[amdgpu] Firefox and Chromium browser windows are corrupt in Xorg

[Ian Mackenzie]

I downloaded the 22.04.4 iso and did a fresh install on an AMD Athlon 200GE using built-in graphics.
(Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics)

Firefox and Chromium browsers had their windows corrupted to the point where they were unreadable.

I think this is an xorg bug, because when I installed Wayland and logged in with a Wayland session, the browsers displayed correctly.

Same behaviour with an Athlon 220GE.

KDE or Ubuntu's Gnome desktop made no difference - it seemed to be xorg vs Wayland that was the critical difference.
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev cb) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. PRIME Motherboard [1043:876b]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-02-26 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240216.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: xorg-server (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=7e6c3c76-1566-4670-97ab-3755e9a04b18 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
Tags: jammy wayland-session ubuntu
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-21-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2023
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6210
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: PRIME A320M-K
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr6210:bd09/04/2023:br5.17:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnPRIMEA320M-K:rvrRevX.0x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuSKU:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.113-2~ubuntu0.22.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev cb) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. PRIME Motherboard [1043:876b]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-02-26 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240216.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: xorg-server (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=7e6c3c76-1566-4670-97ab-3755e9a04b18 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
Tags: jammy ubuntu
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-21-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2023
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6210
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: PRIME A320M-K
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr6210:bd09/04/2023:br5.17:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnPRIMEA320M-K:rvrRevX.0x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuSKU:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.113-2~ubuntu0.22.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev cb) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. PRIME Motherboard [1043:876b]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-02-26 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240216.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu 22.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=7e6c3c76-1566-4670-97ab-3755e9a04b18 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
Tags: jammy ubuntu ubuntu
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-21-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2023
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6210
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: PRIME A320M-K
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr6210:bd09/04/2023:br5.17:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnPRIMEA320M-K:rvrRevX.0x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuSKU:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.113-2~ubuntu0.22.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1

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[Ian Mackenzie (gldcompsol)]

Verified that the package was called xorg and not X11

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command only once, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

  apport-collect 2055351

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

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[Dave Zielinski (niceguyeddie)]

This looks like it's the same issue as this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2004532

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Similar, yes. But we can't treat them as the same bug when one was declared fixed in Firefox in September 2023, and the other declared a problem in Firefox in February 2024.

[Ian Mackenzie (gldcompsol)]

It is similar but not identical.

I just updated Snap, Firefox, and Chromium, and, currently, Firefox with hardware acceleration works fine using wayland, but not X11. Firefox without hardware acceleration works on either.

I am attaching a screenshot of unaccelerated Firefox beside (corrupted) accelerated Chromium on X11.

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Similar hardware:

R7 240 graphics card (previous generation graphics cores) on Athlon 200GE: everything works fine on X11

Plugged SSD from Athlon install into 5600G (Vega 6 graphics instead of Vega 3): everything works fine on X11.

So it seems to be something weird about Vega 3 graphics in relation to amdgpu & xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu.

I don't speak Git, but I am happy to download, compile, and test anything you would like me to if you don't have access to matching hardware.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I encountered the same kind of corruption on AMD graphics last night. Using Firefox on Wayland in Ubuntu 24.04.

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After kernel + x.org updates this week, firefox is now displaying properly using xserver-xorg on the Athlon 200GE.