On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 12:34:08PM +0200, scootergrisen wrote: > Package: installation-reports > Severity: important > > When i install Debian on computer with AMD/ATI Radeon graphics card it does no > go well. > > After installation there is problem booting into the graphical desktop (GNOME) > because it needs firmware-linux-nonfree and other packages to it seems. > > This is a big problem for a new user that wants to try Debian for the first > time and have no idea why the system cant start the graphical desktop and what > commands to type. > > I would at least expect to be able to start the desktop into some low > resolution mode like in Windows where you can get into the desktop even though > you dont have the correct driver. > > Then maybe the user is able to find information on the web/IRC to fix the > problem.
It might be helpful to specify which model of graphics card you have. I think most cards do work in some basic mode without firmware. Some are a bit weird and the driver in X doesn't really know ahead of time which ones that is. I guess it could have better fallback handling in X if the card fails with the first driver chosen. -- Len Sorensen
