Radeon Pro WX2100 driver install from rpm

[kadwm00]

I tried opening with the 'software installer' of the download, but I'm assuming that something does not match for it to give an error. There is only one of these card installed on a Dell 5280 workstation.

Or is it a compatibility issue with CentOS versus Redhat?

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/relea ... in-22-q2-0
Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise on RHEL 7.9 Installer
Revision Number
22.Q2
File Size
17 KB
Release Date
7/27/2022

Download file: amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch.rpm

https://www.amd.com/en/support/professi ... ro-wx-2100

There is some material at the website from the drivers link, but does not seem applicable to my simple need of downloading and installing the video drivers if possible.

[TrevorH]

You sort of forgot to tell us what the problem is.

[kadwm00]

My apologies for not being clear.

I can't use the 'software installer' when I double click the driver file listed since it gives me an error.

Is there command line string that might work to get the driver to install?

[TrevorH]

Yes. Use yum install /path/tp/the.rpm as root

[kadwm00]

Yesterday, I got this error after running sudo yum install <dowloadedfilname>.rpm

I had also ran the "sudo yum update" before beginning the install.

Total 3.6 MB/s | 2.9 MB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
ERROR You need to update rpm to handle:
rpmlib(PayloadIsZstd) <= 5.4.18-1 is needed by amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452059.el9.noarch
RPM needs to be updated
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Your transaction was saved, rerun it with:
yum load-transaction /tmp/yum_save_tx.2022-10-05.15-15.jW5sFr.yumtx
[administrator@engc129-90226 Downloads]$

I did try the "rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest" which took about 30 seconds or so and then returned me to the prompt. I tried running the yum install line a couple of more times and then turned off the workstation for the day.

I did find this forum post about it:
viewtopic.php?t=75321

but could not get it to install without repeating the error about 'updating the RPM.'

[kadwm00]

This afternoon, I retried it and got the following showing the install was successful:

[administrator@engc129-90226 Downloads]$ sudo yum install amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch.rpm
[sudo] password for administrator:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Examining amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch.rpm: amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7.noarch
Marking amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package amdgpu-install.noarch 0:22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: dialog for package: amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7.noarch
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.eggycrew.com
* extras: us.mirror.nsec.pt
* updates: bay.uchicago.edu
--> Running transaction check
---> Package dialog.x86_64 0:1.2-5.20130523.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
amdgpu-install noarch 22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7 /amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch 31 k
Installing for dependencies:
dialog x86_64 1.2-5.20130523.el7 base 208 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+1 Dependent package)

Total size: 240 k
Installed size: 537 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : dialog-1.2-5.20130523.el7.x86_64 1/2
Installing : amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7.noarch 2/2
Verifying : dialog-1.2-5.20130523.el7.x86_64 1/2
Verifying : amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7.noarch 2/2

Installed:
amdgpu-install.noarch 0:22.10.4.50104-1452060.el7

Dependency Installed:
dialog.x86_64 0:1.2-5.20130523.el7

Complete!
[administrator@engc129-90226 Downloads]$

So for some reason, it worked. I still need to reboot the machine and see what happens.The Radeon WX 2100 comes with a regular DP and one can connect up to three monitors with the provided adapters.

[TrevorH]

rpmlib(PayloadIsZstd) <= 5.4.18-1 is needed by amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1452059.el9.noarch

From your first attempt.. See the el9 in the name, it means it's for RHEL 9 and its clones so it's not for CentOS 7.

[administrator@engc129-90226 Downloads]$ sudo yum install amdgpu-install-22.10.4.50104-1.el7.noarch.rpm

And then you got the right file - el7.

[kadwm00]

Thanks for the clarification. I had noticed it, but it did not register at that particular moment.

I have two workstations down and about a dozen more to go, but it appears that Cent OS 7 install will find the correct drivers for this card. I was wondering about the driver because we spent good money on some Dell Ultrasharp 30" monitors, so I was assuming that having the best driver installed would maximize the user experience. I tested two monitors on each system and able to move other display windows with no problems.

I looked up the 'lshw -c video' command, and the same results appear on the one where I installed the driver and the one where I had it install by default from the CentOS developer option.

[administrator@engc129-90229 ~]$ lshw -c video
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Lexa XT [Radeon PRO WX 2100]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:65:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=amdgpu latency=0
resources: irq:48 memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:d0000000-d01fffff ioport:b000(size=256) memory:d8e00000-d8e3ffff memory:d8e40000-d8e5ffff
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.

I did not see any difference with 'sudo'.

Another handy command is:

[administrator@engc129-90229 ~]$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1600 x 900, maximum 16384 x 16384
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 connected primary 1600x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 434mm x 236mm
1600x900 59.98*+ 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 75.02 60.02

The default driver is fine.