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On 06/02/2017 23:39, jdm wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Just followed the amdgpu wiki guide to get my new graphics card up and |
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> running. Excellent wiki guide and had no issues. Now running with |
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> shiny graphics and throwing all that Steam has to offer at it. |
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> Many Thanks to the wiki authors. |
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> Will we always have to include binary blobs into the kernel for AMD |
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> cards? This feels kind of odd for me so wondering if this will be |
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> included as a package or a kernel driver at some point or what the |
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> future direction is for AMD graphics with Linux. |
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> It may not be alien but not done this before so curious. |
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As far as I know the blob is firmware, not driver so the answer is yes, |
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you will always need the firmware. |
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The firmware does not have to be built into the kernel if you use |
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modules, it can be loaded from userspace. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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