2012/2/26 Jeff Robins <[email protected]>: > The posted fix no longer works because the firmware files are in a > package called "radeon-firmware", which is in "Nonfree Updates". The > user has to add/enable "Nonfree Updates" to a basic installation. > Installing the rpm also runs "bootloader-config", so that section can be > removed.
As far as I know, radeon-firmware is in Nonfree Release. I don't think there is anything in Nonfree Updates in Cauldron since all updates go as candidates for the Release. See madb: http://mageia.madb.org/package/show/t_search/radeon/distrelease/1/application/0/name/radeon-firmware > > Proper steps, but not the proper formatting: > 1) Add "radeon.modeset=0" to the kernel command line in GRUB > (link on how to do that) > 2) Boot system Another possibility would be to boot in failsafe mode. > 3) Add "Nonfree Updates" repository (link to how to do that) or > download (direct link to rpm) > 4) "urpmi radeon-firmware" or "urpmi <file-name>" > 5) restart system > Another workaround is to chose "vesa" as a driver during the installation. Then the first boot hangs, and the following boots are okay. It could be a nice possibility for those who want nothing from Nonfree and don't care about high graphic performance. Regards, Rémi / Akien
