Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a bind with my Linux Mint after trying to manually update the Mesa drivers for my AMD Athlon 3000G APU using some commands I got from ChatGPT. Instead of sticking to the update manager (definitely a mistake), my system now boots to a gray screen after showing the Mint logo. The only way I can get in is by using the `nomodeset` option in GRUB, but this means that the `amdgpu` driver doesn't load, and I'm stuck with `llvmpipe`, which is CPU rendering and totally lacking in graphics acceleration.
I'm looking for help to restore the `amdgpu` driver and get back to normal booting without using `nomodeset`. Here's what I've done so far:
- Checked if the `amdgpu` module is loaded with the command `lsmod | grep amdgpu`.
- Reinstalled some Mesa packages and `xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu`.
- Tried rebooting multiple times.
If you need any other details, like logs or specific kernel/Mesa versions, just let me know! Appreciate any help!
2 Answers
If you can boot with `nomodeset`, check if you can access the terminal and run some commands to undo the changes. You might need to revert back to the previous versions of Mesa. You could also search for any recovery options in the GRUB menu that might help load a previous kernel. Let me know if you run into trouble!
It's tough to help without knowing exactly which commands you used to update Mesa. If you added a PPA or some other repository, you'll need to remove that first to cleanly reinstall the correct version. Try to recall what you did during the update.
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