Switching from nvidia to AMD GPU on Existing System

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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Hey all,

I’m migrating a machine from nvidia to an AMD GPU that can’t really go through a fresh install right now. I’ve made sure all the proper is installed before the swap. Anything else I should do?

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Some useful general notes:

  • backup all your personal data
  • backup a list of packages you have installed, e.g. the pacman log in /var/log/pacman.log
  • you might have some GPU driver related configs and kernel parameters somewhere; if so, you might want to backup them too
  • make sure you have the USB installer drive available, just in case you need to make more changes after reboot

Can you tell us exactly what preparations have you made?

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All important stuff is backed up.

  • No special GPU driver related configs or kernel parameters.
  • Chjecked mesa and other defaults are in and installed the stuff I install on every amd machine for steam, lutris, etc.
sudo yay -S --needed lib32-mesa vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader

I assume after the swap the nvidia drivers can just safely be removed if desired.

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Yeah, it should be quite straightforward, just adding the AMD GPU driver should do it.

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