Bug#732692: loading radeonkms results in unusable screen
Package: kfreebsd-image-10.0-0-amd64
Version: 10.0~svn259404-1
Severity: important
Loading radeonkms (without non-free firmware) in my Radeon HD 2400 PRO
(RV610 chip, PCI id 0x1002 / 0x94c3) results in unusable screen, full
of color noise.
It seems that while this doesn't apply to all the cards, there are some
where the driver becomes completely unusable unless the firmware blobs
are loaded.
This situation seems completely unworkable. Unless someone has a better
idea, I'll remove radeonkms from the Debian package. I just can't see
any advantage in shipping it: Users who want the firmware blobs can
install kfreebsd-downloader-10, and users who refuse to install non-free
firmware will be better served by VESA than by a crippled driver.
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Robert Millan
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