[PLUG] How do AMD Ryzen 2nd gen processors/boards go with Linux

[Dnyanraj Mali]

I purchased Lenovo Ideapad 330 AMD Ryzen 5 a month ago, which does not
support Linux 64 bit (tried Ubuntu 16.04 onwards, Centos 7, Gentoo).
You can go through forums on Lenovo site, If you go through previous PLUG
emails, I started a discussion regarding same..

Even windows 10 touchpad drivers are not supported.

Regards,

Dnyanraj
+91 9823 562238



On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 4:06 PM Ravishankar Rajagopalan <
rravishankar at mail.com> wrote:

> Just to add, the boards I saw on the net are all gaming boards. I need
> something for software development (not necessarily an ultra-powerful
> gaming system). But I do use VM's. If anyone has tried and tested
> recommendation for boards and graphic cards too, please let me know.
>
> Thanks !
>
> On 25/12/18 3:23 PM, Ravishankar Rajagopalan wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've been using Ubuntu 14.04LTS on an Intel processor for many years. I am
> now looking at building a new machine for software development this time
> using an AMD processor instead of Intel - as it looked like cost effective
> and yet powerful enough.
>
> I am thinking of using a AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation Processor (mostly AMD
> Ryzen 7 2700X or a AMD Ryzen 5 2600X) and an X470 based motherboard
> (Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming [but not the Wifi version as it's too expensive
> and I don't need the on board Wifi] - based on
> https://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/motherboards/best-motherboard-14-reviewed-and-rated-904229
> or MSI X470 Gaming M7 AC Motherboard)
>
> Does anyone have experience using this combination or any other AMD Ryzen
> 2nd generation systems for software development use? Just wanted to know if
> it's OK to go ahead since it's a considerable investment OR is it safer to
> stick with Intel based systems? If you have any recommendations for
> motherboard-processor that would be great too. Had a cursory glance at some
> websites talked about some GCC issues with 1st gen Ryzen processors. Also
> one dealer told me that using the newer AMD processors one needs to install
> Ubuntu 18, and it won't work with older Ubuntu versions, any idea how true
> is this?
>
> Would appreciate an early response. If anyone has experience/knows of
> other people's experiences building AMD 2nd gen Ryzen systems using Linux,
> kindly share as I plan to order soon.
>
> Thanking in anticipation.
>
> Ravi
>
>
>
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