[RESPONDED] Graphical glitches and very low framerate with AMD Framework

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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Which Linux distro are you using? Fedora

Which release version? 40
(if rolling release without a release version, skip this question)

(If rolling release, last date updated?)

Which kernel are you using? 6.10.12-200.fc40.x86_64

Which BIOS version are you using? 3.05

Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series, Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ , 12th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™) AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series

Hello everyone,

I recently upgraded to the AMD framework and I’m loving it so far but I’ve been having some issues. While I was running my framework the other day the framerate dropped to like 1 FPS and my mouse cursor started lagging badly. I tried checking the logs and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Also, when I enabled the night light feature in GNOME, the white content on the display will begin glowing bright for whatever reason and it lasted through multiple restarts before just disappearing entirely. Lastly, when my laptop automatically goes to sleep, I can’t wake it up with the keyboard and can only wake it up with the touchpad but there’s a delay. This didn’t happen with my 12th gen framework but with my AMD framework it’s common. I suspect all of these issues are related to software so I’m hoping someone can help me find a fix.

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Update: I just closed my laptop’s lid and the computer crashed and restarted :pensive:

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Did you perform a complete system reinstall when upgrading to the AMD board? If not, it is possible that there are leftover drivers from the previous mainboard that are conflicting. You can try checking for them and uninstalling them.

If you want to see if the issue is a driver issue, you can also try running off of a live USB.

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I did a clean install with a new SSD, and while I was using the live USB, no issues occurred. But, I only used it for a short amount of time so there’s that.

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Linux continues to amaze me. The issues have not happened since Tuesday so let’s see if things get better. :crossed_fingers:

The only things I did before that was force reinstall BIOS 3.05 and then updated the software using sudo dnf update --refresh.

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Do update this thread if issue returns, I do feel like this just needed a cold reboot, cheers!

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The issue has not occurred since :)) however I wanted to mention something…

@Loell_Framework There seems to be a bug in GNOME that causes the laptop to not go to sleep when I close the lid but when using KDE (which I switched to) the bug does not occur. Furthermore, my overall experience with vanilla (very little customization applied) Fedora KDE has been more stable than my experience with vanilla GNOME.

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UPDATE! The issue resurfaced multiple times and I decided to return the AMD mainboard and keep my 12th gen mainboard. At this point, all my issues with my 12th gen mainboard have essentially been fixed as they were all software/(possibly)firmware related.