Hardware upgrade Path- Swapping GPU from Nvidia to AMD
by Honest Abe from LinuxQuestions.org on (#55XV3)
With a leap 15.1 and a M$ dual boot setup, I find myself in need for a hardware upgrade pretty soon.
So to start with, I am just swapping out my Graphics card first, from an NVIDIA make (1050) to an AMD make (rx 580, Gen 4). I just want to know if there is anything I am missing out -
My plan so far -
a. Uninstall Nvidia Driver, use nouveau, reboot, verify.
b. swap GPUs, reboot, install AMDGPU, verify
After this, do I need to remove/blacklist nouveau again ?
[I understand a fresh OS installation would be so much better, but I'll have to do it anyway when I replace the CPU + MoBo a few weeks down the line, so I'd rather save myself the hassle this time.]
So to start with, I am just swapping out my Graphics card first, from an NVIDIA make (1050) to an AMD make (rx 580, Gen 4). I just want to know if there is anything I am missing out -
My plan so far -
a. Uninstall Nvidia Driver, use nouveau, reboot, verify.
b. swap GPUs, reboot, install AMDGPU, verify
After this, do I need to remove/blacklist nouveau again ?
[I understand a fresh OS installation would be so much better, but I'll have to do it anyway when I replace the CPU + MoBo a few weeks down the line, so I'd rather save myself the hassle this time.]