Thomas Zimmermann composed on 2021-12-23 11:00 (UTC+0100):
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/tiwai:/simpledrm/
If you install and boot the kernel, you should ideally see no difference. Once booted the hardware's driver will do the graphics output. To test if you booted with generic DRM, do
dmesg | grep drm
on the command line. The output should mention 'simpledrm' somewhere.
Yay!!! I found a simpledrm!!! # zypper se -si nel-def | grep 5.15.1 il | kernel-default | package | 5.15.11-5.1.g730a488 | x86_64 | homeTiwaiSimpledrm # inxi -SGayz System: Kernel: 5.15.11-5.g730a488-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz root=LABEL=tvgp07stw noresume ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 mitigations=auto consoleblank=0 radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1 5 Console: pty pts/0 wm: Twin DM: TDM Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20211224 Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel alternate: radeon bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:130f class-ID: 0300 Display: server: X.org 1.21.1.2 driver: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: ati Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable for root. # dmesg | grep -i simple [ 0.612987] [drm] Initialized simpledrm 1.0.0 20200625 for simple-framebuffer.0 on minor 0 [ 0.615072] simple-framebuffer simple-framebuffer.0: [drm] drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips() not called [ 0.625253] simple-framebuffer simple-framebuffer.0: [drm] fb0: simpledrmdrmfb frame buffer device # hostname asa88 # -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata