Subject: firmware-amd-graphics: missing firmware file amdgpu/verde_uvd.bin

From: Arthur Marsh <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:52:34 +0930

Package: firmware-amd-graphics
Version: 20200619-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

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   * What led up to the situation?

Trying to use a Linux git head kernel with amdgpu module and Cape Verde
graphics card

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

Obtained amdgpu/verde_uvd.bin from 
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
and copied it to /lib/firmware

   * What was the outcome of this action?
   * What outcome did you expect instead?

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-- System Information:
Distributor ID:	Devuan
Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 4 (chimaera/ceres)
Release:	testing/unstable
Codename:	n/a
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 5.8.0+ (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

firmware-amd-graphics depends on no packages.

firmware-amd-graphics recommends no packages.

Versions of packages firmware-amd-graphics suggests:
ii  initramfs-tools  0.137

-- no debconf information

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From: Mark Hindley <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 +0100

Control: tags -1 upstream

Arthur,

> and copied it to /lib/firmware

Thanks for this. However this is really not a Devuan issue since you are using a
custom kernel and upstream firmware.. You should report it to the providers of
the firmware.

Thanks.

Mark