OpenMandriva Lx release 6.0 (Vanadium) Rock for znver1
KDE
Bug Explanation:
Month two of using OpenMandriva and I got one issue which only happens when using any chrome based browser and on Youtube (also Brave). Display port monitor stops getting proper signal and only shows partial desktop movement (KDE task bar appears frozen and moved windows look like you won a game of solitaire after image effect) until you power cycle the monitor. This does not happen at all on Mint or Windows, so I know for a fact that it’s an issue with something in OpenMandriva. I’ve tried Rock and Rome and even the AMD optimized version and the issue is with all of them.
Extra Notes:
I am planning on reinstalling OpenMandriva on my new and faster SSD, but before I go that far, I would like to find a solution to this signal output issue. Right now I’m working out of a spare SATA SSD on either OM, Mint or Win11. I can’t fully migrate into OM yet. However everything else works fine except for a bug I already solved in GPG encryption, wallet stuff. Also appreciate who ever setup the python GTK and QT dependencies by default. It has made running app images pain free.
Thank you rugyada for posting this template to follow:
It’s more than likely a bug with mesa, linux, or the DDX. There have been a few reports of issues with that model card. Keep in mind, we don’t use ancient versions like Mint’s Ubuntu base, or worse, their Debian base.
Just a couple other things you might try.
Cooker is using xlibre. You will need to install x11-driver-video-amdgpu or your cursor will not render correctly. That’s because FDO did not properly extend X11 to use modesetting for anything but intel. There are some issues, even with that.
Lastly, we are not a mainstream distribution and we are not based on any mainstream distributions. As such, there will be things that need to be tested and fixed. That is not everyone’s cup of tea. If you need something stable for production level work and don’t have time to test things, then I would recommend using something else. That’s not to be cruel, just making sure the expectations are understood. Many new users don’t understand this, and get very indignant when we expect them to participate in the growth and development of the distro.
Will adding xlibre from cooker to repo access update on my current setup? Or is there something extra I have to do besides what you said?
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Sadly, this is the only distro that actually works with some of the app images I have which are related to some from work and some games related. I just haven’t dealt with Linux sense Mandrake way back when on an everyday use basis. Maybe I’m too old to update my knowledge. I’ve tried probably more then a dozen distros and they all fail to find specific libs even when they are where they are suppose to be and to where they are trying to access them I spent a whole day screwing around with symbolic links in Mint just trying to get one app image working. Somebody did something incredibly right with how this distro was setup with it’s packages and extensions. Additionally I’ve bench marked steam/proton games on this distro and they do far better in performance then any of the so called mainstream distros like Ubuntu or Fedora for a few examples. Everything just freaking works and that is what I need. Even the distros built for gaming as they say fall short in performance. I’d honestly rather buy a new graphics card that has better reported functionality just to solve this issue. I’ve spent nearly 2 years trying to find the right distro, this is the only one so far that seems better put together then the rest. Only a few minor issues which I eventually fixed with encryption stuff with wallets, came down to a file that got corrupted which I fixed by just removing it and reinstalling it.
Seriously though, who ever decided to pre-install all the python gtk/qt stuff so my app images work right out the box, I owe you a beer if you ever find your self in Nebraska. Nobody else does this or the stuff is out of date so it fails to work.
The xlibre packages are/will be a direct replacement from the FDO version. As such, I would suggest a Cooker install over just adding the packages individually from the repos (though it is possible).
@bero may have some insight with the AMD issue since he also uses it and does a lot with the kernel. If you are saying it’s still broken in ROME, then you could wait for the UM since it will have a newer version of the kernel. It will be a release of the last known stable Cooker. Our plan is to include xlibre if there are no stoppers.
Update!
It would appear the problem has solved it’s self after some recent updates. I just ran system update the other day and it hasn’t happened again with the screen issue. I wasn’t paying attention to what was updated though. But I did see plasma related files. However the screen freeze has not occurred in 2 days now.
