(solved*) Unable to solve Davinci resolve- Unsupported GPU processing mode ERROR. With AMD graphics.

[davinci reolve123]

Greetings to the members of Linux community. (computer details with inxi -Fxxxrz at the end)

I am on single boot linux mint 20.2 cinnamon. 16GB ram
I recently moved from windows to Linux and everything has been brilliant except my problems with Davinci resolve, which is very important for my work, it used to work well in Windows 10 for me.
I installed Davinci resolve under the guidance of this video on youtube titled - Install Davinci Resolve 17 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, and Its Based Distributions (2021) ; youtube channel name - Tiwo Satriatama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb7A6IaNds4
- this seems to work for several people in the comments of the video. I also tried searching for other answers.

I followed all the steps properly and was able to install Davinci resolve BUT whenever i start davinci resolve a window appears with title - Unsupported GPU Processing Mode ; and description - Please review the GPU drivers and GPU configuration under preferences.
I am given the options of 'Update configuration' or 'Quit'.
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When i click update configuration, it takes me to a preferences menu with several options. Is some problem in recognizing GPU?
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This is the only software i would need to leave windows forever.
Can someone help me understand and solve the problem? I hoped that davinci will atleast run on linux, even if slower. I have tried the other open source options like shotcut, olive, kdenlive and read several such suggestions, i do not dislike these but please understand that for certain reasons i must get davinci running or i would sadly need to get windows again.

I hope you are able to view the images. I had switched form win 10 to zorin os, then to linux mint hoping that the problem may get solved here. I hope it does.
Awaiting reply. Any help will be appreciated.
Sorry for any mistakes in the question.
Thank you.

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inxi -Fxxxrz

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 wm: muffin 5.0.2 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5570 v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 05T59R v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.2.3 
  date: 05/15/2019 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 24.6 Wh condition: 24.6/42.0 Wh (59%) volts: 13.0/11.4 
  model: Samsung SDI DELL CYMGM86 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 28800 
  Speed: 700 MHz min/max: 400/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 700 2: 700 
  3: 700 4: 700 5: 700 6: 700 7: 700 8: 700 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:9d71 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-90-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell 
  driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8136 
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: Dell driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  chip ID: 168c:0042 
  IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-7:6 
  chip ID: 0cf3:e009 
  IF-ID-1: usb0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.04 TiB used: 270.77 GiB (13.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM007-1R8174 size: 1.82 TiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: SDM2 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 
  size: 223.58 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 0000 scheme: GPT 
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci 
  v: 3.0 port: f060 bus ID: 00:17.0 chip ID: 8086.282a rev: 21 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 218.57 GiB used: 29.56 GiB (13.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: 43.0 C sodimm: 44.0 C gpu: amdgpu 
  temp: 25 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 253 Uptime: 7h 55m Memory: 15.54 GiB used: 2.84 GiB (18.2%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[Jo-con-Ël]

IMHO it is worth you open a new thread on Hardware support>Graphic cards section as It looks like there's a problem whith AMD graphic driver (dedicated graphic card is missing in list).

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3
direct render: Yes

Look at Davinci Resolver requirements any way. It looks like you need a properly installed amdgpu (pro?) driver even you can try with integrated intel card increasing VRAM up to 2GB

[davinci reolve123]

Thank you for a quick reply.
I would open the topic on Graphics card. I think davinci cannot see my graphics cards...? It should atleast run. How can i properly install amd or use intel graphics card?
I can also mention that the laptop has 2gb AMD radeon graphics.

I saw this in requirements - is it present in linux? - GPU supporting OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11.



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user@admincomputer:~$ lspci | grep -i --color 'vga\|3d\|2d'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)
user@admincomputer:~$ lspci -v | egrep -i --color 'vga|3d|2d'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
user@admincomputer:~$ sudo lspci -v -s 01:00.0
01:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 / M440/M445 / 530/535 / 620/625 Mobile] (rev c1)
	Subsystem: Dell Radeon 530
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 129
	Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=2M]
	I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
	Memory at d0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
	Expansion ROM at d0240000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [48] Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 <?>
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
	Capabilities: [150] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [270] Secondary PCI Express
	Capabilities: [2b0] Address Translation Service (ATS)
	Capabilities: [2c0] Page Request Interface (PRI)
	Capabilities: [2d0] Process Address Space ID (PASID)
	Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
	Kernel modules: amdgpu

user@admincomputer:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:15.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f1)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #6 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point LPC Controller/eSPI Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
01:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 / M440/M445 / 530/535 / 620/625 Mobile] (rev c1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31)

Thank you.

