bug#66651: How to pass i915.enable_guc=0 in config.scm to prevent a 'wedged' GPU?

2023-10-20 Thread Csepp
Hugo Buddelmeijer writes: > The i915 driver will try to load the GuC firmware, at least for Iris > Xe chips. Loading the GuC firmware fails because it is non-free and > deblobbed. As a result, some software, like sway, will not work. > > It is possible to manually pass the i915.enable_guc=0

bug#66651: How to pass i915.enable_guc=0 in config.scm to prevent a 'wedged' GPU?

2023-10-20 Thread Hugo Buddelmeijer
The i915 driver will try to load the GuC firmware, at least for Iris Xe chips. Loading the GuC firmware fails because it is non-free and deblobbed. As a result, some software, like sway, will not work. It is possible to manually pass the i915.enable_guc=0 kernel parameter at boot from grub. Then