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Bug#987491: installation-reports: Successful install AMD A6 - nonfree AMD Radeon firmware needed



For context: Andrew is testing various hardware and reporting back,
but some part of it ended up on IRC instead of in bug reports.

Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> (2021-04-25):
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 10:31:00AM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> wrote (Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:26:00 +0000):
> > > Initial boot:           [O ]
> > > Detect network card:    [O ]
> > > Configure network:      [O ]
> > > Detect media:           [O ]
> > > Load installer modules: [O ]
> > > Clock/timezone setup:   [O ]
> > > User/password setup:    [O ]
> > > Detect hard drives:     [O ]
> > > Partition hard drives:  [O ]
> > > Install base system:    [O ]
> > > Install tasks:          [O ]
> > > Install boot loader:    [O ]
> > > Overall install:        [O ]
> > > 
> > > Comments/Problems:
> > > 
> > > Requires non-free Radeon drivers for r600 - firmware-amd-graphics
> > 
> > please be more specific:
> > What happened, when no firmware is installed?
> > Did the system work so far (graphical UI is visible and usable)?
> > Or was it suffering from problems like "black screen" or "garbled screen" as 
> > other users reported?

More info would definitely be helpful indeed.

> I think this installation report  now waits for one of these options
> 
>  * Reporter reports "It is okay, consider 'Requires non-free' as comment"
>  * Reporter provides information which special install care
>    the special hardware needs. Info that will help others.
>  * Closed due "Time out"

Please don't close right away, thanks.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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