will xf86-video-amdgpu is capable to drive AMD readeon Pro wx2100

[Alex Deucher]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 10:19 AM Harinath Reddy <harinath428 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> If I am not confused/wrong with your information,    if I want get use of the  xf86-video-amdgpu (UMD )   which is capable of driving GCN core cards in hp-ux, I should
> write hp-ux compatible  drm based kenel module.

Correct.

Alex

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> Thanks,
> Harinath
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> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 7:37 PM Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> All drivers for recent hardware require a proper kernel driver.  There
>> have not been user mode X drivers for new AMD hardware released in the
>> last 7-8 years.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 10:02 AM Harinath Reddy <harinath428 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hope it is different from xorg-video-radeon/hd  driver which is not require any kernel component to drive the FireMV2250 card, except card initialization( ATOMBIOS run from the HP-UX kernel on behalf of the xf86 request ).
>> >
>> > If it is tightly coupled with amdgpu  kernel module, and it is again depend on the linux kernel drm module. HP-UX is not using the drm facilities as i am aware , so is that possible to port to hp-ux.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks and Regards,
>> > Harinath
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 2:37 PM Christian König <ckoenig.leichtzumerken at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Am 12.03.19 um 09:35 schrieb Michel Dänzer:
>> >> > On 2019-03-12 4:14 a.m., Harinath Reddy wrote:
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Present we are using the radeon HD driver from xorg to driver AMDFirMV2250
>> >> >> card. We would like to replace AMD FireMV2250 with AMD Radeon Pro Wx2100
>> >> >> card.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I saw xf86-video-amdgpu xorg driver is available, but we are not sure
>> >> >> whether that would be sufficient or not, if not what else require to  use
>> >> >> that card.  If you can help that  would be great
>> >> >> I am naive to the graphics world .
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> We are using HP_UX operating system, Xserver (Xfree86) is  as a  graphics
>> >> >> server.
>> >> > xf86-video-amdgpu requires the amdgpu kernel driver. Assuming the latter
>> >> > is working with your card, the former will work (as well as the generic
>> >> > modesetting Xorg driver).
>> >>
>> >> To answer the original question a bit more direct: The amdgpu kernel
>> >> driver is NOT available for HP_UX.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Christian.
>> >
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