POP OS screen tearing issue
POP OS screen tearing issue
I use POP OS 18.04 and I have a Radeon RX5700 with the AMD drivers installed. I have two monitors one 1080p 16:9 and a 1080p 21:9. Ive noticed screen tearing in videos. As well as noticed some tearing on the 21:9 screen when playing Minecraft. I read this is a common issue. Was wondering if there were any work arounds?
I know you have POP OS but maybe this could help you, https://askubuntu.com/questions/667466/s...l-graphics
The problem lies in those guidelines being tailored for Intel/Nvidia. AMD seems to handle things a bit differently regarding Linux.
I set up POP OS a few months back, using the version available then. I’m not sure how to verify the driver details. I saved the file from the AMD site if it might be useful.
Avoid downloading drives from the Amd website in Linux. Check your kernel version with uname -a. Consider upgrading to a newer kernel, such as 5.3.
Consider using a distribution with a more recent kernel. Drivers behave differently across platforms, so Linux drivers vary significantly from Windows ones.
The issue here is the version I have is the LTS version. I dont like having the upgrade OS's every year or so. Im going to guess that if it uses a new kernel, then its one of the non long term support versions. Plus POP OS is close to Ubuntu and I have a little better idea on how to use it vs other distros. If you havent guessed, Im not a very advanced Linux user. I just refuse to use Windows 10. As it stated. Could not find any other place to install them from. I have dual monitors and the drivers were needed for that. If you would like to enlighten me on the correct way to get the drivers Im all ears.