[davinci reolve123]

Can the instructions in this video help me in some way? -
Youtube channel - K-tech
Title - Fix Software Rendering Mode in Linux Mint on AMD Ryzen 7 3700U APU - Radeon Vega 10 Mobile GFX #020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoHHzUSj8Q

[Jo-con-Ël]

Attach that information when posting in graphic card section. I´m not an expert, even I've never worked with an hybrid intel+AMD card laptop.

[Hoser Rob]

From the OP's inxi output:

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Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 
  direct render: Yes

Where's the AMD graphics?

[MikeNovember]

Hi,

From this page: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/view ... t=90190#13

Operating system:

Operating System
What operating systems can I use?
The ReadMe file for DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Studio contains the currently supported operating systems and versions. It’s important to use a supported operating system as we cannot guarantee compatibility with other versions.

Can I use a Linux distribution other than CentOS?
We do not test or certify any distributions of Linux other than our designed platform of CentOS. As such we cannot guarantee compatibility or performance when using any other distribution.

DaVinci Resolve is a professional application and needs to be stable above all else. Given the many different distributions and variations for Linux operating systems, it is simply not possible for us to develop, test, support and guarantee robust operation on any other distributions.

For this reason, we even provide our own ISO for installing the correct version of CentOS with all required dependencies.

If you wish to use DaVinci Resolve on Linux we only recommend installing the application on the currently supported CentOS. If you wish to try a custom installation, or a different distribution then you may wish to look through our user forums to see if any other end users can offer assistance with this.

For DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blackmagic Design can only provide you with Technical Support when using a supported distribution.

So, it is useless to make an attempt to install Da Vinci Resolve on Linux Mint.

Hardware requirements:

DaVinci Resolve works on a wide variety of platforms with performance characteristics based on hardware configurations. The general requirements are the same, whether you are using the free version or the Studio version, although some advanced features in the Studio version may require a greater system specification.

Some systems that are below specification may run Resolve, however we cannot guarantee compatibility, performance or stability. If you are experiencing any problems with Resolve, first make sure that your system meets the requirements.

These requirements include:
A 64 bit operating system as detailed in the ReadMe file and configuration guide
A minimum of 16GB of RAM is recommended, 32GB if using Fusion
An NVIDIA, AMD or Intel GPU with a minimum of 2GB of VRAM that supports versions greater than either supports Metal, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10. (CUDA compute 3.0)
A modern quad core CPU or greater

For Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel provides no way to install its drivers in Linux. Metal, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10 will probably not work.

In inxi;

driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz

Wrong drivers, no chance amdgpu drivers match Intel GPU.

So, wrong OS + wrong GPU + wrong drivers = no chance to work.

If it worked with Windows 10, go back to Windows 10 to use it.

Regards,

MN

[davinci reolve123]

That is unfortunate. Maybe dual boot is the option, as i am not sure if CentOS is fit for me as a newcomer to linux. However, davinci resolve website gives an option of linux installation as in their readme attached below.
Thank you for replying.

[SMG]

However, davinci resolve website gives an option of linux installation as in their readme attached below.

Others with Linux Mint are using it. The person in this post indicates

It's worth noting that I tried the latest amdgpu drivers, then I also uninstalled that and tried the amgpu-pro install instead of the standard one. Since neither of those helped, but I was having issues with Davinci resolve not even seeing my card (openCL issue), I'm now using the ROCM drivers and when my system is up and running, everything works perfectly. No issues with anything such as gaming, 3D modelling or davinci resolve editing now.

I believe I've seen others using DaVinci Resolve in posts on this forum as well, so CentOS is not a requirement.

I would open the topic on Graphics card. I think davinci cannot see my graphics cards...? It should atleast run. How can i properly install amd or use intel graphics card?

You have one of the lucky laptops with AMD Topaz where some bugs upstream of inxi resulted in your AMD card not showing in the inxi output even though it is there and the graphics drivers are loaded. If you upgrade your version of inxi, then you will see your AMD card. Here is How to Update the inxi command to the latest version.

I saw this in requirements - is it present in linux? - GPU supporting OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11

You can run glxinfo -B to get OpenCL info about your install. I expect your computer has a much higher version of OpenCL than 1.2.

