On 12/14/2020 02:03 AM, Michael wrote: > On Monday, 14 December 2020 00:27:03 GMT [email protected] wrote: >> On 12/13/2020 04:44 PM, Michael wrote: >>> On Sunday, 13 December 2020 18:52:51 GMT [email protected] wrote: >>>> I have "nouveau" build into kernel but it doesn't work: >>>> >>>> Fom dmesg: >>>> >>>> nouveau 0000:08:00.0: NVIDIA GP107 (137000a1) >>>> nouveau 0000:08:00.0: gr: failed to load firmware "gr/sw_nonctx" >>>> nouveau 0000:08:00.0: gr: failed to load gr/sw_nonctx >>>> nouveau 0000:08:00.0: DRM: failed to create kernel channel, -22 [snip] >> >> Both had same output, so why one kernel was working the other didn't? > > Were both of these kernels installed with a corresponding correctly > functioning initramfs, which had all the requisite files (including -- > firmware) to boot with, or only one of them did? > > Without an initramfs you will need to specify and build any requisite > firmware > blobs in the kernel image itself, so they are available to the system as it > boots up.
Since I was able to make "nvidia" work I abandon fighting with installing/enabling "nouveau" Originally I wanted to have it as a backup switching between these two (just in case) but it is not an easy project.
