If KDE fails to load on PC with AMD CPU/GPU, it can mean that Debian failed to ask if user want to install AMD firmware.

Try Alt+F5 keyb. shortcut when stuck on booting screen and login.

then run: apt install isenkram && isenkram-autoinstall-firmware

(may need to prefix these by "sudo " if logged in not as root)

It finds needed firmware and install it automatically https://packages.debian.org/buster/isenkram

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If KDE fails to load on PC with AMD CPU/GPU, it can mean that Debian failed to ask if user want to install AMD firmware.

Try Alt+F5 keyb. shortcut when stuck on booting screen and login.

then run: apt install isenkram && isenkram-autoinstall-firmware

(may need to prefix these by "sudo " if logged in not as root)

It finds needed firmware and install it automatically https://packages.debian.org/buster/isenkram

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October 3, 2021 -

Does anyone know how to fix it? I just installed Debian and, apparently, because of that I can't even get to SDDM.

Solution: if you have this error: drop to tty2 via Ctrl+Alt+F2 login as your user write: sudo apt install firmware-amd-graphics reboot

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Problem with amdgpu on debian 10

Writing this on a pc with Debian 10, got an RX470 and still haven't fixed it.

Had hopes on this url -> https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-amdgpu-drivers-on-debian-9-stretch-linux

But no success.

I'm using intel graphic output to at least use the computer. But I have to switch the cable whenever I need to go back to windows and play some stuff. :(

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*ERROR*: amdgpu requires firmware installed

It sounds like you are missing firmware-amd-graphics.

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Amdgpu requieres firmware installed

and im getting the error "amdgpu requieres firmware installed"

Please post the actual text of the error message, so we can tell if it's an actual error or a routine notification about missing firmware that is usually harmless.

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You can find firmware at linux-firmware git

It looks like the missing firmware files are there.

You can git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git and copy the missing files to /lib/firmware/amdgpu.

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Update: this is my amateur approach to just “making things work” — there are better answers out there and this probably isn’t the most stable approach. Linux in the home user space is essentially about learning. If you break something you will need to learn to fix it, or start over! This is the case with any system in computing. The sooner you learn to deal with that the sooner you will find a way to “fish for yourself” rather than rely on handout solutions — which might be imperfect.

Do not troubleshoot a business environment with this solution. You have been warned.

——— To save time for new users, and people unfamiliar with the terminal -- the following commands can be copied and pasted directly for ease of use. Please make sure to have git installed, if it's not open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t in most cases) and enter the following command: sudo apt install git -y

If apt complains about updating, update and upgrade with: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

then install git with the first command.

The firmware files needed for this can be found at https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

if you've already got git installed, this can be done by typing cd ~/Documents && git clone https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

After you've cloned the repository using the above command it's important to put the files in the right place so the program "update-initramfs" can find them and make use of them.

To do this simply enter in the terminal the following command (for ubuntu, as of 18.04)

sudo cp ~/Documents/linux-firmware/amdgpu/* /lib/firmware/amdgpu && sudo update-initramfs -k all -u -v

The above commands assumes you are updating your initramfs image and will use all kernel versions available on the system at the time.

With all this done, APT should no longer complain. :D

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November 16, 2022 - Good Morning, I ask for help: I am unable to boot Kali Linux via Live USB, install it, or enter the command prompt. When booting it via live usb, the screen freezes giving the information: Erro amdgpu requires firmware installed. Note: My video card is an RTX 570.
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Build AMDGPU as a module and simply have sys-kernel/linux-firmware installed (the firmware will be loaded at runtime), Build AMDGPU and the required firmware into the kernel (the firmware will be loaded at build time).
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February 14, 2021 -

Yesterday I installed Debian 10 on my desktop pc. I spent 4 hour searching for a solutions online but found none suitable.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

GPU: AMD Radeon R9 390 by Asus

On boot there was a message with " [drm:amdgpu_pci_probe [amdgpu]] *ERROR* amdgpu requires firmware installed". Xorg wont start, obviously.

But when I install the required firmware, my pc will not boot.

As I am writing this post I am reinstalling Debian because when I installed the package "firmware-amd-graphics" and rebooted my pc, it would hang. Only blackscreen, does not receive an ip over dhcp.

I really don't know what to do anymore.

If more info is needed I try provide anything asap.

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July 13, 2019 - > >[ 1.311354] [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled. >[ 1.311464] [drm:amdgpu_pci_probe [amdgpu]] *ERROR* amdgpu requires >firmware installed > >While on stretch, I have installed some proprietary parts of >AMDGPU-PRO, >and only removed it after the update.
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December 9, 2018 - And besides he have an Ryzen APU, ... correct package? If so, do I need to perform extra configuration, if not what is the correct package? No extra configuration is needed. On updated testing or sid just currently install 4.18 kernel and package 'firmware-amd-graphics' that ...
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July 13, 2019 - While on stretch, I have installed some proprietary parts of AMDGPU-PRO, and only removed it after the update. Can this be the cause of error, and if so, can it be fixed? amdgpu module appears not to be loaded, but not used. $ lsmod | grep amdgpu amdgpu 3416064 0 chash 16384 1 amdgpu gpu_sched 28672 1 amdgpu i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 amdgpu ttm 126976 1 amdgpu drm_kms_helper 200704 1 amdgpu drm 483328 4 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,ttm I have following firmware ...
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Your log shows that the amdgpu module is loaded very early, this must be done by the initramfs. By default graphics drivers are not included in the initramfs, so maybe amdgpu is listed in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules ? > I have following firmware packages installed and up to date.
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then run: `apt install isenkram && isenkram-autoinstall-firmware` (may need to prefix these by "sudo " if logged in not as root) It finds needed firmware and install it automatically https://packages.debian.org/buster/isenkram
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October 3, 2021 -

Does anyone know how to fix it? I just installed Debian and, apparently, because of that I can't even get to SDDM.

Solution: if you have this error: drop to tty2 via Ctrl+Alt+F2 login as your user write: sudo apt install firmware-amd-graphics reboot

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August 9, 2019 - Fresh install and trying to figure out all error messages before continue with virtualization and VM creation. Now the host Debian is using an Nvidia Quadro 2000 and installed nvidia legacy drivers 394xxx and I m ok with that (I believe so since lspci gives me Kernel driver and Kernel module in use as nvidia) Now the second gpu is an RX570 amd on which i get the error message [3.202732] [drm:amdgpu_pci_probe [amdgpu]] amdgpu requires firmware installed [3.202020] See https://wiki.debian.or...
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May 28, 2026 - Make sure you have the latest linux-firmware-amdgpu package installed. This driver requires the latest firmware for each model to successfully boot.
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September 25, 2022 - Done firmware-amd-graphics is already the newest version (20210315-3). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-5.10.0-15-amd64 linux-headers-5.10.0-15-common linux-headers-5.10.0-16-amd64 linux-headers-5.10.0-16-common linux-image-5.10.0-15-amd64 linux-image-5.10.0-16-amd64 mint-backgrounds-una Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.