I looked this up before buying the GPU, and I read that it should “just work” on Debian stable (Bookworm, 12). Well, it doesn’t “just work” for me. :(

clinfo returns two fatal errors:

fatal error: cannot open file '/usr/lib/clc/gfx1100-amdgcn-mesa-mesa3d.bc': No such file or directory

fatal error: cannot open file '/usr/lib/clc/gfx1030-amdgcn-mesa-mesa3d.bc': No such file or directory

I get similar errors when trying to run OpenCL-based programs.

I’m running a backported kernel, 6.6.13, and the latest Bookworm-supported mesa-opencl-icd, 22.3.6. From what I’ve found online, this should work, though Mesa 23.x is recommended. Is it safe/sane to install Mesa from Debian Trixie (testing)?

I’ve also seen references to AMD’s official proprietary drivers. They do not officially support Debian, but can/should I run the Ubuntu installer anyway?

I’m hoping to get this up and running without any drastic measures like distro hopping. That said, if “upgrade to Testing or Unstable” is the simplest approach, I am willing to entertain the idea.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

  • @Shareni@programming.dev
    3•2 months ago

    I don’t have an AMD card, so it’s better to wait for more informed advice, but in the meantime try the following

    1. ls /usr/lib/clc | grep gfx to verify it’s actually installed
    2. If not installed sudo apt-get install --reinstall mesa-opencl-icd
    3. If not fixed, create a snapshot and try to install the Ubuntu rocm
    • @hershOP
      4•2 months ago

      Thanks, that’s good advice. There are lower-numbered gfx* files in there. 900, 902, 904, 906. No 1030 or 1100. Same after reinstalling.

      Looks like these files are actually provided by the libclc-15 package. libclc-16 has the same set of files. Even libclc-17 from sid has the same files. So I guess upgrading to testing/unstable wouldn’t help.

      apt-file search gfx1100-amdgcn-mesa-mesa3d.bc yields no results, so I guess I need to go outside of the Debian repos. I’ll try the AMD package tonight.

      • @hershOP
        2•2 months ago

        Update: Running amdgpu-install did not provide those files. There were a few errors regarding vulkan packages when I attempted, I guess because it’s assuming Ubuntu repos. Trying with just opencl and not vulkan succeded, but still clinfo reported the missing files.

        I don’t think I can get this working without a whole newer llvm.