There are generally two items that need to be done for this processor; installing the amd64-microcode
package for the cores and setting nomodeset
in the boot options for the video.
First, let's make sure the APU's microcode is properly installed:
- Open Terminal
- Update
apt
:
sudo apt update
- Install the microcode:
sudo apt install amd64-microcode
- Reboot
Once the machine completes its boot cycle, check the system monitor (or use another tool) to confirm that four CPU cores are found.
At this point, you may notice poor video performance. This is generally resolved by adding nomodeset
to your boot options:
- Open Terminal
- Open the
/etc/default/grub
file with sudo
using an editor of your choice. For example:
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
- Find the line that starts
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
and add nomodeset
to the end (inside the double-quotes). For example:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Note: The order of the options is irrelevant, so there is no need to worry about which one comes before another.
- Save the file
- Update Grub:
sudo update-grub
- Reboot
This should be all you need to do to have access to all four compute cores and the six graphics cores.