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7/8/2017 4:52:37 PMFIrankVermind before revert after revert
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1 I have also found that using a too new kernel may make your proprietary drivers not work. 1 I have also found that using a too new kernel may make your proprietary drivers not work.
2 My last ATI graphics laptop was retired a year ago, and was using open-source drivers at that point. 2 My last ATI graphics laptop was retired a year ago, and was using open-source drivers at that point.
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4 Some people have also said that the AMDGPU driver is better than old fglrx. It should be available from Trusty onwards: 4 Some people have also said that the AMDGPU driver is better than old fglrx. It should be available from Trusty onwards:
5 https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&keywords=xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu&searchon=names 5 https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&keywords=xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu&searchon=names
6 just installing xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu should be fine. 6 just installing xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu should be fine.
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8 If that is not available on your distro, they also have it on their site: 8 If that is not available on your distro, they also have it on their site:
9 http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDGPU-PRO-Driver-for-Linux-Release-Notes.aspx
10 They say it supports pretty much OpenGL everything + Vulkan.
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12 They also have install instructions:
9 http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDGPU-PRO-Install.aspx 13 http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDGPU-PRO-Install.aspx
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