Re: amd rx550

2025-05-30 Thread David Christensen
On 5/30/25 10:20, Russell L. Harris wrote: On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 02:18:06AM -0700, David Christensen wrote: Perhaps you could take Debian Live media to Blair and test before purchase? Regrettably, no.  Blair is in Kentucky; I am in Texas. Okay. Reading ahead, Debian should work fine on a

Re: amd rx550

2025-05-30 Thread Russell L. Harris
On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 02:18:06AM -0700, David Christensen wrote: On 5/29/25 11:13, Russell L. Harris wrote: Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video? The only reliable method I have found for determining if a specific version of a specific FOSS OS works on a specific

Re: amd rx550

2025-05-30 Thread David Christensen
On 5/29/25 11:13, Russell L. Harris wrote: Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video? On 5/29/25 14:17, Russell L. Harris wrote: Thanks, Dan & Andrew. I don't play games; I use the computer for composition using emacs and latex. Blair has a close-out sale on W10 mach

Re: amd rx550

2025-05-29 Thread Russell L. Harris
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 02:57:32PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: Russell L. Harris wrote: Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video? I have a Debian desktop with one; it drives 2 4K monitors just fine. I don't play games; that may factor into your decision. Thanks, Dan & A

Re: amd rx550

2025-05-29 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 06:13:25PM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video? I can't suggest what you should or shouldn't do but the GPU will probably be supported reasonably in Debian. With every good wish, as ever, Andrew

Re: amd rx550

2025-05-29 Thread Dan Ritter
Russell L. Harris wrote: > Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video? I have a Debian desktop with one; it drives 2 4K monitors just fine. I don't play games; that may factor into your decision. -dsr-

amd rx550

2025-05-29 Thread Russell L. Harris
Should I purchase a used computer with AMD RX550 video?