Hi. On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:49:59 -0500 Felix Miata <mrma...@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
