The Scottish Boinc Team

So I've finally resurrected my "trash project" from the garage (i3-2100, 8 GB memory, Radeon HD 5770) using Ubuntu 19.04 and have it running in my office. Woo!

I've never been a Linux user except for a few Java coding courses back in college, so I'm a bit clueless about how to (a) check to make sure I am using the right drivers and have the hardware optimized and (b) what projects to run on the system.

I'm running hardinfo and I'm a bit suspect that the HD 5770 is recognized properly by the system. Under the graphics, it shows as 1920x1080 (Unknown) The X.Org Foundation. However, when I look at the PCI Device list, I see
the VGA compatible controller for AMD Juniper XT [Radeon HD 5770] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]).

So the million dollar question... How do I make sure the graphics card is setup and running properly in Linux?

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Follow these tips:

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-tel ... installed/

But a) Linux will automatically have installed the 'right' drivers -but perhaps not OpenCL capable ones. You have video, so it can't all be wrong.
You should be able to run CPU BOINC projects too.
For an old card like the HD 5770 the -non crunching- Open Source Radeon drivers are best, at least the distro's all think so.
The alternative is to try the Open Source AMDGPU drivers -having kernel 5 installed- and hope that you will be able to crunch BOINC GPU projects afterwards -and still have video.

Thanks Dirk.

I actually used that exact page to get hardinfo and do the checks via terminal.

Sounds like I may just have to run what I've got. :)

Installed some drivers from Oibaf and now it at least recognizes OpenCL, but all of the projects come out as computation errors.

Would I have better luck on the GPU/drivers if I switched to Windows?

Yes, but you might need the AMD drivers -which Microsoft will replace each and every update with their own teethless one

Windows installed (got a key for $2.45 - woo) and PrimeGrid now running off the GPU.

Thanks!