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**claydoh** · Aug 30, 2018, 01:52 PM

What specific driver did you install, and from where? And how, too. (Links - we have no idea what they call for, or if it is even needed in Ubuntu 18.04) How did you remove one driver before installing the other?
The driver included with *buntu is normally the best one. It is not like Nvidia at all, as AMD fully support the free, open driver in Linux, as evidenced by things working correctly

I think you can post links now that you have made your first post. I know that is annoying, for both of us.
"hey, I have a problem, i did this thing that this website told me, but I'm not allowed to tell you where it is!"

**claydoh** · Aug 30, 2018, 02:07 PM

Also, when updating, use

Code:

apt full-upgrade

as this installs ALL updates and their dependencies, while using just 'upgrade' does not, so it is possible you have something was left behind

is this the website?
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Pro...3.7/PREREQS.md

This is probably the most current requirements, or rather recommendations, as only specific directx versions need an updated mesa driver (which is NOT the same thing as the AMD driver)

basically, you add the ppa as described, you don't need to update any Amdgpu driver, as this is included in the PPA you just added.

The problem may be, not knowing exactly what you installed, is that removing those things you installed might leave some stray files behind that can conflict wth the proper ones.
This does depend on how things were installed, though, and I don't think this is a likely issue here, until we know more about what steps you have done so far

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by claydoh View Post

Also, when updating, use
What specific driver did you install, and from where? And how, too. (Links - we have no idea what they call for, or if it is even needed in Ubuntu 18.04) How did you remove one driver before installing the other?
The driver included with *buntu is normally the best one. It is not like Nvidia at all, as AMD fully support the free, open driver in Linux, as evidenced by things working correctly

I think you can post links now that you have made your first post. I know that is annoying, for both of us.
"hey, I have a problem, i did this thing that this website told me, but I'm not allowed to tell you where it is!"

Code:

apt full-upgrade

as this installs ALL updates and their dependencies, while using just 'upgrade' does not, so it is possible you have something was left behind

is this the website?
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Pro...3.7/PREREQS.md

This is probably the most current requirements, or rather recommendations, as only specific directx versions need an updated mesa driver (which is NOT the same thing as the AMD driver)

basically, you add the ppa as described, you don't need to update any Amdgpu driver, as this is included in the PPA you just added.

The problem may be, not knowing exactly what you installed, is that removing those things you installed might leave some stray files behind that can conflict wth the proper ones.
This does depend on how things were installed, though, and I don't think this is a likely issue here, until we know more about what steps you have done so far

First I tried this https://www.amd.com/en/support/graph.../radeon-rx-480
When I had the issue I reinstalled and then followed the instructions on here. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Pro...3.7/PREREQS.md

The issue was the same. As for removing the built in driver I didn't realize I needed to remove that one. I don't even know how to do that. If I was suppoed to do that first this might be the problem. How would I do that?

I will reinstall and await further instruction. This way it will be on a clean install.

Thank you

DrClaw

**claydoh** · Aug 30, 2018, 05:53 PM

If doing a fresh install, only follow the github instructions, and reboot.

Before reinstalling, you might try opening the Driver Manager in System Settings, and see if it allows you to choose the non-PRO driver
If it does, select that, reboot when it finishes, and see if things are back to normal. The file from AMD contain Debian packages, which is what Ubuntu uses for software management, so I think

Actually, AMD give this on how to uninstall it:

Uninstalling the AMD GPU-PRO Driver
If for any reason you wish to remove the AMDGPU-PRO graphics stack you can do this using the uninstallation script which was part of the installation and is present in your path. From the command prompt enter the following command:

Code:

amdgpu-pro-uninstall

Then reboot.

The PRO driver does not add anything useful for most, it is useful for workstation use, iirc. In some cases, they actually perform worse for games than the normal free driver. The PRO driver is built in top of the free one, actually. The 'normal' driver is the recommended one, usually.

