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New Firmware update Reportedly solves Ryzen 3000 boot issues Linux
We don't talk about Linux a lot, as the install base is small and not really the PC Gamers domain, however as it turns out Linux users have had Boot issues with Ryzen 3000. A problem that is now confirmed to be solved with the latest BIOS updates.
AMD provided a solution for the Linux issues at hand as firmware updates with AGESA Combo-AM4 1.0.0.3abb should solve the problems (and various others on the Windows platform). The Linux issues had been named Systemd error, at least that is listed at the change log of the ROG Crosshair VII Hero bios.
1.Updated AM4 combo PI 1.0.0.3 patch ABB
2.Optimized the chipset fan profile. The new profile allows the chipset to be idle or when the temperature is low.
3.Supports Ubuntu 19.04 and other Linux distros
4.Improved system performance, stability and storage device compatibility
5.Before running the USB BIOS Flashback tool, please rename the BIOS file (C8HW.CAP) using BIOS Renamer.
It shows that the motherboard now supports Ubuntu 19.04 and other Linux distributions. Ryzen 3000 chips previously had problems booting a Linux system based on Kernel 5.0.
Germany based German PCGamesHardware and 3D-Center notes that motherboards from Gigabyte, Biostar, ASRock and MSI are already equipped with this new bios update, but no specific change log is reported to these manufacturers. The MSI updates would still be in a beta phase. Here is a progress build of AGESA updates over time and what they address:
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#5699933 Posted on: 08/14/2019 11:52 AM
Of course anticupidon was the first to comment here. =)
Of course anticupidon was the first to comment here. =)
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#5699941 Posted on: 08/14/2019 12:18 PM
^ Why is that??
^ Why is that??
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#5699965 Posted on: 08/14/2019 01:51 PM
Warnings "Event 17, WHEA-Logger" eliminated in Windows Event Log - THIS IS NOT FIXED
Warnings "Event 17, WHEA-Logger" eliminated in Windows Event Log - THIS IS NOT FIXED
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#5699966 Posted on: 08/14/2019 01:54 PM
Not sure, but I too wasn't all surprised to see you first posting on Ryzen + Linux tbh, not in a bad way just... first
^ Why is that??
Not sure, but I too wasn't all surprised to see you first posting on Ryzen + Linux tbh, not in a bad way just... first
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#5699975 Posted on: 08/14/2019 02:14 PM
^ Why is that??
Because of Linux.
Warnings "Event 17, WHEA-Logger" eliminated in Windows Event Log - THIS IS NOT FIXED
What, there is Windows Event Log in Linux?
^ Why is that??
Because of Linux.
Warnings "Event 17, WHEA-Logger" eliminated in Windows Event Log - THIS IS NOT FIXED
What, there is Windows Event Log in Linux?
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#5699979 Posted on: 08/14/2019 02:21 PM
Sheesh, that makes me one of few Gnu/Linux G3D gurus...
My avatar kinda gave me a leeway into this.
But I'm ok with it, feels more natural as times passes to use Linux, rather than Windows.
And Ryzen/Threadripper works better under Linux kernel, it's just a hidden truth.
What, there is Windows Event Log in Linux?
https://kde.org/applications/system/org.kde.ksystemlog
Sheesh, that makes me one of few Gnu/Linux G3D gurus...
My avatar kinda gave me a leeway into this.
But I'm ok with it, feels more natural as times passes to use Linux, rather than Windows.
And Ryzen/Threadripper works better under Linux kernel, it's just a hidden truth.
What, there is Windows Event Log in Linux?
https://kde.org/applications/system/org.kde.ksystemlog
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#5700025 Posted on: 08/14/2019 03:53 PM
I find it interesting how a lot of news sources seem to acknowledge that Destiny 2 and Linux had Ryzen 3000 problems, where rdrand was known to be the culprit, yet nobody seems to connect the two. By fixing Destiny 2, Linux in turn was also fixed.
Sheesh, that makes me one of few Gnu/Linux G3D gurus...
My avatar kinda gave me a leeway into this.
Same here.
Haha the avatar only gives it away to Linux users (I'm also an Arch user, BTW). I don't think the logo means anything to most people.
I find it interesting how a lot of news sources seem to acknowledge that Destiny 2 and Linux had Ryzen 3000 problems, where rdrand was known to be the culprit, yet nobody seems to connect the two. By fixing Destiny 2, Linux in turn was also fixed.
