AMD Hiring To Improve Their Linux Driver/ROCm Installation Process Across Distributions (www.phoronix.com)
from joojmachine@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 04 Jun 2024 11:58
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JRepin@lemmy.ml on 04 Jun 2024 12:28 next collapse

One way of greatly improving ROCm installation process would be to use the Open Build Service which allows to use the single spec file to produce packages for many supported GNU/Linux distributions and versions of them. I opened a feature request about this.

solrize@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 2024 12:44 next collapse

How about improving ROCm itself? Is it still a big problem like before?

domi@lemmy.secnd.me on 04 Jun 2024 22:40 collapse

I use ROCm for inference, both text generation via llama.cpp/LMStudio and image generation via ComfyUI.

Works pretty much perfectly on a 6900 XT. Very fast and easy to setup.

I had issues with some libraries only supporting CUDA when trying to train, but that was almost 6 months ago so things probably have improved in that area as well.

TunaCowboy@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 2024 13:57 next collapse

Look forward to this completing just in time for ROCm to drop support for your card.

Presi300@lemmy.world on 06 Jun 2024 09:28 collapse

I’ve commented this before and I’ll do it again. DO NOT try to install ROCm/HIP, it’s a nightmare. AMD provides preconfigured docker containers with it already setup. Download one of them and do whatever you need to do on that.

WereCat@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 2024 09:31 collapse

Haven’t had any issues since I’ve installed it… Yet.