Re: missing firmware ??
Hi.
On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:49:59 -0500
Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jimmy Johnson composed on 2017-01-28 16:21 (UTC-0800):
>
> > Frank M wrote:
>
> >> I installed firmware-linux....it pulled in several packages including
> >> one I need (intel-microcode) but I still
> >> get :
> >> Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin for
> >> module i915
> >> Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_ver8_7.bin for
> >> module i915
> >> when init is updated.
>
> > Do you have 'xserver-xorg-video-intel' installed? If not install it and
> > see if your missing firmware goes away.
>
> xserver-xorg-video-intel might actually be a problem.
Hardly. Due to the nature of the package it cannot provide firmware,
especially non-free one. And as a quick search on packages.debian.org
shows us, no Debian package provide those files anyway.
> If installed, Xorg uses it
> if you don't explicitly override. It's no longer the driver of choice for most
> Intel gfxchips. If you're not using an antique Intel gfxchip, you probably
> prefer the modesetting driver that is integral to the server:
>
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-Xorg-Intel-DDX-Switch
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-modesetting-2017&num=1
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Debian-Abandon-Intel-DDX
A curious advice to say the least.
Does modesetting xorg module provide OpenGL? What about VAAPI?
Reco
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