On Sat, 2013-03-09 at 13:11 -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > # regression > severity 702668 important > quit > > Hi, > > Jaap van Wingerde wrote: > > > Version: 3.2.35-2 > [...] > > It is not possible to select a screen right or left of other screen, only clone > > mode is possible (gnome-control-center display). With linux-image-3.2.0-3-amd64 > > this works perfect. > [...] > > [ 31.122989] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode > > [ 31.425620] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map > > [ 31.425750] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode > > [ 31.455633] platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: agent aborted loading radeon/R300_cp.bin (not found?) > > [ 31.456061] [drm:radeon_do_init_cp] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! > [...] > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV350 AQ [Radeon 9600] [1002:4151] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A9600SE [1043:c004] > > Thanks for reporting. Is the firmware-linux-nonfree package installed? > > Either way, please attach output from > > reportbug --template xserver-xorg-video-radeon In version 3.2.35-1 I changed radeon to disable KMS when firmware is not installed, because this generally doesn't work. Previously the driver would try to continue and this would often cause memory corruption or a blank screen. However, for the older chips such as the R300 family radeon should be able to do KMS without any firmware (only 3D acceleration will be disabled, as before). I changed the driver again in 3.2.39-1 to revert to the previous behaviour for these chips. Jaap, please try the current version from unstable (3.2.39-2). Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Always try to do things in chronological order; it's less confusing that way.
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