[Assist] [Xorg] Still problems with the radeon driver.

Kuba Kukielka kzer-za at cryptolab.net
Wed Dec 10 21:52:32 GMT 2014


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Hello,

I have come to a conclusion. The Linux-Libre firmware package does not
include the specific device file that my GPU needs. Only the Linux
firmware package includes this file. I installed the packages
linux-git and linux-git-firware from the AUR and now my GPU works
fine. Since Linux is technically licensed by the GPL so it is
technically free software, but some blobs are not.

I will need to get a new GPU, which I should since my GPU is quite
old, and I am thinking of getting the one from Think Penguin.

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/geforce-8400gs-1gb-pci-express-20-video-card-gnulinux-full-low-profile-brackets

I'm pretty sure this will be compatible with Linux-Libre.

Thank you for all your help,


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Kuba Kukielka <kzer-za at cryptolab.net>
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