From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C9DE138247 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:28:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C9BA8E0BAA; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:28:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C8376E0AE0 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:28:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lgq9m-1VLNgR0RHi-00o42w; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:28:14 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:28:12 -0600 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which Radeon Firmware? Message-ID: <20131111142812.GC32524@server> References: <20131111125941.GA1978@hp-workstation.v.cablecom.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131111125941.GA1978@hp-workstation.v.cablecom.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:VcjHMYmp3s8W+PNEpYXbHazJEIMRMuqNnia6UzBg2E4 xoRgaVfrCvXO5hpFW0yiHvzuyJ5N5zs1u0JsOCpCTlJFnUl5R9 lqNapQ61KryzvYad3DCxwAXuGSGvEy2IAfTCdIAqUuGqYgZRRS +9VNUq2k9invMbIgjsEjsd8TKuRyEvC16/rmEzBijelTrAtpvO GR5cIBnfXESmihkx/obk9kEZv8pza9xA3ARwbhjr8u3G/bz5DY sxPvAT0zOogfL5w8WzWj4fZuao/VeaUzEfDm5IaygN13KpliIT pg7aTd98BSJGOhpXat0ng6929utQfnLNWNuYJFYASJOv/4iwnW CjlLfMuWYnWmgYmBY/fpHxOq6011DXEGx8216fv2R X-Archives-Salt: 7d30afbd-d72a-40ea-987a-2a5d713a8dc8 X-Archives-Hash: 5c499fc583d9d975d8f45d4b90562162 On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 01:59:41PM +0100, Elias Diem wrote: > Hi all > > I've got a Radeon graphics card and I don't know which > firmware to use. My model doesn't seem to be listed on > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Radeon#Firmware > > Here is the output from lspci: > > > 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Trinity [Radeon HD 7560D] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1850 > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 > Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] > I/O ports at f000 [size=256] > Memory at ff700000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] > Expansion ROM at [disabled] > Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3 > Capabilities: [58] Express Root Complex Integrated 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 > > > What firmware would you use? If you have CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m, and CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware/", then the kernel will pick the right firmware automatically, without having to name the microcode in CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE at all. Build your kernel that way and see which firmware shows up issuing: dmesg | grep -i firmware -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting