kernel amdgpu problems

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

i dont have currently a setup with non as module compiled
but when i do, im sure it tries to load em right, they were just not in the
initrd ...
ill check when i be on it, somewhen not now
cheers

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 12:50 PM Christian König <
ckoenig.leichtzumerken at gmail.com> wrote:

> Am 28.02.22 um 07:43 schrieb Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev:
>
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> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 12:22 AM Mike Lothian <mike at fireburn.co.uk> wrote:
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>> On Sat, 26 Feb 2022 at 10:01, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev <fxmbsw7 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > i have observed at least two major problems of using amdgpu
>> >
>> > 1. cant be built-in instead of module, display stays blank
>>
>> Are you remembering to add in the firmware to the kernel image too?
>>
>
> i copied all from official linux-firmware.gif to /lib/firmware
>
>
> That's not sufficient, you need to tell the kernel explicitly which
> firmware will be needed.
>
> In other words try mentioning everything in /lib/firmware/amdgpu as
> CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE.
>
> Regards,
> Christian.
>
>
>> There's a good guide at
>> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/AMDGPU#Known_firmware_blobs
>>
>> I've successfully used AMDGPU builtin on Tonga, Raven, Renoir and Navy
>> Flounder systems
>>
>> I've never used kexec so have no suggestions for that
>>
>
> it may be back then when i compiled it inline not as module i didnt
> include firmware in the initrd so that may been that
>
> about kexec, i dunno, X dri doesnt work after first kexec, after second
> screen at all is blank
>
> driver init problems ..
>
> cheers..
>
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