Installing AMDGPU-PRO on Neon
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I have an RX 480 on a new PC. Polaris isn't supported by kernel 4.4, so I need to install the proprietary driver (which I was planning to do at some point anyway). This is done using a script provided by AMD with the driver download. The script technically only supports Ubuntu and SteamOS, which has caused problems for users of unofficial Ubuntu derivatives such as Mint, Elementary, and in my case Neon, because the terminal will output "Unsupported OS" when you attempt to run the install. I have seen that some Mint users have successfully installed it my changing the word "ubuntu" in the script to "linux mint" or something along those lines, and I was wondering how to do this for Neon. I am a new Linux user and I have no programming experience, so I am not able to do it myself. I will post my system requirements and a full copypaste of the script below.
My PC: CPU:i5-6500 @3.2 GHz Mobo: MSI B150m Mortar GPU: RX 480 8 GB (reference) Neon version: latest, downloaded from official site I can post anything else that might be important. amdgpu-pro-install
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Have you seen this tutorial: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver
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AMDGPU is not the same thing as radeon. In the guide you linked, it actually says
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but if you are not mistaken versions "R" use the same modules / drivers that Radeons ... I found this articles: https://forum.ethereum.org/discussion/8250/ubuntu-16-04-lts-rx-480-mining-ethereum-confirmed-working Have you seen this tutorial own AMD? http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDGPU-PRO-Install.aspx I found this article too in Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/4qs7qx/rx_480_on_anything_but_ubuntu/ From what I read it seems that is a known bug by Kernel.org 
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wferreira, with all due respect, did you read my OP? The radeon driver does not support new amd cards because a better one has been released, that is actually said in the linked guide. The kernel issue only applies to the free version of amdgpu. Even if that were working I would still want to install the proprietary version, so that's actually something of a moot point. And I already know how to install the driver, I've actually done it several times on ubuntu already, and it solved my driver-related issues.
The specific issue that I made this thread about is altering the installation script (that I included in OP for reference) such that it will install AMDGPU-PRO on Neon. To give a better idea of what I mean by this, here is someone doing something similar for mint in a reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/comments/4wl6f0/amd_gpu_pro_on_loki_ubuntu_1604/d7nt9yc?st=itgdubg3&sh=7102bed0 I want to know how to do this same thing for neon. I know that it seems like something very simple, but part of the problem is that I don't know what neon's name is for the purpose replacing "ubuntu" in this script. I tried a few like "neon" and "kdeneon" (for example; I can't remember which guesses I tried exactly) but to no avail. |
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Understand, sorry dude 
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No problem Hopefully someone does have an answer to this question though, as it seems fairly simple. |
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Hello,
Have you tried replacing the "ubuntu" with "neon" (probably without the quotes) in the script you posted, this snippet?
"Thou shalt not follow the null pointer for at its end madness and chaos lie."
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Explanation is that in the file /etc/os-release there is the "ID" variable set to "neon" which is what is being checked in that snippet of the script. I guess in stock ubuntu/kubuntu it would be "ubuntu".
"Thou shalt not follow the null pointer for at its end madness and chaos lie."
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vishalrao, I will give it a try and report on the result when I get a chance.
Edit: It worked! The driver is now running successfully as far as I can tell. Thanks for the help. One question, though: What happened to the driver manager, or device manager, or whatever it was called? I can't find it in the launcher, krunner, or discover. |
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Did you manage to get this to work? I have been trying the AMDGPU-PRO driver working on the latest neon and although I can install it by editing the script I get a blank screen on boot. My GPU is a HD7770 which is supported, and the driver installs and runs fine under a fully updated vanilla Kubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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(double post, sorry)
Last edited by nicodemusteck on Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Change the script ubuntu in neon and started the script. Drivers have not changed since November, so I believe that still does not work.
I think that radeon must blacklist and kernel needs a 4.4 rdit. I have a Asus R7 260x GPU, the GPU is on the list of supported by AMD. I'm interested in whether someone is able to install amdgpu-pro drivers for this GPU, and if there's improvement in quality. I think that AMD dropped the support for Linux and was based solely on windows10. |
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This is a harsh truth firmware amdgpu, this means that for the rest of AMD GPU valid radenon driver. This also means that only the GPU from the list firmware amdgpu can support amdgpu-pro. |
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