Re: Install NetBSD 8.1 : Can not load Radeon DRM properly

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On Thu, Jun 06, 2019 at 12:51:39PM +0800, JingYuan Chen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My laptop's GPU is Radeon (TURKS). When using NetBSD 8.1 amd64 ISO to boot,
> I encounter this kind of problem, radeon_get_bios: Unable to locate a BIOS
> ROM. But it can boot smoothly without UEFI.
> 
> If I followed the steps of installation on UEFI system guide to install it,
> I wonder whether the same problem will be resolved or not.
> 
> Is it necessary to boot with UEFI ?
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Chingyuan

The last patch in http://gnats.netbsd.org/54147 might be a big help.
Not committed yet, so hard to test it.

UEFI is not necessary for current machines.