Le 25/09/2010 12:28, Hideki Yamane a écrit : > Package: xserver-xorg-video-r128 > Version: 6.8.1-3 > Severity: important > > > Hi X maintainers, > > When I've used PowerMac G4 Cube (or maybe other Machines using Rage128), it > required > non-free firmware to work Desktop envrinment (X Window System) correctly. > > From its log, > >> Sep 25 14:47:22 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.546616] aty128fb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid >> ROM contents >> Sep 25 14:47:22 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.813925] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 >> 20060810 >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.846648] [drm] Initialized r128 2.5.0 >> 20030725 for 0000:00:10.0 on minor 0 >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.849329] agpgart-uninorth 0000:00:0b.0: >> putting AGP V2 device into 1x mode >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.849353] aty128fb 0000:00:10.0: putting >> AGP V2 device into 1x mode >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.899695] platform r128_cce.0: firmware: >> requesting r128/r128_cce.bin >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.926178] r128_cce: Failed to load >> firmware "r128/r128_cce.bin" >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.926207] [drm:r128_do_init_cce] *ERROR* >> Failed to load firmware! >> Sep 25 14:47:23 g4cube kernel: [ 1332.926283] [drm:r128_cce_stop] *ERROR* >> called with no initialization >> > >> $ apt-file search r128/r128_cce.bin >> firmware-linux-nonfree: /lib/firmware/r128/r128_cce.bin >> > (Yes, "nonfree"). > > 0. plan to upgrade from lenny to squeeze/sid > 1. you must add "non-free" to your apt line, change to squeeze/sid and > update it. > 2. upgrade to squeeze/sid (from console or ssh is safe) > 3. you must install firmware-linux-nonfree after upgrade. > 4. then, reboot > > Without the firmware, X hangs and we cannot do anything (except ssh). > So, could you consider to add any fail-safe mechanism for this? If someone > would > upgrade from lenny, he/she will be panic. > > Or, if its driver needs dependency for firmware-linux-nonfree, then it should > provide some information for that. >
The driver package already suggests firmware-linux. Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c9e8495.8040...@ens-lyon.org
