radeon EDID error

Jorem

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My logs are full with this message every 10 seconds.

May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: [drm:drm_edid_block_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 128
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: Raw EDID:
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel: <3>ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
May 26 14:51:47 c1 kernel:

It has to do with the Radeon driver I think. What can I do to fix this, or how can I stop this message filling my logs?
 
Found the solution.

vi
/etc/default/grub
# add nomodeset
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"

# update grub
update-grub

reboot
 
This was constantly showing up on my logs and monitor:

[drm:drm_edid_block_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 128

my proxmox host is a supermicro sp700-1R by adding the change resolved my problem too! Thank you Jorem!