FS#17395 - [kernel26] error loading R300 microcode in 2.6.32

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by olivier (0livier) - Saturday, 05 December 2009, 15:06 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 27 February 2010, 14:54 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I've just tested the new 2.6.32 kernel from testing, and the kernel fails to load the R300 microcode properly when KMS is on

the boot process hangs at

platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/R300_cp.bin

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550392 describes the same on debian

KMS on 2.6.31 works flawlessly
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Saturday, 27 February 2010, 14:54 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  latest initcpio supports correct firmware loading
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 05 December 2009, 16:29 GMT
Does it load radeon from initramfs, or does it load it when "loading modules"? If it's loading radeon from initramfs, does the image actually include firmware?
Comment by olivier (0livier) - Saturday, 05 December 2009, 17:02 GMT
It's loading it from initramfs I guess : I included the radeon module in the mkinitcpio config file. But I have no idea how to include any firmware in the initramfs. what am I supposed to do ?

Thanks for your help
Comment by olivier (0livier) - Saturday, 05 December 2009, 18:25 GMT
ok. got it.

Including the firmware was indeed a good idea :-)

I used the hook proposed on aur http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30070

maybe including it with mkinitcpio would be a good thing.

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