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AMD graphics workstations Some workstation configurations include AMD graphics hardware. The supported Linux distributions should all have some "in-box" driver that supports the hardware well enough for the X server to run. Here are some of the Xorg drivers that may be loaded as the server starts: ● The Radeon in-box X driver will associate with some older GPUs. ● The fbdev or vesa X driver may activate for certain other cards. ● The newer amdgpu driver may be present in some distributions but it does not support all AMD GPUs. ● There is also a generic modesetting driver in some distributions. You may see a kernel DRM module activated for AMD graphics. The Radeon kernel module is loaded in many distributions. The older proprietary module name is fglrx, and would only be present after installing the AMD vendor driver. The newer module is amdgpu and may be present in newer kernels even without the vendor driver because it is an open-source modesetting module. In order to achieve the best hardware acceleration for OpenGL and other APIs, the AMD advanced vendor driver (usually called amdgpu-pro) is recommended. AMD packages this driver for specific Linux releases and posts them on their website. For enterprise Linux distributions that require subscriptions, the installation process requires that either you have the installation media at hand or have registered to access online repositories. The access to repositories allows the installer to satisfy dependencies, including the basic build environment (compilers and linkers) needed to build the amdgpu-pro version of the kernel driver. HP may at some time post a particular tested version of the amdgpu-pro driver on support pages at hp.com. The amdgpu-pro driver lacks a settings application similar to the Catalyst Control Center that was associated with the fglrx driver. AMD graphics workstations 103

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AMD graphics workstations
Some workstation
configurations
include AMD graphics hardware. The supported Linux distributions should
all have some “in-box” driver that supports the hardware well enough for the X server to run.
Here are some of the Xorg drivers that may be loaded as the server starts:
●
The
Radeon
in-box X driver will associate with some older GPUs.
●
The
fbdev
or
vesa
X driver may activate for certain other cards.
●
The newer
amdgpu
driver may be present in some distributions but it does not support all AMD GPUs.
●
There is also a generic
modesetting
driver in some distributions.
You may see a kernel DRM module activated for AMD graphics. The
Radeon
kernel module is loaded in many
distributions. The older proprietary module name is
fglrx
, and would only be present after installing the AMD
vendor driver. The newer module is
amdgpu
and may be present in newer kernels even without the vendor
driver because it is an open-source
modesetting
module.
In order to achieve the best hardware acceleration for OpenGL and other APIs, the AMD advanced vendor
driver (usually called
amdgpu-pro
) is recommended. AMD packages this driver for
specific
Linux releases and
posts them on their website. For enterprise Linux distributions that require subscriptions, the installation
process requires that either you have the installation media at hand or have registered to access online
repositories. The access to repositories allows the installer to satisfy dependencies, including the basic build
environment (compilers and linkers) needed to build the
amdgpu-pro
version of the kernel driver.
HP may at some time post a particular tested version of the
amdgpu-pro
driver on support pages at hp.com.
The
amdgpu-pro
driver lacks a settings application similar to the Catalyst Control Center that was associated
with the
fglrx
driver.
AMD graphics workstations
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