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How can I get OpenCL to work on Debian Bookworm with an AMD 7900 XTX? (literature.cafe)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] TerraRoot 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'm still running rx570, so I'm no real help, but +1 for using debian testing, been daily driving it for years on my gaming desktop. stable for server's and hardware that isn't booted up daily.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

for using debian testing, been daily driving it for years on my gaming desktop. stable for server’s and hardware that isn’t booted up daily.

Why even use debian at that point?

Half of all of my packages are from nix unstable, but the system itself is still debian stable. That means I've got the bleeding edge user packages, but my system always boots. Casuals can use flatpak instead.

The only downside is for bleeding edge hardware, but again, why use debian at that point.

[–] TerraRoot 4 points 7 months ago

Because I've been using an apt-get based distro since the late 90's, Because I work in IT, Because I don't like rice/hours of config/features. Yawning chasm of difference between always boots and always boots and dive right into work/game/browsing/whatev's

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