On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:29:44 +0000, Andrew Benton <b3n...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 05/03/10 11:33, Duncan Baynes wrote: >> I couldn't get the kernel to find the firmware so early in the boot >> sequence without using initrd, however I'll have another run at getting >> it >> working sans initrd if you think that will work. >> > Another option I've tried (which also hung the system if kernel mode > setting was enabled) > was to build the radeon driver as a module. That way doesn't need the > firmware in the kernel, > it's enough to put it in /lib/firmware > >> Does your system boot if you leave it for about 60 seconds? >> >> I'm using an ATI 4890 without issue ... so far >> > > Yes it does, I'd never waited that long before. I can't see myself waiting > that long at each > boot. Interesting to see that it does work though. > Thanks >
There is a 60 second timeout period where the kernel strives to locate the firmware... so far the only way I could get rid of this delay was to use initrd... -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
