Using Amd Gpus on Raspberry Pi Without Recompiling Linux
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The article discusses a method to use AMD GPUs on Raspberry Pi without recompiling Linux, showcasing an innovative hardware hack.
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For NixOS and Gentoo, for example, all the firmware you will probably ever need is included in one big package: linux-firmware. Install that, and you are pretty much done and ready to use almost everything connected on your computer without any problems.
Almost, because there's one big exception: Nvidia video cards. Which will need their own proprietary drivers to run properly. AMD works out of the box...