How to install the open-source "radeon" driver

drivers 16.04 15.10 radeon fglrx

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There is no need to install the open source drivers. They are already installed by default.

You can check which kernel module is used by running

lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D'

in terminal. It will show something like this

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV620/M82 [Mobility Radeon HD 3450/3470]
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 19d3
    Kernel driver in use: radeon

GPU: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.8, 128 bits) looks correct.

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zython

BSc Computer Science Student from 2015-2018 (hopefully) hoping learn some stuff and pursue a carrer in CS

Updated on September 18, 2022

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zython over 1 year
I "Accidentally" upgraded to 16.04 from 15.10 as it would have lost support anyway in July, and now FGLRX is nowhere to be found and only one of my monitors work.

Currently screenfetch is displaying my GPU like this:
```
GPU: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.8, 128 bits)
```
It is a Sapphire R270 and should be supported by the new radeon driver. I have tried to edit the xorg.conf file but it did nothing:
```
Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Configured Video Device"
    Driver      "radeon"
EndSection
```
The file didnt even exist to begin with so I made a new one, but as I said it did nohting.

I have searched further and found a 10-amdgpu.conf file in
```
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
```
but I am too scared to edit there anything, since I am afraid to render my system unuseable.
- zython almost 8 years
  
  duh, I know that but how do I use the open-source radeon driver ?
- AlwaysTalkingAboutMyDog almost 8 years
  
  Possible duplicate of How to install Radeon Open Source Driver?
- zython almost 8 years
  
  did that and it didnt help
- AlwaysTalkingAboutMyDog almost 8 years
  
  Refrain from "duh"ing other people in chat. We're here to help, but we won't if you are demeaning to others.
- zython almost 8 years
  
  I mean that is literally the first result in google
- AlwaysTalkingAboutMyDog almost 8 years
  
  Okay, then edit your question saying you went through those steps and couldn't fix the issue. For all I know, you didn't try it.
- Admin over 7 years
  
  The accepted response does not solve this issue.
zython almost 8 years

so could be the reason that I cant use multiple monitors and everything feels so slow ?
Pilot6 almost 8 years

This is another question why the system works slow.
Pilot6 almost 8 years

Maybe you have hyprid graphics, etc.
zython almost 8 years

its a r270 in combination with a fx6300, doesnt look like a hybrid to me
zython almost 8 years

problem fixed itself, no idea why (doing backups atm just in case) but it spits out driver in use: radeon