Hello,

I’m unable to activate the open-source amdgpu module for my AMD RX 570 graphics card on Deepin 23.1. Despite trying all common solutions, the driver does not load and the system remains unstable. I need your assistance regarding this issue.

1. Hardware and Software Details

2. Driver Status

Currently, the driver is not loading:

lspci -k | grep -A 2 -E "(VGA|3D)"

Output:

09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] (rev ef)
        Subsystem: Sapphire Technology Limited Radeon RX 570 Pulse 4GB
        Kernel modules: amdgpu

Expected “Kernel driver in use: amdgpu” line is MISSING.

There is also no record in the system log (dmesg) indicating a driver loading attempt or error:

dmesg | grep amdgpu

Output: Empty

3. Solutions Already Attempted

I have eliminated all common issues that might prevent the system from loading the driver properly:

• Stable Kernel Installation: Switched to Linux 6.6.84-amd64-desktop-hwe (Deepin HWE), avoiding experimental kernels that caused problems.
• KMS Re-enabled: Removed the nomodeset parameter from GRUB to fully enable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS).
  Note: This initially caused a black screen issue.
• Graphics Libraries Repaired: Reinstalled Mesa/Vulkan libraries (libgl1-mesa-dri, xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu, etc.) using the --reinstall option to restore clean Deepin packages and fix the black screen caused by corrupted or incompatible components.
• Repository Conflicts Fixed: Removed conflicting AMDGPU-PRO/ROCm proprietary repositories and cleaned related packages that might have blocked the stable driver.

Despite all these steps, the GPU still refuses to load the amdgpu driver, and when the system is booted without nomodeset, the driver does not activate. This suggests there may be a Deepin-specific compatibility issue with the RX 570 in the current kernel/package structure.

I kindly request your assistance.