I’m having some trouble with my 9070 XT graphics card. It works perfectly fine on Windows, so I think the card itself is okay. However, when I boot into Arch Linux, I installed mesa-git and linux-firmware-git, but I’m still facing issues with a flickering and flashing screen. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice or ideas on how to fix this. Here’s a link to show you what the issue looks like: https://imgur.com/a/mC0V2zX
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Hey, if you haven’t already solved this… I found a post on the level1techs forum saying that changing “Prefer color accuracy” to “Prefer efficiency” fixes things, and I’ve verified it myself. Got rid of the tearing and flicker completely for me, thought I’d share. I only needed to change that one setting, didn’t try anything else they mentioned.
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/9070-and-9070-xt-setup-notes-for-linux/227038/191
I haven’t had this problem with my 9070, I’m on kernel 6.13.5 with Fedora. Have you tried booting from a live USB? It might help figure out if it’s a distro issue or something else going on.
It sounds like your card might be too new for Linux to support it properly yet. That’s why I usually avoid the latest models, as they can have rough patches with support. But I’ve seen others on forums getting it to display correctly, so there’s hope! Just a thought.
True, but at least the basics should work. I get that not every game will be perfect, but having a usable desktop is pretty much a must.
Have you checked if your Linux kernel is the latest version? Some users have reported that they need both the latest kernel and mesa updates to avoid these display issues. Make sure you’re running the most up-to-date kernel.
Yeah, I’m on kernel version 6.13.5, so I think I’m good there.
I did find that switching from Wayland to X11 fixed the issue for me! The login screen was fine, and now I can at least use my PC again without flickering. I haven’t tried gaming yet, but I’m definitely curious what’s happening with KDE and Wayland.