Bug#608513: xserver-xorg-video-radeon: Software Rasterization used after squeeze upgrade. Some images display incorrectly

[Drew Engelbrecht <naturaltwig@gmail.com>]

Installing firmware-linux has allowed for hardware rendering and has solved the messed-up color issues. Thanks!

-Drew

2011/1/1 Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

On Fre, 2010-12-31 at 12:36 -0500, Andrew Engelbrecht wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon
> Version: 1:6.13.1-2+squeeze1
> Severity: normal
>
>
> $ LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo | grep render
> libGL error: XF86DRIQueryDirectRenderingCapable returned false
> libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/tls/swrast_dri.so
> libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so
> direct rendering: Yes
> OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
>
> I had hardware acceleration with lenny.

[...]

> [  244.471160] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode
> [  244.483674] [drm:radeon_do_init_cp] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!

[...]

> Versions of packages xserver-xorg-video-radeon suggests:
> pn  firmware-linux                <none>     (no description available)

Try installing this package.


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