chore: added findings after trying to install the amdgpu packages

knowledge base/boinc.md

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 1. [Client management](#client-management)
    1. [Remote management](#remote-management)
 1. [Use the GPU for computations](#use-the-gpu-for-computations)
-   1. [On OpenSUSE](#on-opensuse)
+   1. [AMD drivers](#amd-drivers)
-   1. [Check the GPU is OpenCL-enabled](#check-the-gpu-is-opencl-enabled)
 1. [Use VirtualBox for computations](#use-virtualbox-for-computations)
 1. [Ask for tasks for alternative platforms](#ask-for-tasks-for-alternative-platforms)
 1. [Gotchas](#gotchas)
@@ -64,39 +63,7 @@ Better solution:
 
 ## Use the GPU for computations
 
-To use the GPU for projects you may need the proprietary nVidia or AMD drivers. See [AMD Linux drivers] and [Radeon™ Software for Linux® Installation].
+Check the GPU is OpenCL-enabled installing and running `clinfo`:
-
-```sh
-amdgpu-install --usecase=workstation --opencl=rocr
-```
-
-The BOINC client seems to need to be added to the `video` group to be able to use the drivers correctly - this is something I still need to check.
-
-```sh
-gpasswd -a 'boinc' 'video'
-usermod --append --groups 'video' 'boinc'
-```
-
-### On OpenSUSE
-
-Install the `amdgpu-install` package from [AMD's Linux drivers][amd linux drivers] page, then execute it.
-
-```sh
-# Previous versions of the package (like the one in the official documentation
-# at the time of writing) made DKMS fail.
-sudo zypper install 'https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu-install/22.20.3/sle/15.4/amdgpu-install-22.20.50203-1.noarch.rpm'
-sudo amdgpu-install
-```
-
-At the next restart of the boinc-client, something similar to this line should appear in the client's logs:
-
-```txt
-Oct 09 23:09:40 hostnameHere boinc[1709]: 09-Oct-2022 23:09:40 [---] OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0: gfx90c:xnack- (driver version 3452.0 (HSA1.1,LC), device ve>
-```
-
-### Check the GPU is OpenCL-enabled
-
-Just install and run `clinfo`:
 
 ```sh
 $ clinfo
@@ -107,6 +74,39 @@ Number of platforms     1
 …
 ```
 
+If the resulting number of platform is `0`, you need to install the proprietary drivers for your card.
+
+The BOINC client seems to need to be added to the `video` group to be able to use the drivers correctly - this is something I still need to check.
+
+```sh
+gpasswd -a 'boinc' 'video'
+usermod --append --groups 'video' 'boinc'
+```
+
+### AMD drivers
+
+See [AMD Linux drivers] and [Radeon™ Software for Linux® Installation] for the AMD drivers.<br/>
+If you want to install also the ROCm component, see also the [AMD ROCm™ documentation].
+
+<details><summary>On OpenSUSE</summary>
+
+Install the `amdgpu-install` package from [AMD's Linux drivers][amd linux drivers] page, then execute it.
+
+```sh
+# Previous versions of the package (like the one in the official documentation
+# at the time of writing) made DKMS fail.
+sudo zypper install 'https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu-install/22.20.3/sle/15.4/amdgpu-install-22.20.50203-1.noarch.rpm'
+sudo amdgpu-install --usecase=workstation --opencl=rocr
+```
+
+</details><br/>
+
+At the next restart of the BOINC client, something similar to this line should appear in the event logs:
+
+```txt
+Oct 09 23:09:40 hostnameHere boinc[1709]: 09-Oct-2022 23:09:40 [---] OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0: gfx90c:xnack- (driver version 3452.0 (HSA1.1,LC), device ve>
+```
+
 ## Use VirtualBox for computations
 
 Install VirtualBox, then add the `boinc` user to the `vboxusers` group:
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ In `cc_config.xml`:
 - [boinccmd] for the bare CLI utility
 - [boinctui] for a TUI manager
 - [GUI RPC bind to port 31416 failed: 98]
+- [AMD ROCm™ documentation]
 
 <!--
   References
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ In `cc_config.xml`:
 [installing or uninstalling the amdgpu stack]: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html
 [platforms]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BoincPlatforms
 [radeon™ software for linux® installation]: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+[amd rocm™ documentation]: https://rocm.docs.amd.com/en/latest/
 [website]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
 
 <!-- In-article sections -->

knowledge base/microos.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sudo transactional-update dup
 pkcon update
 
 # Install a package.
-sudo transactional-update pkg install tlp ntfs-3g fuse-exfat nano
+sudo transactional-update pkg install 'tlp' 'ntfs-3g' 'fuse-exfat' 'nano'
 pkcon install gnu_parallel
 
 # Get a shell on the next snapshot.

knowledge base/zypper.md

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ zypper ref 'updates'
 zypper search 'nmap'
 zypper se 'mariadb'
 
+# Show all available versions of resolvables.
+zypper se -s 'kernel-default'
+
 # Display detailed information about resolvables.
 zypper info 'workrave'
 zypper if -t 'patch' 'libzypp'
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ zypper in --no-recommends 'gv' 'virtualbox-ose=2.0.6' '/root/ansible.rpm'
 zypper in -r 'packman' 'libavdevice60'
 zypper in -r 'https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/vivaldi-suse.repo' 'vivaldi'
 
+# Reinstall resolvables.
+zypper in -f 'amdgpu-dkms'
+
 # Install resolvables from source.
 # The source packages *must* be available in the repositories one is using.
 zypper source-install -d 'dbus-1'
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ zypper renamerepo 'firefox' 'mozilla'
 zypper nr '5' 'packman'
 
 # Modify repositories.
+# Disable with '-d'.
 zypper modifyrepo -er 'updates'
 zypper mr -da