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From: Corbin <corbinbird@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] AMD microcode updates - where are they?!
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:20:52
Message-Id: d31e7637-404b-8799-2431-47b90143b056@charter.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] AMD microcode updates - where are they?! by Mick
1 For reference, the .config file for the kernel should have something
2 along the lines of this:
3
4 > #
5 > # Firmware loader
6 > #
7 > CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
8 > CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
9 > amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin amdgpu/polaris10_ce.bin
10 > amdgpu/polaris10_ce_2.bin amdgpu/polaris10_k_smc.bin
11 > amdgpu/polaris10_mc.bin amdgpu/polaris10_me.bin
12 > amdgpu/polaris10_me_2.bin amdgpu/polaris10_mec.bin
13 > amdgpu/polaris10_mec2.bin amdgpu/polaris10_mec2_2.bin
14 > amdgpu/polaris10_pfp.bin amdgpu/polaris10_pfp_2.bin
15 > amdgpu/polaris10_rlc.bin amdgpu/polaris10_sdma.bin
16 > amdgpu/polaris10_sdma1.bin amdgpu/polaris10_smc.bin
17 > amdgpu/polaris10_smc_sk.bin amdgpu/polaris10_uvd.bin
18 > amdgpu/polaris10_vce.bin"
19 > CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware/"
20 > CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
21
22 CPU is a AMD FX-9590 ( Fam15h )
23
24 Video is a RX480 ( Polaris 10 )
25
26 And, yes, both microcode updates ( Fam10h / Fam15h ) need to be builtin.
27
28 Previous generation CPU updates will be builtin, even if you try to
29 exclude them.
30
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32 Corbin

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Re: [gentoo-user] AMD microcode updates - where are they?! Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>