Jerky video playback

[Bret Busby]

On 18/6/23 12:43, Volker Wysk wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The kernel upgrade errors which I mentioned, occured again. Not on my
> desktop system, where the jerkiness occurs, but on my laptop. Those warning
> messages occur when the kernel is upgraded. I believe that the warnings are
> the same (or similar) on my desktop system. Here they are (on the laptop):
> 
> Trigger für linux-image-5.19.0-45-generic (5.19.0-45.46~22.04.1) werden
> verarbeitet ...
> /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-45-generic
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin for
> module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega10_cap.bin for module
> amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for
> module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi12_cap.bin for module
> amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_cap.bin for
> module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for
> module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin
> for module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for
> module amdgpu
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module
> amdgpu
> 
> 
> So, does this make sense to someone? What's up? Could this be the reason of
> my jerky video playback on the desktop system?
> 
> TIA
> Volker
> 
> 
Whilst I am alot less knowledgeable about this, than others subscribed 
to this mailing list, to me, those messages appear to indicate 
incompatibility between the GPU that you have, and the firmware and/or 
kernel that you have.

Sometimes, from what I understand, "upgrades" can be problematic.

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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