Feedback on new Xfce install

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Small update:

Evil Linux gnomes aside, I managed to get amdgpu working on that XFCE PC. It just works.

Here’s proof:

[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,gpt2)/vmlinuz-6.19.8-200.fc43.x86_64 root=UUID=ec512d12-59f9-4bf4-8d24-08b19b670e89 ro rootflags=subvol=root rhgb quiet amgdpu.si_support=0 radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1

Pe5700@Host-005:~$ inxi -Fzxx
System:
  Kernel: 6.19.8-200.fc43.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.49 wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM
    Distro: Fedora Linux 43 (Xfce)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Acer product: Veriton X480 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Acer model: FG43D serial: <superuser required> Firmware: BIOS
    vendor: Acer v: P01-A3 date: 09/05/2009
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400
    serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Pentium E5400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn rev: A
    cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1203 min/max: 1203/2700 cores: 1: 1203 2: 1203
    bogomips: 10799
  Flags-basic: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340 /
    Radeon 520] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-1 pcie:
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DVI-D-1,VGA-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:6613 temp: 52.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1360x768 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 model: LG (GoldStar) TV res: 1360x768
    hz: 60 dpi: 22 diag: 1836mm (72.3")
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.3.6 glx-v: 1.4 es-v: 3.2
    direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi oland ACO DRM
    3.64 6.19.8-200.fc43.x86_64) device-ID: 1002:6613
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.341 surfaces: N/A device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    driver: mesa radv device-ID: 1002:6613 device: 1 type: cpu
    driver: mesa llvmpipe device-ID: 10005:0000
  API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
  Info: Tools: api: glxinfo,vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings
    x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801JI HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3a3e
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland/Hainan/Cape
    Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aab0
  API: ALSA v: k6.19.8-200.fc43.x86_64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.11 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
    vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: tg3 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:1684
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 261.54 GiB used: 57.43 GiB (22.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3250318AS size: 232.89 GiB
    speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter>
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide size: 28.65 GiB
    type: USB rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 serial: <filter>
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 37.25 GiB used: 21.94 GiB (58.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
  ID-2: /boot size: 1.8 GiB used: 561.5 MiB (30.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-3: /home size: 37.25 GiB used: 21.94 GiB (58.9%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.74 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 4.71 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: -1 dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 52.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.74 GiB used: 1.25 GiB (16.1%)
  Processes: 265 Power: uptime: 12m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 258
    default: graphical
  Packages: pm: rpm pkgs: N/A note: see --rpm pm: flatpak pkgs: 19
    Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.0 running-in: xfce4-terminal
    inxi: 3.3.40

Onli thing I haven’t tried is if the VGA output works, because I didn’t have time up until now.
IF I keep working on PCs today I’ll post the (possible) update today, because I still have to check my Legacy project[1] now:

  1. I am chronically ill, I do stuff I like when I can actually afford the time and strength for. If after months that NVK “came out” the GPU isn’t able to use it then I’ll consider this somewhat of a failure… if they don’t support it afterwards. ↩︎

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