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Dumb question, maybe, but how can I obtain and install the Radeon 600 series gpu driver?
My resolution is extreme and unchangable and my vision is quite weak. Many thanks for
any help.

Hi Sajuaro,

Xserver-xorg-video-radeon is already installed, which I believe should work with your gpu. Did you try to change the resolution? You could access the ARandR via the menu -> Application -> Preferences -> ARandR. It is also in the control pannal under Session, or you could type in arandr into a term window. Once it launches click on Outputs -> Virtual-1 (or some variant) -> Resolution. In there you should be able to select a resolution that suits you better.

(05-04-2024, 05:22 AM)John Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Sajuaro,

Xserver-xorg-video-radeon is already installed, which I believe should work with your gpu.  Did you try to change the resolution?  You could access the ARandR via the menu -> Application -> Preferences -> ARandR.  It is also in the control pannal under Session, or you could type in arandr into a term window.  Once it launches click on Outputs -> Virtual-1 (or some variant) -> Resolution.  In there you should be able to select a resolution that suits you better.

Hi, John.
Thanks for the help, but I already tried arandr in terminal, but only get the one resolution choice.
How can I activate the radeon driver, since it doesn't appear to be in use? I might add that I'm
a heavy linux user, but not exactly a command line warrior . Thanks.

My apologies, it looks like the amdgpu driver is better for the 600 Series than the Radeon driver. I wrote up a whole thing about how to manually load the driver and modify Xorg, but I think we should start by having you install "linux-firmware-nonfree" and "firmware-amd-graphics".

commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-firmware-nonfree

Firmware-amd-graphics should automatically be installed with the nonfree package. Please let me know how it goes.

(05-04-2024, 08:25 PM)John Wrote: [ -> ]My apologies, it looks like the amdgpu driver is better for the 600 Series than the Radeon driver.  I wrote up a whole thing about how to manually load the driver and modify Xorg, but I think we should start by having you install "linux-firmware-nonfree" and "firmware-amd-graphics".

commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-firmware-nonfree

Firmware-amd-graphics should automatically be installed with the nonfree package.  Please let me know how it goes.

Thank you, sir, will do.

(05-04-2024, 08:44 PM)sajuaro Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-04-2024, 08:25 PM)John Wrote: [ -> ]My apologies, it looks like the amdgpu driver is better for the 600 Series than the Radeon driver.  I wrote up a whole thing about how to manually load the driver and modify Xorg, but I think we should start by having you install "linux-firmware-nonfree" and "firmware-amd-graphics".

commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-firmware-nonfree

Firmware-amd-graphics should automatically be installed with the nonfree package.  Please let me know how it goes.

Thank you, sir, will do.

John, can't get past "sudo apt update". System will not update. I'm never asked for a password, which I thought
was rather strange. Not sure what the problem is. This is a full install to my second hard drive. Any ideas?

(05-05-2024, 05:28 PM)sajuaro Wrote: [ -> ]John, can't get past "sudo apt update". System will not update. I'm never asked for a password, which I thought
was rather strange. Not sure what the problem is. This is a full install to my second hard drive. Any ideas?

What happens when you do sudo apt update. Nothing at all? Do you get an error message?

apt update doesn't update the system; it updates the list of available packages.

You need to be connected to the Internet for sudo apt update to do something useful, by the way.

(05-05-2024, 09:47 PM)Yan Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-05-2024, 05:28 PM)sajuaro Wrote: [ -> ]John, can't get past "sudo apt update". System will not update. I'm never asked for a password, which I thought
was rather strange. Not sure what the problem is. This is a full install to my second hard drive. Any ideas?

What happens when you do sudo apt update. Nothing at all? Do you get an error message?

apt update doesn't update the system; it updates the list of available packages.

You need to be connected to the Internet for sudo apt update to do something useful, by the way.

When I do sudo apt update, it errors out trying to get a list of repositories. Something about permission,
so I'll copy the exact message as soon as I get back on that drive. Interestingly, "sudo apt-get install" allows
me to install apps with no problem. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Many thanks my friend.

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sudo apt update results:
$ sudo apt update
[sudo] password for Papa:
Get:1 http://security.debian.org bookworm-security InRelease [48.0 kB]       
Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports InRelease [56.5 kB]     
Get:3 http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/bookworm bookworm InRelease [27.4 kB]       
Hit:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease                     
Get:5 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease [55.4 kB]   
Err:3 http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/bookworm bookworm InRelease
  The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG DB36CDF3452F0C20 antiX Linux repo <repo@antixlinux.com>
Reading package lists... Done
E: Release file for http://security.debian.org/dists/bookwor.../InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 4h 14min 44s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.
E: Release file for http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookw.../InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 4h 20min 8s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.
W: GPG error: http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/bookworm bookworm InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG DB36CDF3452F0C20 antiX Linux repo <repo@antixlinux.com>
E: The repository 'http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/bookworm bookworm InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Release file for http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/bo.../InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 4h 20min 7s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.

This is because your system time is incorrect. Perhaps the time zone is incorrect, or perhaps Damn Small Linux thinks your system is using UTC rather than local time (or the other way around).

Try doing sudo apt install linux-firmware-nonfree anyway. It will probably work. If not, we can try to fix the time.

(05-06-2024, 12:40 AM)Yan Wrote: [ -> ]This is because your system time is incorrect. Perhaps the time zone is incorrect, or perhaps Damn Small Linux thinks your system is using UTC rather than local time (or the other way around).

Try doing sudo apt install linux-firmware-nonfree anyway. It will probably work. If not, we can try to fix the time.

Now that you mention it, the time is off by a few hours (never got that far, since It's a new install). I'll fix that
tomorrow and give it a shot. Thanks.