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From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Do I need firmware for an integrated graphics unit?
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:03:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-08-21, Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> wrote:
> Hello, Wol.
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 11:32:18 +0100, Wol wrote:
>> On 20/08/2024 22:16, Peter Böhm wrote:
>> > Hello Alan,
>
>> >> 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.
>
>> > Yes, you surely will need some firmware files for your GPU of your AMD CPU. The
>> > easiest way to find out what you need is:
>
>> The other thing I'll throw in is do you actually want to load the 
>> firmware into the kernel?
>
> Yes, I do.

Why?

It's a lot simpler letting it get loaded at boot time.

--
Grant