I have AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730 and use a external monitor instead original. I always have problem after updates with good working with this solutions. Often i must reinstall system because i have to black screen or something light that. Now in 15.10 works, should i upgrade ? I read some times ago amd not support 16.04, now it's better ?
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Ubuntu 15.10 is not supported any more. Questions regarding this version are off-topic here. AMD adapters are supported in 16.04.– Pilot6Jul 28, 2016 at 13:32
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1@Pilot6 check AU chat. We are supporting 15.10 until tomorrow. Also, I don't think this question is about 15.10; it's about upgrading, which is on-topic.– TheWandererJul 28, 2016 at 13:39
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I did not VTC. But it is opinion based anyway.– Pilot6Jul 28, 2016 at 13:40
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@Pilot6 I never claimed you did. I was just responding to your comment, and we accept this type of question a lot ("Should I upgrade?"). At least, I've never seen it closed.– TheWandererJul 28, 2016 at 13:41
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It's not that AMD isn't supported in 16.04, it's just that there are no proprietary drivers for AMD in 16.04. This basically means almost all games are out of the question, but most other things, including videos, should be fine.
If 15.10 is working for you, you have a difficult decision.
15.10 has reached its end-of-life date today, meaning we at Ask Ubuntu will no longer support you if you have any problems. You will also not get any security updates, as the default repositories for EOL releases are frozen.
16.04 is supported, and will be supported until 2021, as it is an LTS (long-term support) release. These happen every two years (12.04 in 2012, 14.04 in 2014, 16.04 in 2016, 18.04 in 2018, etc) and are supported for 5 years after release. However, 16.04 loses any performance you may need from your AMD graphics.
You can either stay with 15.10, with everything working how you want, without any updates or support from us, or you can upgrade to 16.04, which is supported and will receive updates until 2021, risking the performance loss.
If you do stay in 15.10, you can always visit [unix.se] for help, but chances are they will suggest you upgrade to 16.04 to solve any problems.
I can't tell you which to choose, but I can recommend that you take the performance loss and upgrade to 16.04 for the support. And who knows? Maybe a great AMD driver will be released soon.
answered Jul 28, 2016 at 13:38
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I update and i have a problem. Can't change screen resolution and plug monitor to the laptop. I have only 1024x768– SwisJul 28, 2016 at 15:58
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