Questions tagged [amd-processor]
x86 processors developed by Advanced Micro Devices.
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AMD-V is not enabled in VirtualBox on AMD APU
I am running on a dual core AMD E450 CPU. When I tried to run a 64-bit OS that requires hardware virtualization using VirtualBox, it showed me an error message that "AMD-V is not enabled".
My AMD ...
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Black screen after waking from suspend on Ubuntu 20.04
I am very new to linux. On my laptop I have a multiboot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 on the same disk.
The problem is when I suspend to RAM and then wake it up by pressing the power button, the ...
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Intel processor can use the 64-bit AMD version? [duplicate]
I have a Intel 64-bit processor in my laptop with 8GB of RAM memory. I found somewhere that if I want to take the most out of my machine (processor and memory) I should use the 64-bit version. But, is ...
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Ubuntu additional drivers | amd64-microcode
In Software & Updates | Additional Drivers (where I select the AMD graphics drivers) I see a new entry:
Unknown:Unknown
This device is not working.
With two options:
[ ] Using Processor ...
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Laptop Screen Black After Suspend
I'm a new user to Linux and i am running into an issue with suspend on my laptop with the following configuration
Model : HP Envy m6 (AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon HD Graphics)
Operating System : ...
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Ubuntu and processor speed detection
I've got an older laptop that I use as a media center on my TV and I'm usually installing/reinstalling/uninstalling different OS' and Apps to get it to run as smoothly as possible.
One thing I ...
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Is there a temperature sensing utility for linux that will read a ryzen 1700 cpu?
Is there a temperature sensing utility for linux that will read a ryzen 1700 cpu? I have been looking for such a utility and cannot find one.
Psensor and xsensor does not work, nor does lm-sensor.
The ...
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Laptop Overheats Running Ubuntu 14.04
I recently installed 14.04 on my Toshiba Satellite 305D.
It has an AMD Athlon X2 Duel-core and 2GB of ram with Radeon 3100. I know she's not much, but I'm a Peace Corps Volunteer living in West ...
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Why does aptitude give me intel-microcode upgrades when I have an AMD processor?
I have a Supermicro AS-2022G-URF (H8DGU motherboard) with 2 AMD Opteron 6272 16C/16T 2.1GHz and an LSI MegaRAID SAS 2108 RAID controller currently running Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS (scheduled to be ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on AMD Ryzen 2500U with Radeon Vega 8 Gfx
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 (18.04.1 will try tomorrow) onto Acer Aspire A315-41-R8XR. I have unpacked iso file to my flash and booted to grub successfully, but when I select "Try Ubuntu", I ...
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How to enable CPU platform for OpenCL applications?
I am currently running Ubuntu 16.04 on a machine with an AMD A8-5600K APU and a Radeon R9 270X. The amdgpu driver does not yet support my card and therefore I cannot use OpenCL on my GPU. However, I ...
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Which Ubuntu version should I install 14.04.2 LTS or 15.04
I have no past experience with Ubuntu. I just want to use it to see whether it is as good a Windows 7.
My config is AMD FX 6300 3.5 GHz,8GB RAM,AMD R9 270X and a 970 chipset motherboard.
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Using Fingerprint Reader in Kubuntu 20.04. on Thinkpad T495
I installed a fresh copy of Kubuntu 20.04. on my Thunkpad T495 (AMD CPU + Vega graphics). I can enroll my finger prints with "fprintd-enroll" successfully. So the FP reader works generally. But I ...
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Are AMD processors less well supported than Intel processors?
I am looking to buy a new laptop, and as the Toshiba C660s seem to have small speakers, off-center keyboards and touchpads, and terrible "two-touch to zoom" feature, i am browsing Lenovo ...
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Unsure if my RAM speed is set correctly
edit: Thank you for reopening
I have an an AMD APU as my CPU/GPU (specs below) and its graphical performance benefits greatly from higher speed RAM. In my motherboard BIOS I have set the memory clock ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 seemingly random freezing on AMD system
Hello all
I've got an HTPC / file server set up at home.
Hardware specs:
AMD A6
Asus f2a85-m motherboard
4GB of corsair DDR3 ram
Software:
Ubuntu 16.04
kernel 4.7.2
Kodi
Since the install of ...
