> <mailto:
john@janderson.org.uk>> wrote:
>
> On 04/12/12 13:48, Leonid Korostyshevski uttered these pearls of
> wisdom::
> >
> >
> > Leonid Korostyshevski <korostyshevski.deb <at>
gmail.com
> <
http://gmail.com>
> > <
http://gmail.com>> writes:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Bob <spam <at>
homeurl.co.uk
> <
http://homeurl.co.uk>
> > <
http://homeurl.co.uk>> wrote:
> > > On 02/01/2012 03:48 PM, Leonid Korostyshevski wrote:
> > > Hello, list!
> > > Have installed Wheezy weekly build 30-01-2012 but cannot log
> into a
> > > fresh system: there is just a noise on a screen instead of a
> logon
> > > screen. Cannot escape to text console, Ctrl+Alt+F1...Fn does not
> > works.
> > > Ctrl+Alt+PrtScr+B works, though. Also, IMHO it is a good idea to
> > enable
> > > Ctrl+Alt+Backspace for "testing" distro.
> > > Not sure about "recovery" mode naming as a GRUB2 entry. It leads
> > to the
> > > same noise on screen, not to safe plain VGA CLI environment,
> as it
> > > suppose to be IMHO. "Testing" shouldn't be "stuck with" IMHO :0)
> > > Hardware in use - netbook on AMD Brazos (C-60 + ATI 6250). No
> > 'lspci' at
> > > the moment, sorry. During installation process, 3.1.x.-486
> kernel was
> > > chosen.
> > > Would you, please, to give an advice how to override Xorg fault?
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > > LK
> >
> >
> > Hello, list!
> >
> > After ten month of awaiting, recently have tried to install Wheezy
> again
> > at Acer Aspire One 522 netbook. This time, lspci output is here, took
> > from LiveCD Kubuntu 12.10.
> >
> > $ sudo lspci -knn
> > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 14h
> > Processor Root Complex [1022:1510]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
> > nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6290] [1002:9807]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: radeon
> > Kernel modules: radeon
> > 00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > Wrestler HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6250/6310] [1002:1314]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
> > Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
> > 00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: ahci
> > 00:12.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
> > 00:12.2 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
> > 00:13.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
> > 00:13.2 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
> > 00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus
> > Controller [1002:4385] (rev 42)
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
> > Kernel modules: sp5100_tco, i2c-piix4
> > 00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> SBx00
> > Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383] (rev 40)
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
> > Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
> > 00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [1002:439d] (rev 40)
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > 00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00
> > PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384] (rev 40)
> > 00:15.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
> > SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1002:43a0]
> > Kernel driver in use: pcieport
> > Kernel modules: shpchp
> > 00:15.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB900
> > PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [1002:43a2]
> > Kernel driver in use: pcieport
> > Kernel modules: shpchp
> > 00:15.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB900
> > PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3) [1002:43a3]
> > Kernel driver in use: pcieport
> > Kernel modules: shpchp
> > 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 0 [1022:1700] (rev 43)
> > 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 1 [1022:1701]
> > 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 2 [1022:1702]
> > 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 3 [1022:1703]
> > Kernel driver in use: k10temp
> > Kernel modules: k10temp
> > 00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 4 [1022:1704]
> > 00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 6 [1022:1718]
> > 00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 5 [1022:1716]
> > 00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family
> 12h/14h
> > Processor Function 7 [1022:1719]
> > 06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8152
> > v2.0 Fast Ethernet [1969:2062] (rev c1)
> > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0543]
> > Kernel driver in use: atl1c
> > Kernel modules: atl1c
> > 07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285
> > Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
> > Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:6631]
> > Kernel driver in use: ath9k
> > Kernel modules: ath9k
> >
> > Wheezy have performed a good install without problems (kde4 flavor,
> > graphic expert mode, network installation through wpa2 wifi) but after
> > restart there is the same picture as a ten months earlier. You may see
> > two attached shots of a netbook screen.
> > Probably, the failure may be fixed by a conf file editing, or
> something,
> > but the “recovery mode” is demonstrating almost the same picture as a
> > “normal” mode. And at the same time, as mentioned above, the install
> > itself was made through a “graphic install”. lspci from running
> Kubuntu
> > 12.10 fairly demonstrate 'radeon' driver, which is working with
> APU C-60
> > AMD ATI 6590 well, both in “live” and “permanent install” modes.
> > Rusty English is a bad of mine, so I consider my misunderstanding
> of the
> > words “recovery mode” in Wheezy boot menu as a lost in translation.
> >
> > Also, have tried Wheezy livecd (from here:
> >
http://live.debian.net/cdimage/release/current-next/amd64/iso-hybrid/)
> > with the same “noisy screen effect” after boot.
> > At the same time, CrunchBang Waldorf is running fine in the live mode.
> > It is Wheezy-based, right?
> >
> > If somebody may give an advice, how to fix my AMD ATI APU problem,
> > please? I have tried to use Debian bug tracking system to report a bug
> > but have not succeeded yet in ecosystem understanding.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> > LK
>
> My similar problem was solved by enabling the non-free repository and
> installing the "firmware-linux-nonfree". I think your graphic chip needs
> this same firmware to function.
>
> Regards
> John Anderson
>
> --
> Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift - that
> is why it is called the present
>
>
> Thanks for the answer!
>
> Is there a "howto" which describes a process of installing something
> into a system, which is installed already? I know how to modify a
> sources.list but that's it.
>
> WBR,
> LK