Bug#659463: Not work GPU acceleration on AMD Radeon HD6570
On Пн., 2012-02-13 at 00:16 -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> The Radeon firmware is only provided by AMD in binary form, without
> source code, so we cannot in good conscience include it in Debian and
> promise to support it. We do not have the relevant information about
> how it works or ability to tweak its behavior.
>
> However, it is useful software in practice so it is distributed on
> Debian mirrors in the non-free section of the archive. It is also
> included in a non-official installer image:
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
>
> Could you say a little more about the symptoms you experienced? Do
> programs relying on GPU acceleration run slowly or do they crash? If
> the latter, this is definitely a bug and would be important to fix ---
> Debian should not require external extras to be non-crashy. If the
> former, there is likely a documentation bug in that you did not know
> why acceleration was disabled and where to look for the missing
> software that would speed things up. If you can remember where you
> looked expecting answers, that would be very useful so we can add some
> relevant documentation for the next person.
>
> Thanks and sorry for the trouble.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Jonathan
Without firmware-linux-nonfree package, GPU acceleration not work, GNOME
Shell not work and dual monitor worked as single monitor. This is
unusable for me, and I am not testing other software anymore. I am very
surprised, I thinking that if I not will install "fglrx", I use open
driver "Mesa - Gallium".
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