[HOWTO] Install amdgpu-pro on LMD 4

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[HOWTO] Install amdgpu-pro on LMD 4

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UPDATE: Warning the driver from AMD fail to compile with the latest kernels (any posterior to 4.19.0-11)

Small guide to install the driver for AMD Radeons from the AMd's web.
  • The drivers works for Debian Buster without modification since the version 19.30 https://wiki.debian.org/AMDGPUDriverOnStretchAndBuster2
    but in LMD 4 installing the package witch the kernel module fails to compile. This is caused by the detection of the OS in the makefile who configure gcc like an Ubuntu OS instead Debian OS

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    ifeq ("linuxmint",$(OS_NAME))
OS_NAME="ubuntu"
    To bypass this problem I modified temporally /etc/os-release changing the ID=linuxmint by ID=debian

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    PRETTY_NAME="LMDE 4 (debbie)"
NAME="LMDE"
VERSION_ID="4"
VERSION="4 (debbie)"
ID=debian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
VERSION_CODENAME=debbie
DEBIAN_CODENAME=buster
  • Restore /etc/os-release

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    PRETTY_NAME="LMDE 4 (debbie)"
NAME="LMDE"
VERSION_ID="4"
VERSION="4 (debbie)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
VERSION_CODENAME=debbie
DEBIAN_CODENAME=buster
  • The kernel module is compiled every time a new kernel version is installed, failing to compile with the default makefile. This is why I modified the makefile in /usr/src/amdgpu-5.4.7.53-1048554/Makefile (change the number according you package) bypassing the OS detection by add OS_NAME="debian" in the line 28

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    define get_rhel_version
	find -L $(kdir) -name 'version.h' -exec grep $(1) {} + | sort -u | awk -F ' ' '{print $$NF}'
endef
RHEL_MAJOR := $(shell $(call get_rhel_version,RHEL_MAJOR))
RHEL_MINOR := $(shell $(call get_rhel_version,RHEL_MINOR))

ifneq (,$(RHEL_MAJOR))
OS_NAME = "rhel"
OS_VERSION = "$(RHEL_MAJOR).$(RHEL_MINOR)"
else ifneq (,$(wildcard /etc/os-release))
OS_NAME = "$(shell sed -n 's/^ID=\(.*\)/\1/p' /etc/os-release | tr -d '\"')"
# On CentOS/RHEL, users could have installed a kernel not distributed from RHEL
ifeq ("centos",$(OS_NAME))
OS_NAME="custom-rhel"
else ifeq ("rhel",$(OS_NAME))
OS_NAME="custom-rhel"
else
ifeq ("linuxmint",$(OS_NAME))
OS_NAME="ubuntu"
endif
OS_VERSION = $(shell sed -n 's/^VERSION_ID=\(.*\)/\1/p' /etc/os-release)
endif
else
OS_NAME = "unknown"
OS_VERSION = "0.0"
endif

OS_NAME="debian"

ifneq ($(findstring $(OS_NAME), "ubuntu" "sled" "sles" "opensuse" "opensuse-leap" "amzn" "custom-rhel" "fedora"),)
DRM_VER=$(shell sed -n 's/^VERSION = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
DRM_PATCH=$(shell sed -n 's/^PATCHLEVEL = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
else ifeq ("debian", $(OS_NAME))
real_kdir=$(shell echo $(kdir) | sed "s/build/source/")
DRM_VER=$(shell sed -n 's/^VERSION = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(real_kdir)/Makefile)
DRM_PATCH=$(shell sed -n 's/^PATCHLEVEL = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(real_kdir)/Makefile)
else ifeq ("rhel",$(OS_NAME))
ifneq ($(OS_VERSION),"8.0")
DRM_VER=$(shell sed -n 's/^RHEL_DRM_VERSION = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
DRM_PATCH=$(shell sed -n 's/^RHEL_DRM_PATCHLEVEL = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
else
DRM_VER=$(shell sed -n 's/^VERSION = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
DRM_PATCH=$(shell sed -n 's/^PATCHLEVEL = \(.*\)/\1/p' $(kdir)/Makefile)
endif
endif

subdir-ccflags-y += \
	-DDRM_VER=$(DRM_VER) \
	-DDRM_PATCH=$(DRM_PATCH) \
	-DDRM_SUB="0"

ifeq ("ubuntu",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_UBUNTU
else ifeq ("rhel",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL
else ifeq ("steamos",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_STEAMOS
else ifeq ("opensuse",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SLE
else ifeq ("sled",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SLE
else ifeq ("sles",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SLE
else ifeq ("amzn",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_AMZ
else ifeq ("debian",$(OS_NAME))
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_DEBIAN
else
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_UNKNOWN
endif

subdir-ccflags-y += \
	-DOS_VERSION_MAJOR=$(shell echo $(OS_VERSION).0 | cut -d. -f1) \
	-DOS_VERSION_MINOR=$(shell echo $(OS_VERSION).0 | cut -d. -f2)