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No ACPI support for my PC, what can I do?
On my new PC something is wrong with ACPI support under Linux. I have to boot it with acpi=off and nolapic. Also it detects only one CPU core (this annoys me the most) and won't shut down completely, ...
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Disabling AMD's equivalent (on a Zen-1 Epyc) of Intel's "turbo boost" at runtime?
This may be a terminology problem at my end and a duplicate: On Intel CPUs, I can relatively easy disable turbo boost at runtime by running something like
echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/...
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How do i get my monitor working in 4k 60 Hz in Linux?
I used linux for two years. I bought a new 4K Dell monitor, connected it to HDMI, booted into Windows, and it worked fine, then I booted into Ubuntu Linux and it just show no picture (the same thing ...
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Is it 'safe' to use a proprietary microcode updater on Ubuntu 16? [duplicate]
I have an HP Notebook and I installed Ubuntu 16.04 beside Windows 10. I checked for Additional Drivers, and I was shown (Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs from amd64-microcode). When I ...
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Regular freezing on Ryzen based system, 16.04 LTS and newer kernel
I am running Ryzen 1700X CPU and doing computations. Every now and then the system crashes, while running 16.04 LTS (Kernel 4.10). The system does not reboot. There is no signal on display and the ...
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System refuses to suspend
Lubuntu 18.04 (lxde) here, upon AMD Epyc 7282. Kernel 4.15.
The system is stable and works flawlessly, but id does refuse to suspend.
If I try to suspend it, the screen blanks, but the system does ...
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How well do AMD Raven Ridge APU's work with linux now? [closed]
I was thinking of buying an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G or an AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, but one thing that is a make or break is linux support. How well does the chip work now, because a while ago (6 months or so) it ...
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Enable AMD-V (virtualization)
I have an AMD E1 1200 dual core processor.
I'm trying to start a virtual machine with Oracle VirtualBox but am having errors.
Is there a way to check that my CPU supports virtualization and is ...
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Black Screen when I run Tropico 5 in Ubuntu 16.04
I recently installed Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 (64bit) and downloaded some games. I opened Tropico 5 (A game that worked fine when I ran it in Windows 10) and I was shown a black screen. I could hear the ...
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I can't install on Acer Aspire One 722
I can't install ubuntu 11.04 on acer aspire one 722, this netbook using AMD A50M Fusion Chipset and ATI Radeon HD 6250 Graphics with 256MB of dedicated system memory.
Anyone can help me?
edit : ok I ...
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Graphics showing as VESA: BONAIRE, but I have AMD
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS). When I go to System Details, under graphics, it shows 'VESA: BONAIRE', but I have a AMD Radeon R7 260X. Is this normal? Do I have to install extra drivers? Please let ...
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Can't install Ubuntu on Lenovo z585
I can't install Ubuntu (12.10 and 12.04) (also tried Mint) on Z585 (Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 AMD A8-4500M 1.90GHz 8GB 1TB DVDRW DL FreeDOS 15.6" HD AMD Radeon HD7670 2GB).
I tested all possible options ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 installation fails: AMD-Vi Completion-Wait loop timed out [Ryzen 3 2200G + Radeon RX580] [closed]
Ubuntu 18.10 fails during installation (Try Ubuntu or Install Ubuntu). Below some of the possible relevant traces, some on them repeating themselves several times:
AMD-Vi: Completion-Wait loop timed ...
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How can I run Ubuntu reliably on an AMD APU (such as Raven Ridge, Picasso and Renoir chips)? [closed]
In February 2018, AMD began selling a new range of APUs that appeared to offer an unprecedented level of performance (especially in graphics) at the lowest end of the market. However, users have had ...
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Errors showing while booting 16.04: "AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT..."
While this doesn't seem to affect performance or function in any ways, I get these errors when booting 16.04, but only when I have the proprietary Nvidia drivers installed (or possibly the AMD CPU ...
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Boot failure Ubuntu Ryzen 7 3800X CPU
I have a new install of Ryzen 7 3800X CPU on a MSI B450M Mortar Max motherboard.
I have tried the solutions mentioned at Ubuntu & Ryzen 3000 CPU and elsewhere, however using vanilla installs of ...