However, you are going to have to manually switch to use the AMD graphics. I will put together some info in another post on how to use the AMD graphics and I will also see what other info I can find with respect to using DaVinci Resolve. In the meantime, upgrade your inxi and post new output.

[SMG]

For Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel provides no way to install its drivers in Linux. Metal, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10 will probably not work.

Intel drivers load automatically from the kernel. In fact, the output shows they are installed. If you do not understand how the graphic drivers work, please do not post on topics giving out incorrect information like you have done here.

In inxi;

driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz

Wrong drivers, no chance amdgpu drivers match Intel GPU.

So, wrong OS + wrong GPU + wrong drivers = no chance to work.

The modesetting driver is clearly listed there. The amdgpu driver for the AMD card is also listed. These are the correct drivers for the correct GPUs. And considering others are using the application on Mint, your comment about the OS also appears to be inaccurate.

[SMG]

Moderation Note: I have merged the posts from the two topics (this one and the one created in the Graphics Cards & Monitors section of the forum) and deleted one post which was now duplicate information (it copied info from this topic to the other one). The AMD graphics card is not missing as indicated by the lspci info posted in this topic.

[MikeNovember]

(...)
The modesetting driver is clearly listed there. The amdgpu driver for the AMD card is also listed. These are the correct drivers for the correct GPUs. And considering others are using the application on Mint, your comment about the OS also appears to be inaccurate.

Hi,

From the Inxi:

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3
direct render: Yes

From this inxi output, there is an Intel UHD Graphics 620, loaded, and with a i915 driver.
From the moderation note "The AMD graphics card is not missing as indicated by the lspci info posted in this topic". It seems there is a bug in inxi, and that the card is an AMD Topaz, with its amdgpu driver. OK.

Da Vinci resolve expects "Metal, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10" in its hardware requirements. CUDA is not available, since it is NVidia proprietary, and there is no NVidia card. Metal is Apple proprietary.
Concerning Open CL, there are posts in Blackmagic forum about DaVinci Resolve unable to find Open CL with Intel UHD Graphics 620.
AMD Topaz supports Open CL 2.0. However the authors of the video showing how to install DaVinci Resolve under Linux use an NVidia card and say "There are reports that AMD GPU may work now", which means that AMD GPU for DaVinci Resolve does (did?) not work on a regular basis under Linux.

So, I resume and conclude:
- not the good OS for DaVinci Resolve: the only Linux OS recommended by supplier is Centos, not Linux Mint.
- not the good GPU for DaVinci Resolve: under Linux GPU computation (with Metal, Cuda or Open CL) is not available for Intel 620, and AMD cards are not reputed to work at any time under Linux for DaVinci Resolve.

All this explains "whenever i start davinci resolve a window appears with title - Unsupported GPU Processing Mode ; and description - Please review the GPU drivers and GPU configuration under preferences."

OP will be able to use DaVinci Resolve under Windows, in "Basic Mode" (no GPU computation) with its Intel 620 GPU as it appears from Blackmagic forum posts, or maybe with full GPU computation with its AMD Topaz card.

Regards,

MN

PS: OP has decided to install Windows in dual boot in order to run DaVinci Resolve.

[SMG]

Da Vinci resolve expects "Metal, OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 10" in its hardware requirements. CUDA is not available, since it is NVidia proprietary, and there is no NVidia card. Metal is Apple proprietary.
Concerning Open CL, there are posts in Blackmagic forum about DaVinci Resolve unable to find Open CL with Intel UHD Graphics 620.
AMD Topaz supports Open CL 2.0. However the authors of the video showing how to install DaVinci Resolve under Linux use an NVidia card and say "There are reports that AMD GPU may work now", which means that AMD GPU for DaVinci Resolve does (did?) not work on a regular basis under Linux.

I gave a link to a post which is only a couple of months old where a person on this forum using an AMD card said they had no problems using DaVinci Resolve. I consider recent first-hand experience to be more valuable than something on a video.

I have not had a chance yet to check, but I recall others on this forum using DaVinci Resolve successfully.

All this explains "whenever i start davinci resolve a window appears with title - Unsupported GPU Processing Mode ; and description - Please review the GPU drivers and GPU configuration under preferences."

Maybe it explains it for you, but I've helped people with this type of error get their software working. One usually has to pass the GPU parameters to the software in order for them to be known. Sometimes that is done in the command line and sometimes that is a setting in the software.

The OP has asked for help in getting this to work in Mint. So far, I have seen nothing to indicate it can not be done, therefore I will help them move forward with accomplishing their goal.

