Hey guys,
I’ve been gaming on Linux (specifically Fedora 41 Silverblue), but I’m running into a frustrating issue. Whenever I play demanding games, my system crashes and kicks me out. I’ve seen that this is a known problem, but I haven’t been able to find a solution that works for me. Here are the logs I get when the crash happens:
“`
12:04:53 AM kernel: [drm:amdgpu_cs_ioctl [amdgpu]] *ERROR* Failed to initialize parser -125!
12:04:52 AM kernel: amdgpu 0000:03:00.0: amdgpu: Ring gfx_0.0.0 reset failure
…
“`
Also, as requested, I’ve included details about my Mesa and kernel versions:
“`bash
$ glxinfo -B
… (output)…
$ uname -r
6.13.8-200.fc41.x86_64
“`
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
4 Answers
This sounds like a driver bug to me. I had to roll back to an older version of my drivers (F41.20250121, Kernel 6.12.9, Mesa 24.2.8), and that solved my issues. Might be worth trying if you can navigate those settings!
When you’re asking for help, it’s super helpful to mention your Mesa and kernel versions along with your hardware specs. A lot of people have had success by just upgrading Mesa, so that’s definitely worth trying!
I’ve added my kernel and Mesa details now. I’m really new to GPU stuff on Linux, so any advice is appreciated!
Are you on Arch Linux? If yes, consider updating your VBIOS. A friend of mine had similar timeout problems, and updating the firmware for the GPU fixed it! You can check out this package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/amdvbflash
Check the bug trackers for the amdgpu kernel module and Mesa drivers. You might find others dealing with similar issues there. Here’s where you can look:
– AMDGPU Issues: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues
– Mesa Issues: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues
Hopefully, you can find some solutions there!
Thanks for the tip! I’m looking into installing some codecs to see if they help, too.