Intalling gpu drivers for ubuntu install#

Ubuntu 21.04 (Kubuntu) EDIT Use Any Ubuntu 20.04 or Debian Bullseye!.

You want to be on the latest version of Linux with the latest kernel. Driver Installation: Updated Feb 2022įirst and foremost.

So now you can see how we can easily be led down the wrong path, are they installed or not?. Type the command below and see for yourself, you will see the card is recognised and drivers have been loaded. The problem is all the guides are meant for users wanting to game on their system not mine Ethereum so that’s where the first problem arises because you will see everywhere that the AMD drivers are already installed to the kernel, which they are BUT the part you need to mine is not there because AMD did not include the OpenCL drivers in the kernel driver.

Intalling gpu drivers for ubuntu install#

If you google “how to install AMD drivers on Linux” you will inevitably get led down the wrong path and there is no clear and easy way out of that rabbit hole of disasters. (bare with me and i promise in the end you will have a solution and an understanding why so you will never have problems with AMD drivers on Linux again) I have tried absolutely every way to install them and i almost always have problems. You install the drivers and you get either a black screen or the system will simply refuse to boot. Installing drivers on Linux can be an absolute disaster waiting to happen. I have been waiting a few days myself and still no fix. Best to switch to a different distro like Xubuntu or anything that doesn’t use plasma desktop until a fix is released. UPDATE: December 2021 – Those using Plasma desktop will find they have problems, especially when using Kubuntu for instance. Start with a server image and add a desktop if you need to AFTER you have tested that the drivers have installed correctly from following this guide. UPDATE: January 2022 The whole method still works but the recommended distros that i have personally tested that work are 20.04 and Debian Bullseye.