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Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen)

From Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen)
Date 2019-02-12 12:29 -0800
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MaxTheFast wrote:

> vga=791 nomodeset

nomodeset works, but I think the vga= boot parameter doesn't 'take' any 
more.  It has been deprecated in favor of other similar approaches to 
what that parameter does.

We'll find out more about the graphics below.

> uname -r
> 4.15.0-45-generic
> lsb_release -a
> ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS bionic
> 
> I know I risked with the older 18.04 instead of the newer 18.10 but I wanted to try. Before starting I reminded some years ago I tried to install lubuntu 14 (or 16, I don't remember anymore) on my old notebook and I got graphic problems then I searched a solution and I found out those parameters "vga=791 nomodeset" written above and that installation was completed with success. Due to that experience I've risked this time else I'd have tried the 18.10 as Mike Easter suggested.

In the past with some video problem/solutions the vga= parameter was 
useful to help the algorithm solve some issues by providing resolution 
help.  The important thing is that you weren't faced with a black screen 
and likely the nomodeset paremeter helped with that.

Some 'buntu/s come with the helpful inxi script 'pre-installed' and some 
do not.  If it is already installed, then the command inxi will work. 
If it is not pre-installed then the command will tell you that you can 
simply install inxi from the repos with sudo apt install inxi (or apt-get).

Simply running inxi without options only tells you some brief hardware 
info and running inxi -h will tell you the vast wealth of options and 
reports the script can give.  We are interested in the -G option:

inxi -G

That will tell you more about the graphics you are running.  Here's mine:

$ inxi -G
Graphics:
   Device-1: AMD Richland [Radeon HD 8470D] driver: radeon v: kernel
   Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: ati,radeon
   unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1280x1024~60Hz
   OpenGL: renderer: AMD ARUBA (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.15.0-20-generic LLVM 6.0.0)
   v: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.5


It is likely that you might need to up your kernel to get full benefit 
of your Ryzen.

-- 
Mike Easter

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Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-02-10 10:56 -0800
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2019-02-10 20:48 +0100
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2019-02-15 04:31 +0000
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-15 11:43 -0800
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2019-02-16 04:51 +0000
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-10 12:16 -0800
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-10 15:24 -0800
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-02-10 15:53 -0800
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-11 03:04 -0800
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-10 16:00 -0500
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) bilou <padepub@free.fr> - 2019-02-10 23:42 +0100
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2019-02-10 23:05 +0000
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-10 18:46 -0500
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2019-02-11 00:33 +0000
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) bilou <padepub@free.fr> - 2019-02-11 03:22 +0100
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-02-10 15:43 -0800
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-10 19:39 -0500
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-10 16:53 -0800
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-10 20:07 -0500
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-10 18:53 -0800
          Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-10 23:47 -0500
          Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2019-02-15 04:31 +0000
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2019-06-13 21:27 +1000
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-06-13 14:54 -0700
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2019-06-14 16:49 +1000
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-06-14 03:29 -0400
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-02-11 08:18 -0800
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-02-11 11:39 -0500
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-11 08:44 -0800
      Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-11 10:47 -0800
        Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-11 12:22 -0800
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) MaxTheFast <gipsy.shadow.84@gmail.com> - 2019-02-12 11:48 -0800
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-12 12:29 -0800
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@Ster.invalid> - 2019-02-15 00:08 -0500
    Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-15 11:36 -0800
  Re: Suggestion about Linux/Ubuntu Distro for my hardware (Ryzen) Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2019-02-15 04:31 +0000

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