Bug#687461: xserver-xorg-video-radeon: HD 6310 video gives only colored snow/black screen (fwd)
Dear Alex,
Thanks very much for your reply. I wasn't sure whether to reply-all or
not, so I didn't at first; now am sending same message to
687461@bugs.debian.org as instructed.
The live install includes firmware as follows:
$more binary.packages | grep firmware
firmware-linux-free 3.1
Should I see if I can compile in firmware-linux-nonfree as well? But according
to http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/all/firmware-linux-nonfree/filelist
this doesn't exist for wheezy?
There is an initrd in the live image:
$more binary.contents | grep initrd.img
/live/initrd.img
I grepped the build log for firmware and got the following (only warnings
having to do with networking):
$more log | grep firmware
more log | grep firmware
xorg-docs gpointing-device-settings touchfreeze xinput firmware-linux
file-roller finger firmware-linux-free folks-common fontconfig
Get:763 http://localhost/debian/ wheezy/main firmware-linux-free all 3.1 [10.5
kB]
Selecting previously unselected package firmware-linux-free.
Unpacking firmware-linux-free (from .../firmware-linux-free_3.1_all.deb) ...
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module
r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for module
r8169
Setting up firmware-linux-free (3.1) ...
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module
r8169
[ and 23 more similar warnings about rtl*8168*.fw for module r8169 ]
In the build log these warning occur as update-initramfs is generating
/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64.
I also grepped the log for initrd and got the following:
$more log | grep initrd
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64
Does this mean that the firmware is included in the initrd?
Excuse the simple question, but: is there a way I can pass an argument at boot
to get at least a non-X terminal window to do further diagnosis? Failsafe boot
gives the same problem. Maybe I will try generating a live build without X,
and then maybe we can troubleshoot by adding X to that install (I do not yet
know if a live-build on a usb stick can be modified this way).
Thanks,
Mike
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Alex Deucher wrote:
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:23:14 -0400
From: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
To: Michael Evans <mnevans@geol.umd.edu>, 687461@bugs.debian.org
Cc: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#687461: xserver-xorg-video-radeon: HD 6310 video gives only
colored snow/black screen
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Michael Evans <mnevans@geol.umd.edu> wrote:
Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Version: 1:6.14.4-5
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I get no video, only colored snow. Boot seems OK up until X is started.
The system is then unusable. (I am writing from a different wheezy
install).
Make sure you install the firmware package and that the firmware is
available in the initrd if you are using one.
Alex
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