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Huawei matebook d 14 ryzen 5 2500u [duplicate]
Hey is Huawei matebook d 14 ryzen 5 2500u running well on Ubuntu? Or any other Linux distribution?I couldn't find information online just that there are some problems with ryzen 5 2500u.
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AMD Ryzen fan constantly very loud
i assembled a new pc for work and gave the new AMD cpu a chance (Ryzen 5 1600 - NOT 1600X). So far everything works really smooth and fast. BUT the cpu fan is constantly on a very loud level, even if ...
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Lenovo legion 7 16ACHg6 (2021) backlight brightness control problem
I have a Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6 (2021) which was only released recently.
It has AMD 5800H with NVIDIA RTX 3060 GPU.
One of the issues I found is that backlight brightness control is not working.
I.e. ...
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How to install it87 kernel module for 18.04 (ryzen 2xxx support)
I want to read the CPU temperature value of my ryzen 2600. This askubuntu answer says "just load it87". But how do I get it87 installed? I'm running mainline 5.0.0-36-generic so I expect the ...
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How to install AMD C-60 tweaking script for Linux
I am a new user running Lubuntu 64-bit alternate. My computer has an AMD C-60 CPU.
How to install AMD C-60 tweaking script for Linux?
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ubuntu 16.04 pwmconfig 'no working fan sensors'
I'm trying to control my ubuntu server's fan speed. It has an Asrock 970 extreme4 with an AMD 8350.
I installed fancontrol etc however when I run pwmconfig it outputs:
Found the following devices:
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Ubuntu22.04.1 LTS Software Updater offering Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs when system is using an AMD processor
A recent Software Updater run on a Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS system that uses an AMD processor is offering a "Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs"
I noticed this under the Ubuntu Base files ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 intermittent system freezes
I have periodic freezes on my linux desktop for quite a long time, starting from when I was on Debian 10. When I use Windows, I don't have any of these. During the freezes, the system just doesn't ...
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Some applications lag in Ubuntu 18.04 installed on AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950x
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950x system. A few applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, and Terminal lag. For example, in both Firefox and Thunderbird, whenever I right ...
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How to enable "sleep after x minutes of inactivity" on Ubuntu Server 16.04 without third party software?
So how do I know it's not working? Well on my MacPro, I set it to go to sleep after 15 minutes of inactivity. The monitor turns off and then the fans and all lights turns off. This doesn't happen on ...
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drm:No driver support for vblank timestamp query
My graphics seems to be lagging a bit.
I entered the command:
dmesg | egrep 'drm|radeon'
and I received this message
[2.205753] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[2.246056] [drm] VGACON ...
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My cpus are powered down periodically
I post here because I am using Ubuntu but this is probably an hardware problem.
Since I bought my new setup with AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 635 Processor
and asus m4a89td pro/usb3 motherboard with ecc ram I ...
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Why can't any Linux version boot Ryzen 7?
I am trying to boot Ubuntu on a Dell with a Ryzen 7. I can't get it to boot because of messages about kernel soft lockups and such. After a while the CPU heats up a lot (probably from a loop.) I can't ...
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High CPU load while browsing (AMD A6)
My CPU is AMD A6-9220 RADEON R4. I use Ubuntu 16.04.1. No additional (proprietary) drivers available. CPU loads both in Chrome and Firefox, hardware acceleration is off in Chrome. It happens when I ...
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Switching from Intel to AMD CPU on AWS - anything I need to do?
I switched my Ubuntu 18.04 AWS instance to run on an AMD processor instead of Intel, and things seem to be working fine, but I was wondering if there were any gotchas I should be aware of.
For ...
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How to read lm-sensors on AMD FX 6300?
My FX 6300 sits on a ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 and is currently overclocked (I did the stresstesting and such on Windows to get it stable). Now I need the socket temp and the core temps so I use lm ...
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mtrr log says that my BIOS doesn't use all CPU's?
In my dmesg log I see the following lines about my CPU not having al CPU's set up.
[ 0.211558] mtrr: your CPUs had inconsistent variable MTRR settings
[ 0.211559] mtrr: probably your BIOS does ...
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AMD System fresh install , Only USB 3 working (IOMMU?)
I fresh installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my AMD machine
CPU: AMD FX 8350
MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-UD3P (AM3+)
Problem is that when the OS first booted both my KB and mouse were not working , until i switched to ...
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