On Die, 2013-08-20 at 16:15 +0200, Samuel Hym wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon > Version: 1:7.2.0-1 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > When starting the X server after upgrading to version 1:7.2.0-1, the > screen stays black (except for some traces of the console screen displayed > when X started), only the cursor is normally displayed, when the > pointer is moved. > > The update makes the X server unusable, which justifies the severity I > put. > Downgrading to 1:6.14.4-8 restores a functional X server.
[...] > [ 2025.069] (II) [KMS] drm report modesetting isn't supported. Upstream xf86-video-ati 7.x only works with KMS anymore. You'll need to enable it with something like radeon.modeset=1 video=radeonfb:off on the kernel command line if you want to use a current version of the driver. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.amd.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
