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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] Update Mageia 2, Beta 1 Errata for proper radeon-firmware fix</H1>
<B>Florian Hubold</B>
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<I>Mon Feb 27 11:46:39 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>Am 26.02.2012 00:58, schrieb Jeff Robins:
><i> Hello,
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Unless anyone objects by 10PM PST on Monday, I am going to update the
</I>><i> Mageia 2, Beta 1 Errata page for the proper/current Radeon firmware fix.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> The posted fix no longer works because the firmware files are in a
</I>><i> package called "radeon-firmware", which is in "Nonfree Updates". The
</I>><i> user has to add/enable "Nonfree Updates" to a basic installation.
</I>><i> Installing the rpm also runs "bootloader-config", so that section can be
</I>><i> removed.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Proper steps, but not the proper formatting:
</I>><i> 1) Add "radeon.modeset=0" to the kernel command line in GRUB
</I>><i> (link on how to do that)
</I>><i> 2) Boot system
</I>><i> 3) Add "Nonfree Updates" repository (link to how to do that) or
</I>><i> download (direct link to rpm)
</I>><i> 4) "urpmi radeon-firmware" or "urpmi <file-name>"
</I>><i> 5) restart system
</I>
Well, if i remember correctly, only one of those two is needed. I.e.
radeon.modeset=0 is a workaround or quick-and-dirty fix if you don't
want to/can't install radeon-firmware. After you install radeon-firmware
radeon.modeset=0 is unnecessary.
Otherwise you work on Errata is really welcome!
><i>
</I>><i> I know that there is still an open discussion on how to handle this for
</I>><i> Mageia 2, but this is how to handle it for Beta 1.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Thank you,
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Jeff
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