Bug#575226: firmware-linux-nonfree: firmware shipped in 0.23 cause radeonhd xorg drivers to be unusable with RV770

To: Mathieu Roy <yeupou@gnu.org>, 575226@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#575226: firmware-linux-nonfree: firmware shipped in 0.23 cause radeonhd xorg drivers to be unusable with RV770
From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:07:07 +0100
Message-id: <20100324120707.GE2739@radis.liafa.jussieu.fr>
Reply-to: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>, 575226@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <20100324114036.4834.12472.reportbug@bender.stalag13.ici>
References: <20100324114036.4834.12472.reportbug@bender.stalag13.ici>

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:40:36 +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote:

> Regarding X, only xserver-xorg-core, xserver-xorg,
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon was recently upgraded.

The latest xserver-xorg-video-radeon package enables kernel mode
setting.  This is incompatible with the radeonhd X driver.  You should
use the radeon driver instead.

Cheers,
Julien

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