ubuntu:gpu:amd_gpu:setup_an_amd_video_card
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Ubuntu - GPU - AMD GPU - Setup an AMD video card
Install the official amdgpu driver from a third-party PPA repository
To install the PPA third-party repository drivers execute the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
NOTE: Another alternative for drivers is https://launchpad.net/~paulo-miguel-dias/+archive/ubuntu/mesa
The above will add the PPA AMD Radeon driver repository to your system. The following command will upgrade your current AMD Radeon driver to the latest version:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
In case you need to revert back to your original Ubuntu AMD Radeon drivers you can remove the PPA driver installation using the below commands:
sudo apt install ppa-purge sudo ppa-purge ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
Reboot
Reboot the computer.
Check if the driver is active
lshw -c video
returns:
*-display description: VGA compatible controller product: Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:0b:00.0 version: c1 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=amdgpu latency=0 resources: irq:115 memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e0000000-e01fffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:fcb00000-fcb7ffff memory:fcb80000-fcb9ffff
NOTE: Look for the keyword driver=.
- If you see “amdgpu” there, your are ready, no need to continue with this article.
- However if you see “radeon” there, you are still on the open source driver and need to take a few more steps.
ubuntu/gpu/amd_gpu/setup_an_amd_video_card.1622626473.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/06/02 09:34 by peter