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First, apologies in advance if this is not the most appropriate list
for my questions. Redirection appreciated.<br>
<br>
I am the author of <a href="www.ddctool.com">ddctool</a>, a utility
to manipulate monitor settings using DDC/CI over I2C. <br>
<br>
My understanding is that amdgpu provides /dev/i2c-* devices in the
usual way, so that ddctool should just work without changes. But of
course this needs to be tested.<br>
<br>
In this regard I have a number of questions and a request.<br>
<br>
Does the i2c interface depend in some way on whether one is running
the AMDGPU-PRO driver?<br>
<br>
The most current AMD card that I own in a R9 280, which is a first
generation GCN device. Phoronix suggests that first generation GCN
support is in the works. Will this be soon? If not, would the
current development code for amdgpu be sufficient for me to test the
i2c support? If so, what would I have to do to build and install
it?<br>
<br>
Or should I just plunk down a few dollars for a relatively
inexpensive R7 260, which I understand is supported by the current
amdgpu?<br>
<br>
Alternatively, if someone running the amdgpu driver would be willing
to install and test ddctool on their system I'd be most
appreciative. The git repository is here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/rockowitz/ddctool">https://github.com/rockowitz/ddctool</a>, and there's extensive
documentation on the website, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ddctool.com">www.ddctool.com</a>. <br>
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A couple of command line options of note: <br>
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"--stats" reports extensive performance statistics, including
counts of i2c retries required <br>
"--ddc" reports DDC protocol data errors <br>
<br>
If ddctool installs but does not seem to be working, command
"ddctool environment" may provide some clues. <br>
<br>
Finally, the "ddctool interrogate" command fully exercises ddctool
and probes the i2c environment. Depending on permissions, running
it as root may provide additional detail. If you can capture the
output and send it to me that would be most helpful. <br>
<br>
Thanks in advance, <br>
Sanford Rockowitz<br>
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