Bug#931564: marked as done (Kernel Won't Load Firmware?)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #931564,
regarding Kernel Won't Load Firmware?
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: linux
Version: 4.19.37-5
The version: Debian 10 Buster
The hardware:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[AMD/ATI] RV610/M74 [Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT]
On boot I see this message. In past Debian versions I can either
install firmware-amd-graphics to silence the message or ignore it;
either way the display would work fine.
Jul 7 08:11:45 localhost kernel: [ 2.232573] [drm] radeon kernel
modesetting enabled.
Jul 7 08:11:45 localhost kernel: [ 2.232719] [drm:radeon_pci_probe
[radeon]] *ERROR* radeon kernel modesetting for R600 or later requires
firmware installed
Jul 7 08:11:45 localhost kernel: [ 2.232786] See https://wiki.debia
n.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware
With Buster things seem to fall over and die:
Jul 7 08:11:46 localhost systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Jul 7 08:11:47 localhost systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Jul 7 08:11:50 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session c1 of user
Debian-gdm.
Jul 7 08:11:54 localhost gnome-shell[571]: Failed to create backend:
Could not find a primary drm kms device
Jul 7 08:11:54 localhost gnome-session[562]: gnome-session-
binary[562]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 7 08:11:54 localhost gnome-session-binary[562]: Unrecoverable
failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
Jul 7 08:11:54 localhost gnome-session-binary[562]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
I decide to try to see if the firmware makes a difference. I enable
nonfree, install firmware-amd-graphics, and reboot but nothing has
changed. The exact same messages as above still appears; below. It's
almost like the kernel still couldn't find it, even after it had been
installed. I compiled a kernel from upstream which was able to load the
firmware and get a graphical interface. Since replacing the kernel
solved it I'm reporting this against the kernel.
Jul 7 08:30:10 localhost kernel: [ 2.198524] [drm] radeon kernel
modesetting enabled.
Jul 7 08:30:10 localhost kernel: [ 2.198675] [drm:radeon_pci_probe
[radeon]] *ERROR* radeon kernel modesetting for R600 or later requires
firmware installed
Jul 7 08:30:10 localhost kernel: [ 2.198745] See https://wiki.debia
n.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware
Jul 7 08:30:12 localhost systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Jul 7 08:30:13 localhost systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Jul 7 08:30:16 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session c1 of user
Debian-gdm.
Jul 7 08:30:19 localhost gnome-shell[581]: Failed to create backend:
Could not find a primary drm kms device
Jul 7 08:30:20 localhost gnome-session[573]: gnome-session-
binary[573]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 7 08:30:20 localhost gnome-session-binary[573]: Unrecoverable
failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
Jul 7 08:30:20 localhost gnome-session-binary[573]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
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--- Begin Message ---
Hi
This bug was filed for a very old kernel or the bug is old itself
without resolution.
If you can reproduce it with
- the current version in unstable/testing
- the latest kernel from backports
please reopen the bug, see https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control
for details.
Regards,
Salvatore
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