Running spotify 1:1.1.56.595-1. & mesa 21.0.3-2
[root@KISE-004 ~]# lspci | grep VGA
VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos PRO [Radeon HD 7450]
[root@KISE-004 ~]# lscpu | grep name
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
[root@KISE-004 pkg]# ls -lat | grep linux-firmware
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 175332465 Apr 26 07:27 linux-firmware-20210426.r1905.fa0efef-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 159731592 Apr 5 11:31 linux-firmware-20210405.r1866.af1ca28-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 159474096 Mar 22 10:55 linux-firmware-20210322.r1859.3f026a2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
Error message from journalctl
[drm:radeon_ib_ring_tests [radeon]] *ERROR* radeon: failed testing IB on GFX ring (-110).
Video display goes “flashy flashy die”
Downgrade linux-firmware from pacman package cache removes anomaly
# pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-firmware-20210322.r1859.3f026a2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
# ls -l /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-firmware-20210322.r1859.3f026a2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 159474096 Mar 22 10:55 linux-firmware-20210322.r1859.3f026a2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
Does not seem to happen when running same video adapter with AMD
[kise-066 ~]# lscpu | grep name
Model name: AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 445 Processor