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 This repository includes the user-mode API interfaces used to interact with the ROCk driver. Currently supported agents include only the AMD/ATI Fiji family of discrete GPUs.
 
+Starting at 1.7 release, ROCt uses drm render device. This requires the user to belong to video group. Add the user account to video group with "sudo usermod -a -G video _username_" command if the user if not part of video group yet.
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 #### ROCk Driver
 
 The ROCt library is not a standalone product and requires that you have the correct ROCk driver set installed. We recommend reading the full compatibility and installation details which are available in the ROCk github: