From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 'firmware_install' won't on 4.14.7-gentoo
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 08:52:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1990512.Gyp85b0k8e@dell_xps> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAC=wYCFqsrL16Ta9N6thNcz85RE7sBoYq0YWLACLeY3fKouZ0Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sunday, 24 December 2017 04:10:55 GMT Adam Carter wrote:
> > As you can see above there is a marked difference between the firmware
> > built
> > by the two kernels. In any case, my '/lib/firmware/' path contains:
> >
> > $ ls -l /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730*
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5440 Dec 20 17:29 /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_me.
> > bin
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 Dec 20 17:29 /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_
> > pfp.bin
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16684 Dec 20 17:29 /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_
> > smc.bin
>
> Earlier I saw
>
> CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="intel-ucode/06-1e-05 radeon/R700_rlc.bin
> radeon/RV730_smc.bin radeon/RV710_uvd.bin"
Yes, other than the Intel microcode I followed the Gentoo Wiki page for my
graphics card:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Radeon
> For radeon/R700_rlc.bin
> $ find /lib/firmware/ -name \*R700\*
> /lib/firmware/radeon/R700_rlc.bin
>
> For radeon/RV730_smc.bin
> $ find /lib/firmware/ -name \*RV730\*
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_pfp.bin
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_smc.bin
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV730_me.bin
>
> For adeon/RV710_uvd.bin
> $ find /lib/firmware/ -name \*RV710\*
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV710_me.bin
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV710_pfp.bin
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV710_smc.bin
> /lib/firmware/radeon/RV710_uvd.bin
>
> So it looks like you're trying to load firmware from three different
> models.
Yes, this is what the Wiki recommends for RV730.
> Run lspci -v to determine which is correct one, then load all the firmwares
> for that model.
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
RV730/M96-XT [Mobility Radeon HD 4670] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell RV730/M96-XT [Mobility Radeon HD 4670]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at cfef0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010
<?>
Kernel driver in use: radeon
02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/730 HDMI
Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
Subsystem: Dell RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32
Memory at cfeec000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010
<?>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
It seems the blobs changed. The firmware_install message confused me by
making me think this was the cause of not being able to initiate the graphics
card when I tried to boot the new kernel, rather than the missing blobs.
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Regards,
Mick
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-12-24 8:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-12-20 12:22 [gentoo-user] 'firmware_install' won't on 4.14.7-gentoo Mick
2017-12-20 12:52 ` Floyd Anderson
2017-12-20 14:26 ` Mick
2017-12-20 16:03 ` Mike Gilbert
2017-12-20 16:51 ` Mick
2017-12-20 17:27 ` Mike Gilbert
2017-12-20 17:39 ` Mick
2017-12-20 18:31 ` Mike Gilbert
2017-12-20 19:55 ` [gentoo-user] Radeon RV730 blobs changed Mick
2017-12-20 20:20 ` Mick
2017-12-24 4:45 ` Adam Carter
2017-12-24 4:10 ` [gentoo-user] 'firmware_install' won't on 4.14.7-gentoo Adam Carter
2017-12-24 8:52 ` Mick [this message]
2017-12-20 17:54 ` Floyd Anderson
2017-12-20 15:28 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-12-20 15:51 ` Mick
2017-12-21 0:11 ` Peter Humphrey
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