Bug#532040: firmware-linux: Request for new version to contain Radeon R600 firmware

[Alex Dănilă <nuorama@gmail.com>]

Than you for a fast help.

:) Alex

Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 01:16 +0200, Alex Dănilă wrote:
>   
> > Package: firmware-linux
> > Version: 0.16
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > This is a request for a new version of the firmware-linux package, for 
> > kernels 2.6.30.
> >
> > I need the file radeon/RV620_cp.bin containing new firmware for AMD 
> > video cards, which is
> > shipped with the standard kernel.
> >
> > Because of bug #523467 I need to run a locally compiled 2.6.30 kernel to 
> > have good
> > 2D performance. I want to run the kernel from kernel archive server, but 
> > those lack
> > this firmware file. I am sorry for using the bug tracker as a support 
> > forum, but until now I
> > haven't found out how to generate the file myself.
> >     
>
> This will be included in the next upload.  Right now you can get it from
> <http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/dists/trunk/firmware-nonfree/linux/radeon/>.
>
> Ben.
>
>