Bug#856821: firmware-linux-nonfree: romheaders of R420_cp.bin for ati x800 xt agp gfx card in package not OK.

["Mark G.B." <foreveruntilending@hotmail.com>]

Package: firmware-linux-nonfree
Version: 0.43
Severity: important
Tags: newcomer

Dear Maintainer,

Copy-pasted:

me@mybox:~/fw-radeon$ romheaders R420_cp.bin

Image 1:
PCI Expansion ROM Header:
  Signature: 0x0000 (Not Ok)
  CPU unique data: 0x00 0x00 0x42 0x00 0xe0 0x00 0x00 0x00
                   0x00 0x00 0x40 0x00 0xe0 0x00 0x00 0x00
  Pointer to PCI Data Structure: 0x0000

Rom Header error occured. Bailing out.


This is for the R420_cp.bin in firmware-linux-nonfree. I used another rom from
'net and though no GPU acceleration (noted disabled in dmesg), at least that
one doesn't lock up my system at boot. At boot with this R420_cp.bin from
firmware-linux-nonfree I get a black screen and system lockup, though X was
previously working fine (no other changes) before the package's installation.

Here's copy-paste for my rom from 'net for comparison:

me@mybox:~/ati_ret_x800xt$ romheaders R420_cp.bin

Image 1:
PCI Expansion ROM Header:

Signature: 0x55aa (Ok)
  CPU unique data: 0x40 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
                   0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
  Pointer to PCI Data Structure: 0x0020

PCI Data Structure:
  Signature: 0x50434952 'PCIR' (Ok)
  Vendor ID: 0x1002
  Device ID: 0x4a48
  Vital Product Data:  0x0000
  PCI Data Structure Length: 0x0020 (32 bytes)
  PCI Data Structure Revision: 0x00
  Class Code: 0x030000 (VGA Display controller)
  Image Length: 0x00f1 blocks (123392 bytes)
  Revision Level of Code/Data: 0x0000
  Code Type: 0x01 (Open Firmware)
  Last-Image Flag: 0x80 (last image in rom)
  Reserved: 0x0000

Platform specific data for Open Firmware compliant rom:
  Pointer to FCode program: 0x0040

Note: I still do NOT get GPU acceleration by any means, though using a rom that
is not apparently volatile.

Thank you.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.7
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (1000, 'stable'), (900, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc64)

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