Bug#763305: linux-image-3.16-2-amd64: debian patch of linux kernel radeon driver erroneously prevents firmware loading

2014-09-29 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 00:24 -0400, Colin Worth wrote: Package: src:linux Version: 3.16.3-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, In order to use the radeon free driver with my HD6xxx series Radeon card on my EFI boot laptop, I downloaded a fresh kernel from kernel.org and built it with

Bug#763305: linux-image-3.16-2-amd64: debian patch of linux kernel radeon driver erroneously prevents firmware loading

2014-09-28 Thread Colin Worth
Package: src:linux Version: 3.16.3-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, In order to use the radeon free driver with my HD6xxx series Radeon card on my EFI boot laptop, I downloaded a fresh kernel from kernel.org and built it with the following config, in order to add the required firmware