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Newer distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora tend to have much better hardware support than other distros. I've used Linux since Ubuntu 7.04, and hardware support ha

Newer distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora tend to have much better hardware support than other distros. I've used Linux since Ubuntu 7.04, and hardware support has made leaps and bounds since then. That said, it's still not perfect, and warrants a trial on a throwaway hard drive if absolute hardware functionality is a must.

ekianjo 7y ago
Except Arch, which is miles better in hardware support because it is uses the very latest kernels
- tracker1 7y ago
  As long as the 38 step install process works. ;-) I tried, it locked up trying to load the GUI, specifically 5.3 kernel installer for navi support. Wound up reverting to Ubuntu LTS, will re-evaluate in 6 months when things for my hardware stabilizes.
  - ekianjo 7y ago
    Done the install manually several times and it is crystal clear what you have to do once you understand how Linux works from boot to the OS. Of course not recommended for beginners and those who have no interest in how the internals work. Sorry to hear it did not work for Navi, was the wiki any helpful to understand what goes wrong?
    - tracker1 7y ago
      Not really... pretty much started loading, then hard locked... couldn't navigate (ctrl-alt-f#) to a usable terminal, etc. At that point, I'd been through several failed attempts and just jumped to Ubuntu LTS, since it's supported by AMD, and dealt with the wifi and onboard audio not working. Started with Pop!_OS with 5.x kernel (5.2 fir wifi drivers, though not using it). Onboard audio also weird, the UI would show for audio out, but alsamixer was needed to raise "headset" to control the port. When I upgraded to 5.3 and dropped in the lib files for navi10, it booted with the card swapped but stuck at 1080p (on a big 4k screen) after messing with it, I couldn't boot to a gui, but was still able to use the terminal. I decided to give Manjaro architect a try (since you can choose your kernel) that gave the same issue that Arch itself seemed to... hard locking during boot. I would like to know more, but at some point, I just want to get work done...
      - ekianjo 7y ago
        Can you give me more details about your configuration? pm is ok
        tracker1 7y ago
        Emailed this to you... including here in case anyone else is curious. ------ My hardware: * Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master (RGB header connected to Thermaltake fan controller) * Ryzen 5 3600 (waiting for 3950X) * Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 Vengeance RGB PRO 64GB * LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition (USB RGB Controller) * GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 XT GAMING OC * Creative Sound Blaster E1 The USB sound blaster is mainly because of issues I was having with onbuard audio. I had originally installed Pop!_OS and upgraded the kernel via a few versions, through 5.2 for the onboard wifi (intel ax) drivers. It was when I dropped in the 5700 XT that I had more issues. I was originally running an RX 570. After I borked my setup, I'd decided to give Manjaro Architect a try, since I could choose my kernel... I saw the same issue that I did when I did an Arch proper setup, with the latest iso as of last Sunday 2019-10-06. It would boot and hang, loading graphical ui... The keyboard was completely unresponsive. I was since able to install Ubuntu 18.04.03 LTS and the release drivers from AMD... I didn't bother updating the kernel as I'm not using wifi or onboard audio. I think one of the onboard LAN ports also was never setup, I think I'd need extra drivers for that too. Thanks for your time... I'm thinking of adding a couple SSDs to test other OSes on, and put Windows on one as a fallback over the weekend.

ekianjo 7y ago

Except Arch, which is miles better in hardware support because it is uses the very latest kernels

tracker1 7y ago
As long as the 38 step install process works. ;-) I tried, it locked up trying to load the GUI, specifically 5.3 kernel installer for navi support. Wound up reverting to Ubuntu LTS, will re-evaluate in 6 months when things for my hardware stabilizes.
- ekianjo 7y ago
  Done the install manually several times and it is crystal clear what you have to do once you understand how Linux works from boot to the OS. Of course not recommended for beginners and those who have no interest in how the internals work. Sorry to hear it did not work for Navi, was the wiki any helpful to understand what goes wrong?
  - tracker1 7y ago
    Not really... pretty much started loading, then hard locked... couldn't navigate (ctrl-alt-f#) to a usable terminal, etc. At that point, I'd been through several failed attempts and just jumped to Ubuntu LTS, since it's supported by AMD, and dealt with the wifi and onboard audio not working. Started with Pop!_OS with 5.x kernel (5.2 fir wifi drivers, though not using it). Onboard audio also weird, the UI would show for audio out, but alsamixer was needed to raise "headset" to control the port. When I upgraded to 5.3 and dropped in the lib files for navi10, it booted with the card swapped but stuck at 1080p (on a big 4k screen) after messing with it, I couldn't boot to a gui, but was still able to use the terminal. I decided to give Manjaro architect a try (since you can choose your kernel) that gave the same issue that Arch itself seemed to... hard locking during boot. I would like to know more, but at some point, I just want to get work done...
    - ekianjo 7y ago
      Can you give me more details about your configuration? pm is ok
      - tracker1 7y ago
        Emailed this to you... including here in case anyone else is curious. ------ My hardware: * Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master (RGB header connected to Thermaltake fan controller) * Ryzen 5 3600 (waiting for 3950X) * Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 Vengeance RGB PRO 64GB * LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition (USB RGB Controller) * GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 XT GAMING OC * Creative Sound Blaster E1 The USB sound blaster is mainly because of issues I was having with onbuard audio. I had originally installed Pop!_OS and upgraded the kernel via a few versions, through 5.2 for the onboard wifi (intel ax) drivers. It was when I dropped in the 5700 XT that I had more issues. I was originally running an RX 570. After I borked my setup, I'd decided to give Manjaro Architect a try, since I could choose my kernel... I saw the same issue that I did when I did an Arch proper setup, with the latest iso as of last Sunday 2019-10-06. It would boot and hang, loading graphical ui... The keyboard was completely unresponsive. I was since able to install Ubuntu 18.04.03 LTS and the release drivers from AMD... I didn't bother updating the kernel as I'm not using wifi or onboard audio. I think one of the onboard LAN ports also was never setup, I think I'd need extra drivers for that too. Thanks for your time... I'm thinking of adding a couple SSDs to test other OSes on, and put Windows on one as a fallback over the weekend.