How to install ROCm 7.x on Linux

The steps outlined here are based on this thread. There is also a video guide for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS here.

Approach

AMD has stopped shipping the tensor files for gfx906 with the newer ROCm releases - despite being compatible! This is a simple workaround, wherein we can add the missing tensor files.

ROCm Quick install

  1. Go to https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/install/quick-start.html and copy & paste the outlined commands.

  2. During the installation, you may be prompted to add a key if you have secure boot enabled.

  3. After completing the install, do NOT reboot yet.

Getting the missing tensor files

The missing tensor files can be found in the arch repository here: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/rocblas/ Despite being for ROCm 6.4 it'll work:

  1. Download the rocblas file: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/rocblas/download/

  2. Go to the location you downloaded it to and extract it:

cd Downloads/ && unzstd rocblas-6.4.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

  1. There should be two folders, opt/ and usr/

  2. Copy all the files containing the string "gfx906" to ´/opt/rocm/lib/rocblas/library´ (sudo privileges required):

sudo cp opt/rocm/lib/rocblas/library/*gfx906* /opt/rocm/lib/rocblas/library

  1. Now reboot

  2. If you enrolled a key for secure boot, you will get a blue screen with some options. Select "Enroll MOK" and type in the password you assigned earlier.

  3. Check if it worked by running ´sudo update-alternatives --display rocm`

Post-install (https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/install/post-install.html)

  1. Configure the system linker by specifying where to find the shared objects (.so files) for ROCm applications:
sudo tee --append /etc/ld.so.conf.d/rocm.conf <<EOF
/opt/rocm/lib
/opt/rocm/lib64
EOF
sudo ldconfig
  1. Add the paths to your bash
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/rocm-7.2.0/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm-7.2.0/lib' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

That's it, enjoy!