Changeset 83cc2cc3 for x

Timestamp:

05/07/2022 07:33:11 AM (2 years ago)

Author:

Ken Moffat <ken@…>

Branches:

11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

ac7f1b0

Parents:

083a8d7

Message:

Add 'Firmware for AMD/ATI amdgpu video chips'

Bruce noticed this was not explicity covered, my skim-reading
had noticed the details for ATI video chips without spotting that
was only for radeon.

In both the amdgpu and radeon xorg drivers, clarify that firmware
might have been provided in a modular build in /lib/firmware.

Location:

x/installing

Files:

• x7driver-amdgpu.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x7driver-ati.xml (modified) (1 diff)

x/installing/x7driver-amdgpu.xml

@@ -49 +49 @@
           driver at <xref linkend="mesa"/> build time. Also, all cards and newer APUs
           require Firmware to be available when the kernel driver is loaded.
-          Firmware can be obtained from <ulink
-          url="&sources-anduin-http;/linux-firmware/"/>.
-          See <xref linkend="xorg-amdgpu-firmware-kernel"/> below for additional
+          If you have not followed the instructions in the Firmware
+          for Video Cards part of <xref linkend="postlfs-firmware"/> which provided
+          that firmware in <filename class="directory">/lib/firmware</filename>
+          for a modular build,
+          firmware can be obtained from <ulink
+          url="&sources-anduin-http;/linux-firmware/"/> -
+          see <xref linkend="xorg-amdgpu-firmware-kernel"/> below for additional
           firmware.
         </para>

x/installing/x7driver-ati.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
           drivers at <xref linkend="mesa"/> build time. Also, some cards
           require Firmware to be available when the kernel driver is loaded.
-          Firmware can be obtained from <ulink
-          url="&sources-anduin-http;/linux-firmware/"/>.
-          See <xref linkend="xorg-ati-firmware-kernel"/> below for additional
+          In that case, if you have not followed the instructions in the Firmware
+          for Video Cards part of <xref linkend="postlfs-firmware"/> which provided
+          that firmware in <filename class="directory">/lib/firmware</filename>
+          for a modular build,
+          firmware can be obtained from <ulink
+          url="&sources-anduin-http;/linux-firmware/"/> -
+          see <xref linkend="xorg-ati-firmware-kernel"/> below for additional
           firmware.
         </para>