Processed: Re: Bug#696571: installation-reports: Linux 3.2 VGA controller regression

2012-12-22 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing control commands:

> reassign -1 src:linux
Bug #696571 [installation-reports] installation-reports: Linux 3.2 VGA 
controller regression
Bug reassigned from package 'installation-reports' to 'src:linux'.
Ignoring request to alter found versions of bug #696571 to the same values 
previously set
Ignoring request to alter fixed versions of bug #696571 to the same values 
previously set
> forcemerge 607194 -1
Bug #607194 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] radeon: 
random general protection faults when RV620 firmware not installed
Bug #607471 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-2.6.32-5-686: resume from ram won't work on T42 with radeon driver
Bug #610851 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] radeon: 
memory corruption after modesetting when RV770 microcode not installed
Bug #627497 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-headers-2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64: "Unable to handle kernel paging request" with 
radeon KMS without non-free firmware
Bug #632212 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-2.6.39-2-686-pae: kernel locks up when starting udev, upon graphics 
mode switch
Bug #637943 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] RV635 
[Radeon HD 3600 series]: white, grey, and black stripes with snow on bottom 
unless firmware is loaded
Bug #649448 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] radeon 
(evergreen): random-looking pattern of pixels when firmware not installed
Bug #683327 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-3.2.0-3-amd64: corrupted screen using KMS and Radeon 6320 and 
missing firmware
Bug #696571 [src:linux] installation-reports: Linux 3.2 VGA controller 
regression
Marked Bug as done
Marked as fixed in versions linux/3.2.35-1.
Marked as found in versions linux-2.6/2.6.39-2, linux-2.6/3.1.8-2, 
linux-2.6/2.6.32-29, linux-2.6/3.0.0-3, linux-2.6/2.6.32-30, linux-2.6/3.0.0-1, 
linux/3.2.21-3, and linux-2.6/2.6.38-3.
Added tag(s) upstream and pending.
Bug #607471 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-2.6.32-5-686: resume from ram won't work on T42 with radeon driver
Bug #610851 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] radeon: 
memory corruption after modesetting when RV770 microcode not installed
Bug #627497 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-headers-2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64: "Unable to handle kernel paging request" with 
radeon KMS without non-free firmware
Bug #632212 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-2.6.39-2-686-pae: kernel locks up when starting udev, upon graphics 
mode switch
Bug #637943 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] RV635 
[Radeon HD 3600 series]: white, grey, and black stripes with snow on bottom 
unless firmware is loaded
Bug #649448 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] radeon 
(evergreen): random-looking pattern of pixels when firmware not installed
Bug #683327 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [src:linux] 
linux-image-3.2.0-3-amd64: corrupted screen using KMS and Radeon 6320 and 
missing firmware
Merged 607194 607471 610851 627497 632212 637943 649448 683327 696571

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607471: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607471
610851: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610851
627497: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627497
632212: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632212
637943: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637943
649448: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=649448
683327: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683327
696571: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=696571
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Bug#696571: installation-reports: Linux 3.2 VGA controller regression

2012-12-22 Thread Ben Hutchings
Control: reassign -1 src:linux
Control: forcemerge 607194 -1

You presumably haven't installed the firmware which is needed for full
functionality of AMD Radeon graphics chips.  This is in the
firmware-linux-nonfree package, which is not included or installed by
default since it is not free software.

The current Linux kernel packages in unstable have a change to the
radeon driver which should improve the fallback behaviour when the
firmware is not installed.  I'm assuming this will work for you, and
therefore merging with the earlier bug reports for this problem.

Ben.

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Bug#696571: installation-reports: Linux 3.2 VGA controller regression

2012-12-22 Thread Bob Proulx
Package: installation-reports
Severity: important

This is really an upgrade report.  I am upgrading from Squeeze to
Wheezy.

I am trying to support a site running Debian with many systems with an
ASUS F1A75-M LE motherboard.  This hardware runs the Squeeze Linux
2.6.32-5-amd64 kernel without problem.

  http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM1/F1A75M_LE/

Unfortunately upgrading to Wheezy or later is a complete fail.  The
kernel is generally usable and installs and boots okay.  But part way
through the boot process with text characters being displayed but then
the display switches into a ~60% snow ~40% white and becomes unusable.
To be clear this is the vt console.  This is not the X Window System
display.  The Linux vt console is unusable.

On Squeeze's 2.6.32-5-amd64 kernel all works (mostly) well.  When
attached to 4:3 aspect ration monitors up through 1600x1200 all works
fine all around and no problems were ever logged.  It turns out it is
using the vesa driver for this function.  It worked well.  (However
changing the monitor to a 16:10 widescreen monitor causes the vesa
driver to fail and fallback to the fbdev driver.  The fbdev driver
tries to drive the 1440x900 monitor in 1280x1024 mode and looks
terrible.  Therefore I attempted to upgrade to the Wheezy and ran into
this problem.  This is parenthetical background information only.)

Since the vt console works on Squeeze but fails hugely on Wheezy I am
calling this a regression.  It isn't possible to use Wheezy on a
system that used to run Squeeze.  Since this is the Linux vt console,
not X, there isn't even the proprietary driver to try.

I will happily provide additional information.  At the moment I don't
know what I would add.  Any hints?

Bob

Machine: ASUS F1A75-M LE motherboard

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device 
9644 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 84c8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at c000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at f000 [size=256]
Memory at fef0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at  [disabled]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 

Kernel driver in use: radeon

processor   : 1
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family  : 18
model   : 1
model name  : AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
stepping: 0
cpu MHz : 2699.755
cache size  : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings: 2
core id : 0
cpu cores   : 2
apicid  : 0
initial apicid  : 0
fdiv_bug: no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug: no
coma_bug: no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level : 6
wp  : yes
flags   : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov 
pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb 
rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 
popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 
3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt arat
bogomips: 5399.51
clflush size: 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate


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