(https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics ... eon-r7-370)

https://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/rade ... 97685e.zip

And.. have you downloaded and installed drivers for Windows (10) ?
https://drivers.amd.com/drivers/win10-r ... -may25.exe

Posted: **Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:27 am**

Yes, I can download the drivers (while using the microsoft basic display adapter), but the moment I install them and the moment they load my display just turns black, the monitor is on but it just shows black screen. After that I need to hard reboot about 2 times and windows will get in safe mode. I am starting to think that there is something wrong with my GPU...

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