So I’m new to Linux, Arch specifically. And I decided to use EndeavourOS as my first Arch based distro after Kubuntu.
On Windows, there are AMD chipset drivers that you have to periodically install which provide support for new CPUs, also BIOS updates. But on here… how do I know that my Ryzen CPU is used properly?
I have a Ryzen 9 5900X, I’m on the latest BIOS for my board (ROG Strix B550-F) and I am on the latest stable kernel (5.14.5).
AMD says that their Ryzen CPUs are supported in “Ubuntu x86-64” but I’m not sure about Arch.
Is Ryzen support built into the kernel? Does the AMD microcode package provide Ryzen support? Or something else?
This is my question as well?
I’ve got an Intel-based system (Dell XPS 9380) in which I could use fwupd to update the firmware. But in another AMD Ryzen -based (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7) I can’t. It is not supported byfwupd.
Have a look here to see if your system is supported or not:
If your hardware isn’t supported by fwupd you need to update it some other way. If the MB supports it, sometimes it can be done via the BIOS directly. If not, you may need to boot Windows to do the update.
Unfortunately this cannot be done on the particular machine I mentioned above.
It is now a Linux only system. The only time so far that there was an update for Bios after I bought that machine, I used Hiren’s BootCD PE to run the .exe update file. It worked rather well. I am not aware if there are other ways to do it.
An RTX 3070. I wanted an RX 6800 but they were all either $1000 or out of stock - so I grabbed a 3070 I found at MSRP. Can’t be a chooser during these times. Luckily proprietary drivers work flawlessly.
Nvidia is usually pretty decent with keeping the drivers current. Just be aware that sometimes they can be slow so keep an eye out for if you should delay kernel updates.
The only other thing with Nvidia is usually laptops are funky at times but desktops mostly fine 9/10 unless something comes up bug wise but thats just how the cookie crumbles.
Yeah. It’s a Gaming X Trio model so it stays cool & quiet, I’d say this was a miracle purchase… considering my 2070 had just died a few hours before buying it and I had no iGPU.
Uh, I like to update very often. Can new kernels not be compatible with NVIDIA drivers or something?