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by claydoh View Post

If doing a fresh install, only follow the github instructions, and reboot.

Before reinstalling, you might try opening the Driver Manager in System Settings, and see if it allows you to choose the non-PRO driver
If it does, select that, reboot when it finishes, and see if things are back to normal. The file from AMD contain Debian packages, which is what Ubuntu uses for software management, so I think

Actually, AMD give this on how to uninstall it:

Then reboot.

The PRO driver does not add anything useful for most, it is useful for workstation use, iirc. In some cases, they actually perform worse for games than the normal free driver. The PRO driver is built in top of the free one, actually. The 'normal' driver is the recommended one, usually.

I will give this a try. Uninstall the first one then install the amd one.

DrClaw

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 08:33 PM

Reinstalled

Ok I reinstalled so on a clean copy. Updated with Apt update and upgrade. I tried your command and it did not exist. How do I remove the current driver so I can install the newest ones. I need Vulkan so from what I understand I either use the steam way or the AMD Pro options. The standard driver doesn't include the needed Vulkan components.

I really appreciate you help. I did find an older site earlier that brough up an interesting point. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD
Seems I need to reconfigure the monitors from the AMD control panel and not the one built in to KDE. I will wait for your suggestion as I'm new to the desktop environment.

DrClaw

**claydoh** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:10 PM

You installed a clean copy, you do not need to do anything else but add the ppa via the instructions on the github page:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paulo-miguel-dias/mesa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386

And reboot

That is it. This will update the Mesa drivers the, amdgpu driver, plus install the vulkan drivers as well.

Sorry, I struck out part of my previous post, which broke my ideas on what to do if you did not reinstall.

With websites and documents, be careful with older topics, as they are likely outdated, but still have a lot of google juice just from past history, I think. Always look for something newer and specific to 18.04.
I do not believe that there is a gui for the newer amdgpu, the older fglrx used to I think. It has been a long while since I used an Ati/AMD gpu. These days one is not usually needed as things are detected and set up automagically. You can use the desktop's display settings to configure your setup, that should not matter.

I hope someone with AMD experience jumps in with their two cents tho, as before too long I'll be talking out my behind, straying further into areas I don't know enough about.

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by claydoh View Post

You installed a clean copy, you do not need to do anything else but add the ppa via the instructions on the github page:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paulo-miguel-dias/mesa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386

And reboot

That is it. This will update the Mesa drivers the, amdgpu driver, plus install the vulkan drivers as well.

Sorry, I struck out part of my previous post, which broke my ideas on what to do if you did not reinstall.

With websites and documents, be careful with older topics, as they are likely outdated, but still have a lot of google juice just from past history, I think. Always look for something newer and specific to 18.04.
I do not believe that there is a gui for the newer amdgpu, the older fglrx used to I think. It has been a long while since I used an Ati/AMD gpu. These days one is not usually needed as things are detected and set up automagically. You can use the desktop's display settings to configure your setup, that should not matter.

I hope someone with AMD experience jumps in with their two cents tho, as before too long I'll be talking out my behind, straying further into areas I don't know enough about.

Well I followed all of the instructions and I'm back up with all 3 monitors! whoot! now I just need to know how to see what version of the driver I'm on and how to keep up with the updates. Thanks for everything. If you could post one last thing let me know how to see the current version of the driver.

DrClaw

**Snowhog** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:31 PM

You'll stay current with the driver, as the PPA from which it was retrieved is now part of the 'sources' used by apt.

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:39 PM

whoot! Thanks all still would like to know how to check the driver version however I am now starting to finally install all me apps.

DrClaw

**Snowhog** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:50 PM

You can open a konsole and type: dpkg -s <packagename> replacing <packagename> with the name of the package you want information on.

So, dpkg -s mesa-vulkan-drivers

**Claw22000** · Aug 30, 2018, 09:59 PM

Thank you!

DrClaw

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