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GPU: is "possible missing firmware" a problem? ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

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I do have a dedicated AMD grapics card in my (donated) system (Asus Pro 7AJK72JK) where I run Debian Trixie:

Code:

# lspci -nn | grep VGA01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/5145/530v/540v/545v] [1002:9553]
On each boot and during software updates I do get warnings like the following:

Code:

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega10_cap.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi12_cap.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_cap.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_3_ta.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_3_sos.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_2_ta.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_2_sos.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vcn_5_0_0.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/smu_14_0_3.bin for module amdgpuW: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/smu_14_0_2.bin for module amdgpu
I already tried to find out what I could do about it by consulting the Debain graphics card wiki. Since my card seems to have been released in 2008 I installed the xserver-xorg-video-ati package. I also enabled non-free-firmware in my sources and installed the firmware-amd-graphics package. In short: I did follow the whole guide for my hardware, but I still do get those messages.

Should I be alarmed by this or is it just some information I can ignore without any downsides? The graphics seem to work just fine but I don't even know what the hardware (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 with 1 GB dedicated memory) should be capable of. So far I mainly use the device for watching films because it has a large 17 inch display, which is bigger than the displays of the other (old) devices I have at my disposal.

Statistics: Posted by Onsemeliot — 2024-08-22 17:18 — Replies 1 — Views 38



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