Currently, I'm using the AMD graphics drivers baked into the Linux kernel under Fedora. I decided to try the actual AMD Linux drivers:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-6000-series/amd-radeon-6800-series/amd-radeon-rx-...
but after wading through the installation instructions:
https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
I decided I didn't know enough to make it through successfully. So, I have some questions.
- Is this driver even compatible with Fedora? According to the Release Notes, it's compatible with:
Ubuntu 18.04.5(6) HWE
Ubuntu 20.04.4 HWE
RHEL/CentOS 7.9
RHEL/CentOS 8.6
RHEL/CentOS 9.0
SLED/SLES 15 SP 3
I'm assuming Fedora falls under the RHEL category. But, at a driver level, I don't know if that's a valid assumption. - Under:
https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-prereq.html#installing-the-installer-package
it says for RHEL, install with:
sudo yum install ./amdgpu-install-VERSION.rpm
Under Fedora, I assume I change that yum to a dnf. But, what part of the driver name is considered the "VERSION"? The current driver is called:
amdgpu-install-22.10.2.50102-1.el8.noarch.rpm
So, do I replace VERSION with "22.10.2.50102-1" or with "22.10.2.50102-1.el8.noarch"? - Next, the instructions use waffle words like "might" and "consider" when talking about OpenCL:
https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html#installation-opencl-optional...
Again, I'm just a normal person. Do I or do I not want to install OpenCL? I assume not since it talks about OpenGL being the default and I've at least heard of that. - It also gives me an option for installing Vulkan. I'm just surprised by that option. Why wouldn't Vulkan be the standard default?
- Then, the instructions talk about SecureBoot support (which I need):
https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html#secure-boot-support
That involves Machine Owned Keys (MOK), mokutil, the MOK Manager, rebooting, and temporary passwords. Really? Is there no way to make this more streamlined or easier?
I guess most of the above is just me griping about the difficulty of installing these drivers vs the drivers in Windows. So, once I get an answer to the compatibility of the drivers with Fedora and what VERSION means, I can probably work my way through it. But, really, is there no way to make this easier?
BTW: what do these proprietary drivers get me over the kernel drivers? I'm assuming I'll get some equivalent of the neat software/utility AMD provides on the Windows side of things (Adrenalin).
