Book<p>If you have an AMD RX 90xx or an AMD RX 90xx XT, you must use at least a 6.12 version kernel, a Mesa version 25.0 or newer, and install the necessary firmware. </p><p>Currently, none of these come with a Linux Mint 22 version ISO. You must upgrade all three in order to get graphics. Depending upon your motherboard/CPU, you may need newer versions of each of the three.</p><p>Install at least a 6.12 mainline kernel. Mainline kernels are unsigned. You will need to disable secure boot or sign them yourself. You can use Mainline – Another Tool to Install Latest Kernel in Ubuntu / Linux Mint to install the kernel.</p><p>-Upgrade the Mesa to at least version 25.0.<br>-Take a Timeshift snapshot.<br>-Install the kisak ppa (preferrable) or the oibaf ppa. Follow the instructions on the link. DO NOT USE ppa-purge to remove those if you change your mind. Use your Timeshift snapshot.<br>-Upgrade the amdgpu linux-firmware.</p><p>Upgrading the amdgpu linux-firmware</p><p>Especially in Linux Mint 21 versions, many bug fixes have been integrated into the amdgpu linux-firmware, but have not yet been added to the linux-firmware packages in LM21 versions. You can upgrade to the latest which have fixed problems with stuttering in web browsers, missing sound, and other problems.</p><p>Install the firmware. (Instructions updated 04 May 2025.)</p><p>-Take a Timeshift snapshot. If this change causes problems, a snapshot will be the best way to reverse the change.<br>-If you do not already have git installed, install it with:</p><p> sudo apt install git</p><p>-Navigate to your Downloads directory and right-click and select Open in Terminal and run the following:</p><p> git clone <a href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k</span><span class="invisible">ernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git</span></a></p><p>This will create a /linux-firmware folder in /Downloads and populate it with all the firmware files. It will likely take some time to complete.<br>-Navigate to the ~/Downloads/linux-firmware/amdgpu/ folder and open a terminal in that directory and run the following lines one at a time.</p><p> sudo cp -u * /lib/firmware/amdgpu/</p><p> sudo update-initramfs -u -k all</p><p>-Reboot the computer.<br>-Slurp tea in a job well done.</p><p><a href="https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=447543" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic</span><span class="invisible">.php?t=447543</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/9060XT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>9060XT</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RadeonRX9060XT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadeonRX9060XT</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GraphicsCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicsCard</span></a></p>