Bug 489997

Summary:	AMD GPU Black Screen KDE plasma
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Pedro Paulo Monte Pagani <pedro.paulo.pagani>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	cwo.kde
Priority:	NOR
Version:	6.1.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Pedro Paulo Monte Pagani 2024-07-10 01:16:42 UTC

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SUMMARY
Weird issue with refresh rate on AMD gpu, currently if I use my 7900 XTX with 240Hz, it'll flicker amd my monitor will turn to black screen every now and then, keeping it at 120hz does not have the issue ocurring.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Not exactly sure whtaa causes - more than willing to provide any necessary logs.

OBSERVED RESULT

EXPECTED RESULT
It should not do this

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.1.2
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This issue does not ocurr on windows, only on linux.

Comment 1 Tobias Fella 2024-07-10 07:42:25 UTC

*** Bug 489998 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 cwo 2024-09-18 14:04:20 UTC

Thank you for the bug report!

I suspect this may be a driver issue; moving to kwin for confirmation.

Are you using Wayland or X11? Which kernel version and distribution are you using?