Step-by-step guide to install AMD ROCm on Ubuntu with RX6600 GPU. Includes setting up Ollama and running Llama 3.1 model. Perfect for machine learning and GPU-heavy tasks!

README.md

AMD ROCm Installation Guide on RX6600 + Ollama

System Information

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Install Essentials and Monitoring Tool

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt-get install neofetch htop wget curl

Install the Latest Supported Kernel

sudo apt install linux-image-generic
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt install grub-customizer

• Launch Grub Customizer from Activities.
• Go to the General tab
• Set default entry > predefined field to Advanced options for Ubuntu > Ubuntu, with Linux x.x.x-x-generic
• Save changes and sudo reboot

Ensure to boot into the configured kernel at the boot menu.

Install latest linux headers

sudo apt install "linux-headers-$(uname -r)" "linux-modules-extra-$(uname -r)"

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ROCM Installation

Add Current and Future Users to Render and Video Groups

sudo usermod -a -G render,video $LOGNAME
echo 'ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/adduser.conf
echo 'EXTRA_GROUPS=video' | sudo tee -a /etc/adduser.conf
echo 'EXTRA_GROUPS=render' | sudo tee -a /etc/adduser.conf

Update Repositories and Fetch the AMDGPU Package

sudo apt update
wget https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu-install/6.1.3/ubuntu/focal/amdgpu-install_6.1.60103-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ./amdgpu-install_6.1.60103-1_all.deb

Run the AMDGPU Installer

sudo amdgpu-install --no-dkms --usecase=hiplibsdk,rocm
sudo rocminfo
sudo reboot

Set Environment Variables to Bypass Unsupported Hardware Errors

HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0
HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=1

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Install ollama

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Edit the Ollama Service File

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service

Add these lines under the existing Environment key:

Environment="HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0"
Environment="ROCR_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0"

Reload the daemon and Ollama service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart ollama

Install and Run Llama3.1 Model

ollama run llama3.1

Monitor GPU Usage

watch -n 1 rocm-smi

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Uninstall AMDGPU Install

amdgpu-install --uninstall

Thanks!

when i run "sudo amdgpu-install --no-dkms --usecase=hiplibsdk,rocm" it shows this error
"The following packages have unmet dependencies:
hipsolver : Depends: libcholmod3 but it is not installable
Depends: libsuitesparseconfig5 but it is not installable
rocm-gdb : Depends: libtinfo5 but it is not installable
Depends: libncurses5 but it is not installable
Depends: libpython3.10 but it is not installable or
libpython3.8 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages."

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i fixed the probelm. i used "sudo apt install amdgpu-dkms rocm" in docs and didnt show this error.

im on mint 22.

another thing i say idk if it helps anybody is if you use mint 22 instead of "sudo apt install grub-customizer" you gotta do "sudo apt-get install grub-customizer"

It says ROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices when I run rocminfo, I'm using WSL 2

It says ROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices when I run rocminfo, I'm using WSL 2

ROCm/ROCm#1361
ollama/ollama#5275

I don't think WSL 2 is supported yet and tickets have been open since early 2024. I would suggest you create a new partition on your drive, install ubuntu on it and follow this guide again. This solution is janky as it is, I wouldn't complicate things with WSL.

when i run "sudo amdgpu-install --no-dkms --usecase=hiplibsdk,rocm" it shows this error "The following packages have unmet dependencies: hipsolver : Depends: libcholmod3 but it is not installable Depends: libsuitesparseconfig5 but it is not installable rocm-gdb : Depends: libtinfo5 but it is not installable Depends: libncurses5 but it is not installable Depends: libpython3.10 but it is not installable or libpython3.8 but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages."

i fixed the probelm. i used "sudo apt install amdgpu-dkms rocm" in docs and didnt show this error.

im on mint 22.

another thing i say idk if it helps anybody is if you use mint 22 instead of "sudo apt install grub-customizer" you gotta do "sudo apt-get install grub-customizer"

thanks! Yea i tested it on Ubuntu 22.04, glad it worked out on Mint 22

It says ROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices when I run rocminfo, I'm using WSL 2

I installed rocm successfully in ubuntu. but never work through wsl2. it wasted me 2 days.
I don't think adrenaline support rx6600 or other old gpu on wsl2

It says ROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices when I run rocminfo, I'm using WSL 2

I installed rocm successfully in ubuntu. but never work through wsl2. it wasted me 2 days. I don't think adrenaline support rx6600 or other old gpu on wsl2

Just chiming in to confirm this. I'm seeing the same issue with my RX 6800 XT under WSL2. It's a shame. Seems like proper driver support just isn't there yet.

How I can find out latest driver for AMD ATI Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M?
That supported ROCM?

How I can find out latest driver for AMD ATI Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M? That supported ROCM?

yeah, by default the amdgpu driver uses ROCM you can find it via PPA if you're in ubuntu, or downloading in Arch repositories if you use arch

How I can find out latest driver for AMD ATI Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M? That supported ROCM?

yeah, by default the amdgpu driver uses ROCM you can find it via PPA if you're in ubuntu, or downloading in Arch repositories if you use arch

According to AMD page, 6600xt does not support ROCM at all)