On Mon, 2012-02-13 at 07:32 +0000, Гаврилов Михаил Витальевич wrote: [...] > Without firmware-linux-nonfree package, GPU acceleration not work, GNOME > Shell not work and dual monitor worked as single monitor. This is > unusable for me, and I am not testing other software anymore. I am very > surprised, I thinking that if I not will install "fglrx", I use open > driver "Mesa - Gallium".
Much of the GPU's functionality depends on the firmware/microcode which is provided by ATI/AMD and must be loaded by a driver (fglrx or radeon). I never understood why they didn't put this in flash along with the VGA BIOS, but that's the way it is. Mesa drivers rely on the corresponding kernel drivers and don't replace the need for these files. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers. - Leonard Brandwein
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