https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30148
Summary: when attempting to build DRM into the kernel 2.6.36-rc3, kernel locks up at loading firmware stage Product: DRI Version: unspecified Platform: x86-64 (AMD64) OS/Version: Linux (All) Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: medium Component: DRM/Radeon AssignedTo: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org ReportedBy: arthur.marsh@internode.on.net
Created an attachment (id=38651) --> (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=38651) .config used to build the kernel
I have attempted to build a kernel with DRM and radeon firmware for a radeon 3850HD (rv670) card so as to set the graphics mode before the initrd loads.
I used a kernel.org 2.6.36-rc3 source with options based on the Debian Experimental 2.6.35. I have built kernel 2.6.36-rc3 successfully with DRM as loadable modules successfully, but with the kernel whose .config is attached, the kernel locks up at the message "loading RV670 Microcode" even though the microcode is apparently built into the kernel.