
Graphics processing units (GPU) on Linux desktops.

Radeon(TM) HD 2000 series as well as ATI Radeon(TM) X1000 series of The week of September 10th, AMD plans to provideĪn open source information and development package supporting the ATI Support the Open Source development community for ATI Radeon(TM) AMD Works with Novell to Accelerate Open Source Linux Driver Initiative Targeting Developers for ATI Radeon(TM) X1000 Series and ATI Radeon(TM) HD 2000 Series Graphics ProcessorsĪMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a major strategic initiative to Microsoft's Fix for the 'Microsoft – WPD – 12:00:00 AM –. Microsoft confirms: SMBus Controller devices loss functionality through Windows Update No support for new Intel CPUs in Windows 10 LTBS Uninstall of AMD Catalyst driver kills USB keyboard and mouse Intel Bluetooth driver released via Windows Update ()? Windows 7/8.1: Optional INTEL System driver updates Windows update: Microsoft – WPD – 12:00:00 AM –. Windows: optional update 'Intel – System – ' Then reboot the machine and hide the update. Then search for SMBus entry, right click the entry and uninstall the driver. If the driver has been installed and is causing issues, fire up device manager. Also within this forum thread it's recommended to hide this update. Within this MS Answers forum thread somebody experienced install errors during updates. But we have had a couple of null drivers shipped via Windows Update within the last months, that's causing serious issues. In normal cases, a null driver shall not harm. I don't know, why Microsoft intended to ship this driver package via Windows Update (and especially without providing any details). The file SMBUSAMD.cat just contains a digital signature. The new update installs an Null driver via SMBUSAMD.inf. So if device manager shows an unknown device with the hardware id enlisted above, the driver will fix this issue. The reason, why this driver exists: Windows 'thinks' it need such a driver. The driver belongs to the mainboard and the chipset. According to Wikipedia it helps to detect the state of several components. SMBus stands for System Management Bus, a two line bus used for communication between ICs. The driver package is 30 KB in size and release notes say, the driver is for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc Other hardware::ĭescription: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc Other hardware software update released in January, 2015ĭriver Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Incĭriver Provider: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

I checked Microsoft Update Catalog and found the driver is offered for all supported Windows platforms. The diver is available via Microsoft Update Catalog
