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[Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@Daniel -- where did those firmware files come from.  We need to know
the person offering them even has the right to offer them for us to
download, and to put them in the official package we would need some
kind of paper trail from the original owners of these files (presumably
AMD).

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Title:
  Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI

Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in Debian GNU/Linux:
  New

Bug description:
  When updating the kernel today to 3.11.0-4-generic I saw the same
  warning messages I saw when I upgraded to 3.11.0-3-generic

  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-4-generic
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_sdma.bin for module radeon
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_rlc.bin for module radeon
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_mec.bin for module radeon
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_ce.bin for module radeon
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_me.bin for module radeon
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_pfp.bin for module radeon

  Further digging found bug 1183777

  As mentioned in that bug, I did contact the named person:

  "Hi,

  I'm still seeing the errors for
  KAVERI firmwares
  being missing in the latest kernel :
  phillw@piglet:~$ uname -a
  Linux piglet 3.11.0-3-generic #8-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 23 16:49:15 UTC 2013
  x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  As the 1st Beta is creeping up fast, do you need this raising as a new
  bug?
  Regards,
  Phill."

  The reply is:

  "As far as I can tell, the KAVERI firmware (and hardware) is not
  publicly available yet, so that's not a bug with the linux-firmware
  package. If you want to file a new bug about the warning messages,
  please file it against the linux (kernel) package. Until the firmware
  is available, I'm not really sure what the fix for that would be,
  other than removing/commenting out the relevant Kaveri lines in the
  radeon kernel code."

  Please find attached bug report as requested.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: linux-image-3.11.0-4-generic 3.11.0-4.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.8-generic 3.11.0-rc6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  phillw     1965 F.... lxpanel
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
  Date: Fri Aug 30 02:37:54 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d98ac0ad-5c96-4382-8195-23b44e056358
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-29 (61 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130628)
  MachineType: Packard Bell EasyNote LJ71
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-3-generic root=UUID=69c7aa0f-ccd0-4ac4-8930-e6f0efda9e6b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-3-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-3-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.113
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: zram
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/22/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Packard Bell
  dmi.bios.version: V1.03
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: EasyNote LJ71
  dmi.board.vendor: Packard Bell
  dmi.board.version: V1.03
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Packard Bell
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.03
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPackardBell:bvrV1.03:bd09/22/2009:svnPackardBell:pnEasyNoteLJ71:pvrV1.03:rvnPackardBell:rnEasyNoteLJ71:rvrV1.03:cvnPackardBell:ct10:cvrV1.03:
  dmi.product.name: EasyNote LJ71
  dmi.product.version: V1.03
  dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell

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