Re: [AMD/ATI graphics] Missing firmware not declared / kernel modules not included in initrd
Am 25. April 2021 09:48:20 MESZ schrieb Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>:
>On 24/04/21 at 23:27 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
>> Results:
>>
>> Installing Buster (with GNOME DE) lead to a system failing to start X,
>> system hangs on the console, latest entry is "Starting GNOME Display Manager".
>> The needed firmware package (firmware-amd-graphics) was NOT installed.
>> Installing it makes GNOME UI start fine.
>>
>> Installation of Bullseye was basically the same (installation completed
>> successfully, amd firmware package was NOT installed).
>> The difference: there was a small delay while starting up (~ 10 sec.), but
>> after that X and GNOME were starting fine.
>>
>> So, on this hardware and with 'radeon' kernel module, everything would be
>> fine for Bullseye. No need for further action.
>> (I can deliver installation logs or whatever information, if needed, feel
>> free to ask.)
>> However, it's somewhat older hardware with 'radeon' module.
>> Thus it does not stand for the "amdgpu firmware problem", I fear.
>
>I don't understand:
>does this mean that the issue that you reported in
>https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2020/12/msg00026.html can be
>considered fixed? And that the situation improved between buster and
>bullseye?
For this (old) hardware: yes, seems so.
However, we have several user reports, that not installed firmware leads to problems
like black or garbled screen.
Holger
Hi,
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