Re: How to properly install Radeon drivers for Sid
[ I'm sending this also to the debian user list if you don't mind. ]
Mostafa Shahverdy wrote on 05/30/16 15:52:
>> which package for the graphic adapter did you install.
> I only installed firmware-linux-nonfree.
> I tried installing xserver-xorg-video-radeon, but It couldn't load X
> windows after rebooting, so I had to remove it.
But xserver-xorg-video-radeon would be the right driver to use. Now you're using
the much simpler vesa driver.
The Xorg.0.log file shows that X is searching for the ati driver (package
xserver-xorg-video-ati) which will then use the radeon driver from the
xserver-xorg-video-radeon package.
Try the ati package and if it fails or not, let's look into the contents of the
Xorg.0.log file of that again.
>> Could you show us the contents of your Xorg.0.log (either
>> ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log)?
> I'm attaching the file, as it has more than 1000 rows.
>>
>> How is the monitor connected to the computer (VGA, HDMI, Display Port, ..)?
> Currently I am using an HDMI cable, but I also can use DVI, which
> currently gives me glitchy screen. When I use DVI cable I can see
> 20560x1080 listed, but when I switch to it, I experience very pool
> quality of screen (something like old analogue TVs)
>
Let's look at this further after trying xserver-xorg-video-ati.
Regards,
jvp.
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