GPU-CHK(1)

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version 3.9.0 · 2 versions
  • 3.9.0 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 3.6.0 · ubuntu jammy
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ NAME ✨

gpu-chk — the vibe-check bestie that verifies if your environment is compatible with rickslab-gpu-utils 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gpu-chk [--debug]
gpu-chk [--help | --about]

🎀 CONFIGURATION 🎀

okay so listen, bestie, if you want these utilities to be at maximum capability, you gotta be running a kernel that actually supports the GPUs you have installed. no kernel support, no slay. that's just how it is 💅

  • If you're on AMD GPUs — installing the latest amdgpu driver package, or the latest ROCm release, may unlock some additional capabilities for you. more power, more features, periodt ✨
  • If you have Nvidia GPUs installed — nvidia-smi must also be installed, otherwise reading the cards just isn't possible. the utility literally cannot see them. it's giving blindfolded 😭
🫶 Big one: writing to GPUs is currently only possible for AMD GPUs, and only with compatible cards, and only when the AMD ppfeaturemask is set to 0xfffd7fff.

how do you even do that? you add amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT value inside /etc/default/grub, then run:

sudo update-grub

and that's it, that's the whole ritual 🧚

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

gpu-chk checks your user environment to see if it's compatible with rickslab-gpu-utils. that's the whole job. it's the friend who looks at your outfit before you leave the house and tells you if it works 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --about — shows you all the deets about gpu-chk. who she is, what she's about 💖
  • -h, --help — displays the help text and then exits. no notes, no drama 🌈

💀 BUGS 💀

no known bugs. like, zero. iconic behavior honestly 👑

but if you do find something cursed, please report any bugs/issues at https://github.com/Ricks-Lab/gpu-utils 🐛✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

amdgpu(4), update-grub(8), gpu.ls(1), gpu.mon(1), gpu.plot(1), gpu.pac(1)

the whole friend group, fr fr 🫶

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

the gpu-chk command is part of the rickslab-gpu-utils package and is available from https://github.com/Ricks-Lab/gpu-utils — go get her 💜

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🌸 brought to you by rickslab-gpu-utils, May 2022, page GPU-CHK(1) — stay compatible, stay slaying, mwah 💅💖✨

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