Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Do I need firmware for an integrated graphics unit?

[Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>]

Hello, Grant.

On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 13:02:43 -0000, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2024-08-21, Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 00:30:25 -0000, Grant Edwards wrote:
> >> On 2024-08-20, Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> wrote:

> >> > I've just treated myself to a new machine based on a Ryzen 9 7900
> >> > processor.  I chose the second newest generation so as not to get caught
> >> > out with not quite debugged systems like I did the last time round.

> >> > Anyhow, I'm up to the stage of configuring the kernel, and I'm stuck at
> >> > the bit where I need to specify the firmware to be incorporated into the
> >> > kernel for the integrated graphics processor.

> >> I'm running a Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega graphics:

> > That's a separate graphics card, isn't it?  I'm trying to use the
> > integrated graphics processor on my Ryzen 7900.

> No, it's integrated into the Ryzen 5 3400G.

Sorry, I didn't recognise the chip number.  Is it a laptop chip rather
than a desktop one?

Anyhow, in the last couple of days, I've managed to get my new system to
boot, and I'm currently busy trying to bring X and XFCE4 up.  So I'm
getting there, slowly.

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).