Re: [gentoo-user] startx does not work for AMD/ATI Radion HD 4770

[gevisz]

чт, 26 дек. 2019 г. в 17:43, gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>:
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> чт, 26 дек. 2019 г. в 15:56, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>:
> >
> > On Thursday, 26 December 2019 13:40:26 GMT gevisz wrote:
> >
> > > [1.098401] [drm] Loading RV730
> > > [1.098466] radeon 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for
> > > radeon/RV730_pfp.bin failed with error -2
> > > [1.098543] r600_cp: Failed to load firmware "radeon/RV730_pfp.bin"
> > > [1.098599] [rdm:rv770_init] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!
> > > [1.098655] radeon 0000:01:00.0: Fatal error during GPU init
> > > [1.098710] radeon: finishing device.
> > >
> > > I have not included RV730_pfp.bin to EXTRA_FIRMWARE kernel variable.
> > > (And should not, according to the documentation.)
> >
> >
> > Interesting!  o_O
> >
> > I remember the firmware blobs changing at some point in the past and my dmesg
> > on this laptop complained about missing firmware.
> >
> > I don't know if your card possesses the chipset the OS says it is.  In the
> > first instance I suggest you add in the kernel what dmesg reports as failing
> > to load "radeon/RV730_pfp.bin".  If the hardware wants it, you better provide
> > it. Then reboot and see if it starts up happily, or reports of more firmware
> > blobs failing to load.
>
> Now, it
> [1.098944] r600_cp: Failed to load firmware "radeon/RV730_me.bin"

It seems that it finally was satisfied with those two blobs added.
At least I can now start twm.