New Linux Mint Install is FLICKERING

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 07:40 PM

Quote:

So, should I put ./home/ellie/Downloads/amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/amdgpu.install in there?

Yes only change /amdgpu.install to ./amdgpu-install.

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 07:41 PM

How's it going?

mrmazda · 11-26-2018, 07:44 PM

Code:

$ pwd
~/amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04
$ ls -lGg *ll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 6868 Oct 18 10:10 amdgpu-install
lrwxrwxrwx 1   14 Nov 26 21:17 amdgpu-pro-install -> amdgpu-install
$

The install script

Code:

amdgpu-install

is in the amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04 directory in whatever directory the download was extracted.

Code:

$ cd amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04
$ sh amdgpu-install

or

Code:

$ cd amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04
$ ./amdgpu-install

should run it.

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

If this:

Code:

amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04

is the script run it like this:

Code:

./amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04

Check your directory with the script in it. I'm thinking (according to the instructions) it should be ./amdgpu-install.

https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.i...ll-script.html

I put in './amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/amdgpu-install' and it came back Unsupported OS.

I'm about to go to work for a couple of hours, but I'll be back later. Thanks for helping. If you have any idea where to go from here, let me know. Otherwise, enjoy your evening. You're awesome for taking the time.

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 08:07 PM

Try:

Code:

 
cd amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04

Than type:

Code:

./amdgpu-install

Don't work to hard.

Is the script executable?

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Try:

Code:

 
cd amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04

Than type:

Code:

./amdgpu-install

Don't work to hard.

Is the script executable?

Lol, I never do. Well, not true, but it's a rewarding job. It is executable, and maybe I did it wrong? I am alllllmost there with understanding it.

mrmazda · 11-26-2018, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliepiper

I put in './amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/amdgpu-install' and it came back Unsupported OS.

I wonder could the script be written to reject usage in Ubuntu's parent Debian or its derivative Mint? If so, I'd expect Debian or Mint repos to provide an appropriately conformed version.

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliepiper

Lol, I never do. Well, not true, but it's a rewarding job. It is executable, and maybe I did it wrong? I am alllllmost there with understanding it.

Glad to hear it's a rewarding job.

Mine is too:-

That's good that it is executable. I'd like to know why it returned Unsupported OS.

When you have time run this command and post the output.

Code:

cat /etc/os-release

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 08:36 PM

Quote:

I wonder could the script be written to reject usage in Ubuntu's parent Debian or its derivative Mint?

I too had that thought since it is returning Unsupported OS.......

Ztcoracat · 11-26-2018, 08:45 PM

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=272074

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

If your still having trouble, right click on the script and go to properties.

Is it executable?

I'm back. It says it is executable when I look at the properties, but I this is all I've gotten so far:

ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~$ cd Downloads
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ ./amdgpu-install
bash: ./amdgpu-install: No such file or directory
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ ./amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/amdgpu-install
Unsupported OS
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/
bash: amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/: Is a directory
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ ./amdgpu-install
bash: ./amdgpu-install: No such file or directory
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/
bash: amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04/: Is a directory
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ ./amdgpu-install
bash: ./amdgpu-install: No such file or directory
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads$ cd amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads/amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04$ ./amdgpu-install
Unsupported OS
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~/Downloads/amdgpu-pro-18.40-676022-ubuntu-18.04$

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmazda

I wonder could the script be written to reject usage in Ubuntu's parent Debian or its derivative Mint? If so, I'd expect Debian or Mint repos to provide an appropriately conformed version.

This is interesting, but I'm not sure what action to take. Are you thinking there is a version of the driver out there that would work better with Mint specifically? Bc I will say, I noticed in the files that the Documents file folder (within the download, not my system doc folder) had a changelog in it called 'changelog.Debian.gz'. Something? lol I don't know.

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Glad to hear it's a rewarding job.

Mine is too:-

That's good that it is executable. I'd like to know why it returned Unsupported OS.

When you have time run this command and post the output.

Code:

cat /etc/os-release

Here you go. ALmost missed this post.

ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="19 (Tara)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 19"
VERSION_ID="19"
HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
VERSION_CODENAME=tara
UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
ellie@ellie-MS-7B24:~$

elliepiper · 11-26-2018, 11:38 PM

This looks like it MIGHT contain my solution somewhere, but ffs I cannot understand what they are talking about well enough to get my bearings and try anything. It's the link you gave me, Cat. I downloaded version 18 of this amdgpu pro, and I have Mint 19. Could THAT be the issue?

***https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=272074

ondoho · 11-27-2018, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliepiper

It says I do NOT have that installed. So, I am looking online now to see if I can download and install whatever that is.

NO!
that is NOT how we do things on gnu/linux!!!
please read this.