[MikeNovember]

I gave a link to a post which is only a couple of months old where a person on this forum using an AMD card said they had no problems using DaVinci Resolve. I consider recent first-hand experience to be more valuable than something on a video.

Recent first-hand experience of OP is that it does not work.

I have not had a chance yet to check, but I recall others on this forum using DaVinci Resolve successfully.

Same hardware configuration? Under Linux Mint?

Maybe it explains it for you, but I've helped people with this type of error get their software working. One usually has to pass the GPU parameters to the software in order for them to be known. Sometimes that is done in the command line and sometimes that is a setting in the software.

Good luck! some obstacles:
- Problems might also come from hardware settings (BIOS / UEFI): is AMD card activated (the only one with Open CL capability)? Are the required 2GB NVRAM available / allocated to GPU?
- DaVinci Resolve is very new under Linux, its online user documentation mentions only MacOS and Windows, and even with the pay version, OP will not receive support from Blackmagic to run DaVinci on Linux Mint (support is only for one version of Centos, the one on which Blackmagic has developed and tested DaVinci Resolve for Linux).

The OP has asked for help in getting this to work in Mint. So far, I have seen nothing to indicate it can not be done, therefore I will help them move forward with accomplishing their goal.

- Linux Mint is not supported by DaVinci resolve (a good indication it cannot be done, for me).
- OP has now asked how to install Windows in dual boot with LM, in order to run DaVinci Resolve under Windows, see viewtopic.php?f=46&t=362267

Regards,

MN

[cfb]

This wiki page might be of interest: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DaVinci_Resolve

[SMG]

I recently moved from windows to Linux and everything has been brilliant except my problems with Davinci resolve, which is very important for my work, it used to work well in Windows 10 for me.

Given it worked well on your Windows 10 install, then it is likely your AMD Radeon card is capable of running DaVinci Resolve.

Your laptop has an Intel iGPU and an AMD GPU. While the ability to switch between Intel and Nvidia is set up to automatically work in Mint, you have to take some additional steps to get the AMD GPU set up as the primary graphics rendering device in Mint.

To start a specific game or software using the AMD GPU, you would tell the computer to use the AMD graphics using the command line as explained by zcot in this post

if you normally start the game with the command: pong
then to use the amd dedicated gpu you would start it with: DRI_PRIME=1 pong

If you want to switch everything to primarily using the AMD GPU, you would use DRI_PRIME=1. However, that will only last for the current session.

If you want that to be a permanent change according to the first answer to this question How to configure an application to always run with DRI_PRIME=1 set? Is there an other way besides terminal?, you can set that variable as an environment variable so your computer always primarily uses the AMD GPU.

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The above is general information for using the AMD GPU. To specifically use it in DaVinci Resolve you also need to have OpenCL installed.

I recommended taking a Timeshift snapshot before installing the OpenCL components. If you run into any issues, snapshots are the easiest way to completely undo a change without having to recall all the steps you need to undo.

The AMD drivers available from their website have an OpenCL package and it is possible to install just it. However, AMD made some recent changes to their driver installation download and instructions and you do not want to install the pro driver portion of the package, so let us know the updated inxi and we will see what is available from the website.

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Once you have the OpenCL component installed, then you need to set up DaVinci Resolve to use the proper GPU.

This image you provided in your initial post is key to addressing the error message you posted.


For GPU Processing Mode, you want to uncheck "Auto" and then select OpenCL from the drop-down.
For GPU selection, you want to uncheck "Auto" and then select your AMD card.
Then you would save the changes and probably have to restart the application for the changes to be applied.

[davinci reolve123]

Thanks a lot to all of you for your replies and attempts to assist. I will surely keep trying to see if i can get davinci to work using the above methods, if it doesn't work i might try once again with fresh linux mint (earliest timeshift snap). if it works then can single boot, no need for dual boot.


