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Bug#694777: marked as done (Wheezy Beta4 installs but X server unusable)

Your message dated Sat, 31 Aug 2013 12:52:55 +0200
with message-id <201308311253.30231.holger@layer-acht.org>
and subject line dealing with old installation-reports
has caused the Debian Bug report #694777,
regarding Wheezy Beta4 installs but X server unusable
to be marked as done.

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Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD
Image version: debian-wheezy-DI-b4-amd64.netinst
Date: Nov 28, 2012, 01:00 UTC
Machine: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 755
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6550  @ 2.33GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Partitions: root@ivanovad:/var/log# /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda 

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa62a3850

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048   244337985   122167969    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2       244338688   254103551     4882432   83  Linux
/dev/sda3       254103552   449415167    97655808   83  Linux
/dev/sda4       449415168   488396799    19490816   82  Linux swap / Solaris
root@ivanovad:/var/log#   df -Tl
Filesystem                                             Type     1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
rootfs                                                 rootfs    96121612 3608508  87630316   4% /
udev                                                   devtmpfs     10240       0     10240   0% /dev
tmpfs                                                  tmpfs       392984     656    392328   1% /run
/dev/disk/by-uuid/7712d588-c97c-4890-a3b1-3d8dfacf1624 ext4      96121612 3608508  87630316   4% /
tmpfs                                                  tmpfs         5120       0      5120   0% /run/lock
tmpfs                                                  tmpfs      4684120      72   4684048   1% /run/shm
/dev/sda2                                              ext4       4805760  158140   4403500   4% /boot

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):  (from running system)
root@ivanovad:/var/log#   lspci -knn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express DRAM Controller [8086:29b0] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell OptiPlex 755 [1028:0211]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:29b1] (rev 02)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:03.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express MEI Controller [8086:29b4] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell OptiPlex 755 [1028:0211]
00:03.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express PT IDER Controller [8086:29b6] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell OptiPlex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: ata_generic
00:03.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Serial KT Controller [8086:29b7] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell OptiPlex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: serial
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10bd] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell OptiPlex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: e1000e
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IO (ICH9DO) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2914] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:2922] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0211]
        Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV610 [Radeon HD 2400 XT] [1002:94c1]
        Subsystem: Dell Optiplex 755 [1028:0d02]
        Kernel driver in use: radeon

System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Install tasks:          [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Overall install:        [O]

Comments/Problems:
Setup as dual-boot with existing Windoze 7.
Windows still works as well as ever when booted via GRUB.
However, booting into the new wheezy gives an unreadable display.
The BIOS and GRUB-select screens come up OK after boot, in text mode.
After wheezy is selected, there appear a few lines of text status,
which disappear very quickly.  They are replaced by a scrunched display
of B/W digital hash, approx 50% of screen area, not legible at all.
After maybe 10 or 20 seconds this disappears, and the screen is blank.

I tried to access a text console, via CTRL-ALT-F1
which resulted in a return of the B/W digital hash, but nothing readable.
CTRL-ALT-F7 brought me back to the blank screen.

Luckily, I can SSH to the machine just fine from elsewhere, and look
at stuff, and run aptitude and shutdown, etc.

The video card is a
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV610 [Radeon HD 2400 XT]
Various online research brings me to
http://wiki.debian.org/AtiHowTo
which looks like I should install some non-free firmware for this card.
I find this in the running dmesg:
root@ivanovad:/var/log# dmesg |grep -i firmware
[    8.322395] r600_cp: Failed to load firmware "radeon/RV610_pfp.bin"
[    8.322442] [drm:r600_startup] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!

I put up 3 of the installer logfiles and an Xorg log from the
running system here:
http://myweb.cableone.net/ytpoppler/hardware-summary
http://myweb.cableone.net/ytpoppler/status
http://myweb.cableone.net/ytpoppler/syslog
http://myweb.cableone.net/ytpoppler/Xorg.0.log

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Hi,

thank you for submitting installation reports, much appreciated.

I read through all the bugs mentioned here (and I'm sure they were read by 
several people at the time they were submitted) and am closing them now as/if
- they (finally) indicated success and/or
- I know from first hand experience that the functionality is working in 
Wheezy and/or
- they only contained very little information and/or
- they contained user errors and/or
- they were caused by broken hardware and/or
- they have been from a development phase where things were not stable and/or
- they are quite old (and thus likely fixed today) and/or
- moreinfo was asked and not given or
- they are wishlist but rather special + exotic and not have been acted on for 
years. (See http://blog.liw.fi/posts/wishlist-bugs/ why it's often useful to 
close wishlist bugs.)

If I've closed a bug incorrectly please do reply (it's easy to reopen and I'll 
do if requested) or just file a new one - thats often better, as the bug log 
will be clearer and shorter and not contain cruft.


cheers,
        Holger

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