Bug#845589: RFP: amdgpu-pro -- proprietary AMD graphics drivers
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- Subject: Bug#845589: RFP: amdgpu-pro -- proprietary AMD graphics drivers
- From: Amorfio Máximo Troleo <blacktaypngs@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 21:26:03 +0100
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Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Proprietary AMD graphics drivers for the * Islands GPU series. This package should provide OpenGL, OpenCL, Vulkan and VDPAU and works over the libre amdgpu kernel drivers.
Official website: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-GPU-PRO-Linux-Beta-Driver%E2%80%93Release-Notes.aspx
Link to SteamOS repo package: http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/pool/non-free/a/amdgpu-pro-installer/
Although Mesa provides a more than acceptable performance on most games, some users (including me) report X server hard crashes at random while playing certain games (most 3D games). The bug was reported upstream several months ago and there is very little information about it, except for the fact that some users report that installing AMDGPU-PRO solves the issue. Considering these crashes may be a security issue, on top of being really annoying, it could be a good idea to package this for the time being.
Link to bug report (just in case): https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93652
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