Bug#993640: Please turn on the SimpleDRM driver in 5.14
On Fri, 03 Sep 2021 23:45:28 -0400 nerdopolis <bluescreen_avenger@verizon.net> wrote:
> Subject: linux-image-amd64: Please turn on the SimpleDRM driver in 5.14
> Package: linux-image-amd64
> X-Debbugs-Cc: bluescreen_avenger@verizon.net
> Severity: wishlist
>
Any possibility this driver can be turned on please? It would be pretty cool if it could.
> Dear Maintainer,
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> Please turn on CONFIG_SIMPLE_DRM and CONFIG_X86_SYSFB
> for 32/64 bit x86. SimpleDRM allows a /dev/dri/card0 to exist even in
> lesser supported video cards, which makes it easy for Wayland based
> display servers, as well as potential things like KMSCon
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> I am reporting from Debian Stable, which explains why my kernel version
> generated by reportbug doesn't match 5.14, but I would like to see this
> enabled in the future please.
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> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 11.0
> APT prefers stable
> APT policy: (500, 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
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> Kernel: Linux 5.10.61 (SMP w/1 CPU thread)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
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> Versions of packages linux-image-amd64 depends on:
> pn linux-image-5.10.0-8-amd64 <none>
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> linux-image-amd64 recommends no packages.
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> linux-image-amd64 suggests no packages.
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