Sheesh, that makes me one of few Gnu/Linux G3D gurus...
My avatar kinda gave me a leeway into this.
Same here.
Haha the avatar only gives it away to Linux users (I'm also an Arch user, BTW). I don't think the logo means anything to most people.
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#5700071 Posted on: 08/14/2019 06:08 PM
i think that games apart, everything runs better on linux.
I got a macbook for work, got used to it, and now if i have to choose between windows and linux i would take linux 100% or hackintosh.
i think that games apart, everything runs better on linux.
I got a macbook for work, got used to it, and now if i have to choose between windows and linux i would take linux 100% or hackintosh.
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#5700077 Posted on: 08/14/2019 06:24 PM
I had no problem till now. I'm using my old Debian 9 (kernel 4.9) installation (i5+Z77) on my R7 3700X flawless.
I had no problem till now. I'm using my old Debian 9 (kernel 4.9) installation (i5+Z77) on my R7 3700X flawless.
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#5700081 Posted on: 08/14/2019 06:29 PM
i think that games apart, everything runs better on linux.
I got a macbook for work, got used to it, and now if i have to choose between windows and linux i would take linux 100% or hackintosh.
Actually if the game has a native port and didn't use a lazy DX to OGL translation, it's pretty common for games to run better on Linux. Really gets you to question why Windows drivers are hundreds of MB, when all GPU drivers for Linux combined make up less than 100MB (excluding Nvidia's proprietary drivers).
i think that games apart, everything runs better on linux.
I got a macbook for work, got used to it, and now if i have to choose between windows and linux i would take linux 100% or hackintosh.
Actually if the game has a native port and didn't use a lazy DX to OGL translation, it's pretty common for games to run better on Linux. Really gets you to question why Windows drivers are hundreds of MB, when all GPU drivers for Linux combined make up less than 100MB (excluding Nvidia's proprietary drivers).
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#5700131 Posted on: 08/14/2019 08:49 PM
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
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#5700134 Posted on: 08/14/2019 08:58 PM
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
That is definitely some of it, though as I alluded to before, you can often get the same performance without any of those application-specific optimizations. A lot of it is just bloatware.
I do give somewhat of a pass for stuff like CUDA, since Nvidia is basically providing the entire API and ABI and a lot of the resources necessary to use it.
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
That is definitely some of it, though as I alluded to before, you can often get the same performance without any of those application-specific optimizations. A lot of it is just bloatware.
I do give somewhat of a pass for stuff like CUDA, since Nvidia is basically providing the entire API and ABI and a lot of the resources necessary to use it.
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#5700146 Posted on: 08/14/2019 09:35 PM
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
Once, just for the kicks, I opened a Synaptics driver which was about 200 Mbs in size.
Well, most of it was a how to guide and lots pictures and short movies/animations about how to scroll.
The actual driver was around 10 mega.
Now, really one can appreciate the simpler approach of the Linux kernel having the drivers baked in. No bloatware, no nonsense.
But I digress, sorry
i think drivers are big becaue they may contain specific code for specific games. So called optimizations.
I may be wrong tho.
Once, just for the kicks, I opened a Synaptics driver which was about 200 Mbs in size.
Well, most of it was a how to guide and lots pictures and short movies/animations about how to scroll.
The actual driver was around 10 mega.
Now, really one can appreciate the simpler approach of the Linux kernel having the drivers baked in. No bloatware, no nonsense.
But I digress, sorry
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#5700165 Posted on: 08/14/2019 10:15 PM
When I read such news I appreciate more distros like Gentoo that do not jump on the latest (broken) software as soon as it’s available. First it gives me the possibility of not using systemd, and the default kernel is still 4.9 too.
(That’s not to say that Gentoo is perfect; it isn’t.)
When I read such news I appreciate more distros like Gentoo that do not jump on the latest (broken) software as soon as it’s available. First it gives me the possibility of not using systemd, and the default kernel is still 4.9 too.
(That’s not to say that Gentoo is perfect; it isn’t.)
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Booting Linux on the new Ryzen platform was a hit and miss.
For me this is what bothered me since the launch.
Phoronix explained in detail how
it is an RdRand instruction issue on these newer processors manifested by systemd.
Now, having this issue solved, my new computer can be built and the upgrade from Skylake finally done.