Question about processor.

NibblesMctwitch · 04-28-2020, 10:57 PM

Hello,

I am going to be upgrading my Motherboard and processor from intel to AMD Ryzen 7 how is Manjaro going to handle the change in hardware?

I would appreciate any info you can give.

Chuck

pan64 · 04-29-2020, 01:04 AM

this depends on the version of your os (kernel). An older kernel/os will not be able to handle the new hardware, because the drivers are missing.

ondoho · 04-29-2020, 06:13 AM

The pitfalls are likely very much the same as on any Linux with AMD graphics.
You might want to check out both Manjaro's and Archlinux' wiki though.

NibblesMctwitch · 04-29-2020, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

this depends on the version of your os (kernel). An older kernel/os will not be able to handle the new hardware, because the drivers are missing.

Thanks for your time I will just a new install and start from there.

Chuck

NibblesMctwitch · 04-29-2020, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

The pitfalls are likely very much the same as on any Linux with AMD graphics.
You might want to check out both Manjaro's and Archlinux' wiki though.

Thanks, I thought it might I'll do a fresh install.

Chuck

binkyd · 05-24-2020, 03:39 PM

I've been having a load of minor display issues with Ryzen and Radeon in Linux -

until I discovered this in the Manjaro repos:

Quote:

Linux kernel for AMD CPU based hardware

It links to http://http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-amd

It's been over 2 whole days now without a glitch

(I had no idea such a kernel existed. Silly me.)