Firstly, the output for opencl code is here -

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$ glxinfo -B

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name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
    Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
    Device: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) (0x5917)
    Version: 22.0.0
    Accelerated: yes
    Video memory: 3072MB
    Unified memory: yes
    Preferred profile: core (0x1)
    Max core profile version: 4.6
    Max compat profile version: 4.6
    Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
    Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
OpenGL vendor string: Intel
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-fcc0622 2021-11-30 focal-oibaf-ppa)
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile

OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-fcc0622 2021-11-30 focal-oibaf-ppa)
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-fcc0622 2021-11-30 focal-oibaf-ppa)
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20

Now, about the inxi version in my pc -

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$ inxi --version

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inxi 3.3.09-00 (2021-11-22)

Copyright (C) 2008-2021 Harald Hope aka h2
Forked from Infobash 3.02: 
Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Michiel de Boer aka locsmif. 
Using Perl version: 5.030000
Program Location: /usr/bin

Website: https://github.com/smxi/inxi or https://smxi.org/
IRC: irc.oftc.net channel: #smxi
Forums: https://techpatterns.com/forums/forum-33.html

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under 
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software 
Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later 
version. (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) 

I wasn't sure which AMD Radeon Topaz i had - so i downloaded the Topaz XT M260 Ubuntu x64 file - https://ibb.co/rFQcT0q from here - https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics ... on-r7-m260 One can select from here - https://www.amd.com/en/support
Still trying to install.

Thank you for sharing this post - https://askubuntu.com/questions/791022/ ... s-there-an

So... Inserting your assignment DRI_PRIME=1 into /etc/environment and then restarting should do what you're asking.

But sorry, i do not know how to add this to etc/environment. Also, when i try davinci-resolve into the command line, it does not run (command not found), maybe i have to type something else. Sorry, if this is basic, i'll try to learn from somewhere.

Will share if any results.
P.S. I think i can learn the environment one from here - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables

[SMG]

This oibaf PPA mentioned in your glxinfo -B output has been known to cause problems for people.
[OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-fcc0622 2021-11-30 focal-oibaf-ppa)]

By installing it you probably have complicated the troubleshooting process. If you took a snapshot before installing it, I would recommend reverting to it.

I wasn't sure which AMD Radeon Topaz i had

Open a terminal and type DRI_PRIME=1 and then run inxi -Gx and you should get the information for your AMD card in the renderer and then you would not have to guess what to download.

The fact you installed the oibaf-ppa can cause driver interference issues with the amdgpu driver which is need for your AMD card.

- so i downloaded the Topaz XT M260 Ubuntu x64 file - https://ibb.co/rFQcT0q from here - https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics ... on-r7-m260 One can select from here - https://www.amd.com/en/support
Still trying to install.

Stop. That is outdated software. You have to use the version of the software that matches your current install. What you are doing is the equivalent of adding drivers for Windows XP to your Windows 10 install. That will not work.

Also, when i try davinci-resolve into the command line, it does not run (command not found), maybe i have to type something else. Sorry, if this is basic, i'll try to learn from somewhere.

Or you just ask here and wait for a response. It may not be necessary to run it from the command line if you have the correct settings I listed under the image in my post.

[dave0808]

- Linux Mint is not supported by DaVinci resolve (a good indication it cannot be done, for me).

No, all that indicates is that the developers / company don't have the time and/or resources and/or political will to test/run on other operating systems. At my place of work, we officially support CentOS too, but not Linux Mint. That doesn't stop me running our software under Mint (albeit with some slight tweaks), but it goes unnoticed up the chain of command and our position remains static.

[MikeNovember]

- Linux Mint is not supported by DaVinci resolve (a good indication it cannot be done, for me).

No, all that indicates is that the developers / company don't have the time and/or resources and/or political will to test/run on other operating systems.

Hi,

= not supported?

In current English or American, some meanings of "to support" are: "to give encouragement and approval to someone or something because you want the person or thing to succeed", "to help someone emotionally or in a practical way".

Concerning software, software support services are defined by:
"Software support services are generally technical support or break/fix services that are delivered for specific software products. These services include revenue derived from long-term technical-support contracts or pay-as-you-go, incident-based support. Software support services typically include remote troubleshooting capabilities, installation assistance and basic usability assistance. Remote troubleshooting capabilities may be delivered via telephone and online communication media or without human assistance through automated means that reside on the customer’s device or are available on the Web.

Software support services may include new product installation services, installation of product updates, migrations for major releases of software, other types of proactive or reactive on-site services, and support for custom application or infrastructure software. Services may be delivered by a product vendor, a consulting firm or third-party software maintainers.

Software products and technologies covered under this category include commercial and custom operating systems, application software, and infrastructure software. Software support services do not include software license code updates and upgrades, which vendors often report as software maintenance."

So, DaVinci Resolve use on Linux Mint is not supported by Blackmagic, both in terms of current English or in terms of software support.

Regards,

MN