On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, 20 December 2017 16:03:02 GMT Mike Gilbert wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > You are quite right, there is no firmware_install in the 4.14.7 release. >> > What does this mean? How are we meant to install firmware now? >> >> I believe all firmware has been removed from the kernel sources. >> >> You should install sys-kernel/linux-firmware, or grab just the files >> you need from the git repo. >> >> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git > > Thank you all, but I see to have a mental disconnect here: > > I already have sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20170314 installed. > > I have specified in the kernel which blobs I need and /lib/firmware/ as the > path for the kernel to find any firmware it may need. > > I used to run make firmware_install and the kernel was able to load whatever > firmware I had specified so that CPU/GPU can function properly at boot time. > > With 4.14.7 I (can) no longer do this; > > AND > > the newly compiled kernel does not load at boot time any of the needed > firmware. > > What step am I missing to arrive at a bootable kernel with all necessary > firmware?
Are you using an initramfs? Does the initramfs contain the necessary firmware blobs?
