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GUIX should work with AMD’s open source drivers, just not Nvidia’s blob drivers.
by SkyMarshal 5y ago
GUIX should work with AMD’s open source drivers, just not Nvidia’s blob drivers.
- MayeulC 5y agoNot out-of-the box, though, as recent GPUs need to have firmware loaded before being usable. IIRC, older AMD GPUs have firmware pre-loaded (and though they would be better performing with newer firmware, they can run as-is).
- podiki 5y agoThe issue is loading firmware with the kernel, which linux-libre won't (by design) do. You can run the full linux kernel instead (but not in Guix default channels).
- opan 5y agoIt's not that simple, unfortunately. The AMD drivers are free, but rely on some blobs in the kernel that aren't there when using linux-libre.
- MayeulC 5y agoI'd just like to clarify that these blobs are never executed on the main CPU, and are instead running inside the GPU, or possibly "management engine"-like cores inside it. They also likely contain opaque data like DRM-related keys, thermal management look-up tables, etc.