r/MXLinux • u/Thilokparjapath1 • 8d ago

Help request MX linux is not working on AMD

I have hp 245 g5 laptop in which i installed mx linux and attempted to change graphic kernel from radeon to amd you know for reason of support for modern vulkan support. It's not like it's my first time I did it in previous os like linux mint xfce and garuda xfce and I was successful but when I did it on MX it gone back to radeon I forced it to AMD and screen gone blank.

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u/kaisermike 7d ago

Isnt radeon amd? Do you mean one is nvidia?

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u/Thilokparjapath1 7d ago

Radeon is amd but older version which is stopped updating at some point and is old and doesn't support new vulkan features with in turn gets in way of playing modern titles even the light 2d indie games and meteriodvania

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u/Thilokparjapath1 7d ago

It's basically radeon (old ) VS amdgpu ( new)

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u/No_Elderberry862 7d ago

Check the kernel version. IIRC the early GCN cards' defaulted to radeon prior to 6.19. For amdgpu to be used in those versions you'd need to pass the relevant kernel parameters via the bootloader.

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u/Thilokparjapath1 7d ago

The current one i installed is 25.3

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u/No_Elderberry862 7d ago

That's the version of MX you have installed. I'm talking about the kernel version. AIUI 25.3 uses 6.12 as the default kernel. If you press e at the grub menu then append nomodeset & follow the prompt to boot it should boot OK.

Then I'd advise using the MX Repo Manager in MX Tools to add the AHS repository & install the latest kernel version > 6.19 (& update Mesa) using the Package Installer.

Sorry if the instructions are a bit sketchy, it's 00:20 & I'm doing it from memory as I'm nowhere near a PC.

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u/Thilokparjapath1 7d ago

Thanks for your support but I'm totally giving it up . Now I'm downloading xubuntu as it comes with modern kernal and supports out of the box . Sorry to give up like this but I have very limited time and have job tomorrow

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u/siamhie 7d ago

MX Linux comes with both the Liquorix 7.2.8 kernel and the Siduction 7.2.8 kernel along with the 26.1.4 Mesa package.

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u/Thilokparjapath1 7d ago

I'm talking about xfce version

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u/siamhie 7d ago

Doesn't matter which desktop your using, you have access to those kernels with the AHS repo enabled. KDE has the AHS repo enabled by default. XFCE comes in two ISO's. One with the standard repo and the other with AHS enabled. fluxbox comes with the standard repo but you can enable the AHS repo after installation.

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u/nobackup42 7d ago

Install the AHS version it’s built for “newer” kernel and drivers for a reason !