<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" /> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED INVALID - X fails to start with linus-tip or drm-next" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82588#c20">Comment # 20</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED INVALID - X fails to start with linus-tip or drm-next" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82588">bug 82588</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:agd5f@yahoo.com" title="Alex Deucher <agd5f@yahoo.com>"> Alex Deucher</a> <pre>(In reply to <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=82588#c19">comment #19</a>) > > So is it bad to use 3.16.2 and 3.17-rc5 because every kernel installs his > firmware files to the same directory and overwrites the other one's? > > The kernel installs the firmware with most of the filenames of r(v)+numbers > in /lib/firmware/radeon/ . > > And the gentoo package "x11-drivers/radeon-ucode-20140823" installs the > files with the chip codenames and some numbered files which are not > installed by the kernel in the same dir. > > So much from me now for more confusion. The firmware is not shipped with the kernel. It's packaged separately. The firmware for your card has not changed in years so it's not likely to the same issue.</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>