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i don't really understand this: "The AMD k10temp driver finally starts reporting voltage/current for Zen CPUs and numerous thermal reporting improvements. This
by stefs 7y ago
i don't really understand this: "The AMD k10temp driver finally starts reporting voltage/current for Zen CPUs and numerous thermal reporting improvements. This is a big step forward thanks to the community but unfortunate these Zen/Zen2 thermal/power reporting bits have taken so long and there are still some mysteries that remain."
why wouldn't AMD set aside a couple of engineers (or at least one) to make sure their processors are supported here? it's not like this would be a huge drain on their manpower resources and the company itself should have an immense interest in the best possible linux support.
- thescriptkiddie 7y agoZen CPUs are notoriously broken on Linux and AMD doesn't seem to care. If you ever try to install Linux on a first-get Ryzen box and want an uptime longer than 3 days, you'll want to keep this handy: https://github.com/qrwteyrutiyoup/ryzen-stabilizator https://github.com/qrwteyrutiyoup/ryzen-stabilizator
- sq_ 7y agoI’m not sure if I’m some weird exception, but I’ve never had issues running Linux at long uptimes on my R5 1600 box.
- ohithereyou 7y agoIt wouldn't surprise me if the quality and stability of the motherboard is a factor here. R5 1600, never had any of these problems, and I have friends running Threadrippers that don't see these problems either.
- sq_ 7y agoSeems plausible. The build my R5 1600 is in has a reasonably high-end Asrock X370 mobo. Is your setup similar?
- ohithereyou 7y agoIt's an Asrock B450 Pro4.
- sq_ 7y agoHah! I almost bought that board, but ended up going with another for built-in wifi. Asrock has been a really solid brand for me.
- ohithereyou 7y agoMy Pro4 has been solid for me. I upgraded about a year ago from an AM3+ FX-8350 build on another Asrock motherboard. That was back when Microcenter was selling the R5 1600 for $79 with $30 off a qualifying motherboard.
- sq_ 7y agoImpressed that an 8350 lasted you that long at a reasonable performance level. An R5 1600 for $79 is definitely an awesome deal; mine still crushes pretty much any work I throw at it.
- vlakreeh 7y agoI have a Ryzen 1700 and haven't noticed any issues other than the GCC segfaulting one, but that's a hardware problem sadly.
- tbrock 7y agoYet everyone on here praises these chips and AMD as the (second?) coming of Christ. I don’t get it, it seems like there are technical leaps but sloppy execution. In the end I still trust intel (even with specter/meltdown etc) more than AMD because at least my machine: a) boots b) stays up long enough to have me even worry about an attack
- swarnie_ 7y agoMaybe a lot of people don’t run Linux or their Zen/Ryzen machine? Since as you’ve said, it has issues.
- AsyncAwait 7y agoI have a Linux machine with a 1st gen Ryzen 1700. It locked sometimes in the first couple of months after release, but has been stable for a good while. Not sure about newer gen.
- all_blue_chucks 7y agoYou have to disable a key security feature (ASLR) to have a stable AMD-based linux system?? That should have been treated as an all-hands-on-deck emergency by AMD.
- mrguyorama 7y agoDoes Windows have to disable ASLR on ryzen? Why not?
- thescriptkiddie 7y agoIn my case I only had to use the "Power Supply Idle Control" workaround. Apparently some BIOSes have a setting for this but mine doesn't.
- stingraycharles 7y agoDoes this also apply to Threadrippers? I have a 1950x and it seems to sometimes suffer from stability issues, and wondering whether it’s related.