Ben Finney wrote:
> * the default text mode left by the boot loader
> (“initial Linux console”)
>
> * a mode switch to provide a high-resolution text console
> (“framebuffer text console”)
Ah --- so after modeswitching, the console is unusable ("no signal").
Is your display a flat pan
On 15-Mar-2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Hm. What do "Framebuffer text console" and "Graphics console" mean
> (i.e., how can I produce each on my machine)?
They're my attempt to describe different stages of startup, and are
probably inaccurate.
A default Debian desktop workstation install will,
Ben Finney wrote:
> On 12-Mar-2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>> 2.6.37-2 should work --- could you try it?
[...]
> * Install linux-image-2.6.37-2-amd64, version 2.6.37-2.
> * Initial Linux console: normal.
> * Framebuffer text console: no signal to monitor.
> * Graphics console: normal.
>
Ben Finney wrote:
> I thought the kernel developers took the opposite stance:
Upstream for the radeon driver is at ATI, and for better or for worse,
the kernel community treats non-free kernel modules differently from
non-free firmware (which is not to say that they don't value patches
that make
On 12-Mar-2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Since you've checked a recent version (3.2.9), normally the next step
> would be to pass the report upstream. Since this report is about behavior
> without the firmware loaded, I do not expect them to be interested until
> we have a proposed patch.
I thoug
On 12-Mar-2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Summary of information gathered so far:
[…]
Yes, that looks right, thanks.
> Changes near v2.6.38-rc1~419^2~40^2 (drm/radeon/kms: add Ontario APU
> ucode loading support, 2010-11-22) might be responsible. If that is
> the cause, then 2.6.37-2 should work
Ben Finney wrote:
> Is the range of version information enough now to narrow down the source of
> the problem? What can I do to help you get this problem fixed?
Hm. There are quite a few changes to the radeon driver between
2.6.32-31 and 2.6.38-3.
Summary of information gathered so far:
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