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"opensuse-leap")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15.1")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"opensuse-leap")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15.1")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15_1
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sled")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sled")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15.1")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15_1
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sles")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sles")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"15.1")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_15_1
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"opensuse")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"42.3")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SUSE_42_3
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sled")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"12.3")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SLE_12_3
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"sles")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"12.3")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_SLE_12_3
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"ubuntu")
OS_BUILD_NUM = $(shell echo $(KERNELRELEASE) | cut -d '-' -f 2)
subdir-ccflags-y += -DUBUNTU_BUILD_NUM=$(OS_BUILD_NUM)
OS_OEM = "$(shell echo $(KERNELRELEASE) | cut -d '-' -f 3)"
ifeq ($(OS_OEM),"oem")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_UBUNTU_OEM
endif
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"14.04")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_UBUNTU_1404
else
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_UBUNTU_1604
endif
endif

ifeq ($(OS_NAME),"rhel")
ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"6.8")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_6
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"6.9")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_6
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"6.10")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_6
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.2")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_2
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.3")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_3
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.4")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_4
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_X
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.5")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_5
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_X
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.6")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_6
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_X
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"7.7")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_7
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_7_X
else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),"8.0")
subdir-ccflags-y += -DOS_NAME_RHEL_8_0
endif
ifneq ($(RHEL_MAJOR),8)
subdir-ccflags-y += \
	-include /usr/src/kernels/$(KERNELRELEASE)/include/drm/drm_backport.h
endif
endif

subdir-ccflags-y += -include $(src)/config/config.h
DKMS_INCLUDE_PREFIX = \
	-I$(src)/include \
	-I$(src)/include/drm \
	-I$(src)/include/uapi \
	-include $(src)/include/kcl/kcl_version.h \
	-include $(src)/include/rename_symbol.h

export OS_NAME OS_VERSION DKMS_INCLUDE_PREFIX

export CONFIG_HSA_AMD=y
export CONFIG_DRM_TTM=m
export CONFIG_DRM_TTM_DMA_PAGE_POOL=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU=m
export CONFIG_DRM_SCHED=m
export BUILD_AS_DKMS=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_CIK=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_SI=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_USERPTR=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN1_0=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN1_01=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN2_0=y
export CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN2_1=y

subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_HSA_AMD
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_TTM_DMA_PAGE_POOL
subdir-ccflags-y += -DBUILD_AS_DKMS
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_CIK
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_SI
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_USERPTR
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN1_0
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN1_01
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN2_0
subdir-ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN2_1

obj-m += scheduler/ amd/amdgpu/ ttm/ amd/amdkcl/
I am writing this because I could not find how to do it anywhere in the web and in the hope it may be useful to somebody.
Last edited by mrproper on Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [HOWTO] Install amdgpu-pro on LMD 4

Post by cpedretti »

Nice tutorial, but it exist another method.


Update your kernel to the latest first before install the latest firmware, we need to be root:

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apt update

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apt search linux-image

Select your kernel to install it, in my case the latest:

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apt install linux-image-5.6.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 linux-headers-5.6.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 -y

Get the latest firmware:

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apt install git -y

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cd /tmp

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git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

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cd linux-firmware/

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cp -va amdgpu/ /lib/firmware/

You need to update the initramfs to compile the firmware with the new kernel:

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update-initramfs -u

Reboot to take effects

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reboot
Enjoy! :D


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Re: [HOWTO] Install amdgpu-pro on LMD 4

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Cool way to get the latest driver, but you should note:
  • This install the open source driver
  • You must activate the backports packages from your repository to install the latest kernel
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Re: [HOWTO] Install amdgpu-pro on LMD 4

Post by cpedretti »

mrproper wrote: ⤴Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:19 am Cool way to get the latest driver, but you should note:
  • This install the open source driver
  • You must activate the backports packages from your repository to install the latest kernel
Yep you need the last kernel to install the last open source amdgpu drivers.

Per default the backport sources are activate in my packages.list, i don't use the default repository.
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