Apparently the AST driver is hardcoded to look for it's firmware. Try downloading the ast_dp501_fw.bin file from https://people.freedesktop.org/~airlied/ and place it in /lib/firmware
FYI, David Airlie is the linux kernel's DRM maintainer. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623339 Title: The system is running in low-graphics mode (Ubuntu 16.04, ARM64 platform, AST2400 VGA chip) Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I use netboot to install Ubuntu 16.04 in Cavium ThunderX 8800 platform (ARM64 core) with AST2400 VGA chip and I see "The system is running in low graphics mode". How can I fix this issue? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic aarch64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: arm64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Wed Sep 14 14:02:23 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family [1a03:2000] (rev 30) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family [1a03:2000] MachineType: Cavium ThunderX CRB ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic root=UUID=513a25ac-9bd5-49b5-a6cb-4298036c6abd ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7 Renderer: Software SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 5.11 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 0 dmi.chassis.vendor: Cavium dmi.chassis.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.11:bd12/12/2012:svnCavium:pnThunderXCRB:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnCavium:ct0:cvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: ThunderX CRB dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: Cavium version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160801.3-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Thu Sep 8 09:56:09 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1623339/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
