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    How well is AMD supported in Linux?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by talin, Oct 30, 2010.

  1. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    I mean their chipsets, graphics, etc. Is AMD as well supported as Intel? :)
     
    talin, Oct 30, 2010
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  2. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    I know their graphics are always behind (driver wise) but they work. I remember this last Ubuntu update, it took forever for new AMD (ATI) graphics drivers to come out.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Oct 30, 2010
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  3. osomphane

    osomphane Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm, actually I have heard that AMD has been releasing early drivers to Ubuntu releases. Good if you go Ubuntu, if you're looking at other distros you will wait longer. I've never had a problem with their drivers, though some complain about closed source.
     
    osomphane, Oct 30, 2010
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  4. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Actually AMD stuff works really great as long as you dont run the most bleeding edge of linux.
     
    DEagleson, Oct 30, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    AMD hardware is also supported better than Nvidia if you care about OSS support.
     
    Pitabred, Oct 30, 2010
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  6. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Thanks for the replies. I'm just seeing what's out there for AMD systems right now, but it might be neat as a secondary system. :)
     
    talin, Oct 30, 2010
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    To know for sure just check the DSDT Table in the AMD Chipset.
    Check for a procedure call called OSI Linux if it is there the hardware developer knows Linux exist if not they probably don't.
     
    weinter, Oct 30, 2010
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    KoldWar Notebook Consultant

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    Catalyst lags behind because they only release the driver corresponding to whatever is in the next Ubuntu release. I believe evergreen support just got put in.
     
    KoldWar, Oct 31, 2010
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