From 2d5830d7911981b6f61b789e1b897900fa497f22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Iswarya Alex Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:13:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] readme: clarify xrt --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 18f37d563..3f80acbec 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ On AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 and 400 Series processors with a dedicated NPU, whisper.c Install the XRT runtime and FlexML runtime for your platform: -- **XRT**: provides the NPU kernel driver and `xrt-smi` diagnostic tool +- **XRT**: provides the NPU kernel driver and `xrt-smi` diagnostic tool — on Windows this is bundled with the NPU driver; on Linux install it separately following the [NPU driver installation guide](https://ryzenai.docs.amd.com/en/latest/linux.html#install-npu-drivers) - **FlexML runtime** (`flexmlrt`): VitisAI inference engine used by whisper.cpp — download from the [FlexML runtime releases](https://github.com/lemonade-sdk/whisper.cpp-rocm/releases/tag/deps) After installing, source the setup scripts in every shell you use to build or run whisper.cpp: