Re: radeonhd removed from Testing ... in February, still gone?
On Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 06:36:30PM +0000, Camale?n wrote:
> > What firmware package?
>
> Some ATI cards need "firmware-linux-nonfree" package to enable 3D
> acceleration:
I figured that out, but installing it had no effect. And if it's required
WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO FIGURE THAT OUT? Why isn't it a dependency for the
fglrx or radeon packages?
Or at least pop up a message telling me it might be needed?
> Magic is scarce in these days and your linux box needs a bit of user
> action to be properly setup, mainly when it comes to configure VGA
> cards :-)
That's the wrong attitude, in my totally non-humble opinion.
Look at BlueTooth. Here's what I had to do to get BlueTooth working on my
netbook:
1)Plug in the adapter.
That's it. Everything else happened spontaneously. It even volunteered to
set up my cell phone as a modem. I know video card makers don't make things
simple, but that should be the target for all Debian hardware support.
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