[sf-lug] /firmware/radeon

[maestro]

help us sf-lug-1 you're our only hope...
ok, i threw my star wars ref. in and digress.

hoping for an assist on this...

[the box]
toshiba satellite 32 bit laptop

[the linux}
dual boot /debian8.i386 RE-INSTALLED after purging gnome to run xfce and
finding box did NOT like that and /fedora23.i386

[the purge of gnome]
from:
<https://wiki.debian.org/Xfce#Install_Xfce_in_an_already_installed_system>

Install Xfce in an already installed system

Optional: If you want to uninstall GNOME and its dependencies first, do:

code:
#aptitude purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep gnome | cut -f
1`#aptitude -f install#aptitude purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep
deinstall | cut -f 1`#aptitude -f install

code:
#apt-get install xfce4

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let's just say it caused things to affect my system in ways i didn't
like.(forgive the vagueness let's move on.)

[the 're'install]

from media = dvd = debian 8.i386

free of errors during install


[the error]

firmware failing to load on boot
hence...
code:
#dmesg

gives...(partial copy of dmesg)

2783228k FS
[   11.298320] [drm:r100_cp_init] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!
[   11.298386] radeon 0000:01:05.0: failed initializing CP (-12).
[   11.298436] radeon 0000:01:05.0: Disabling GPU acceleration
[   11.298489] [drm] radeon: cp finalized
[   11.323803] [drm] Panel ID String: LPL
[   11.323811] [drm] Panel Size 1280x800
[   11.355860] [drm] radeon legacy LVDS backlight initialized
[   11.355864] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
[   11.355866] [drm] Connector 0:
[   11.355868] [drm]   VGA-1
[   11.355871] [drm]   DDC: 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68
[   11.355873] [drm]   Encoders:
[   11.355875] [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC2
[   11.355877] [drm] Connector 1:
[   11.355879] [drm]   LVDS-1
[   11.355883] [drm]   DDC: 0x198 0x198 0x19c 0x19c 0x1a0 0x1a0 0x1a4 0x1a4
[   11.355884] [drm]   Encoders:
[   11.355886] [drm]     LCD1: INTERNAL_LVDS
[   11.355888] [drm] Connector 2:
[   11.355890] [drm]   SVIDEO-1
[   11.355892] [drm]   Encoders:
[   11.355893] [drm]     TV1: INTERNAL_DAC2
[   11.450932] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0040000
[   11.450940] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
[   11.450942] [drm] size 4096000
[   11.450944] [drm] fb depth is 24
[   11.450946] [drm]    pitch is 5120
[   11.451245] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[   11.513548] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50
[   11.520165] radeon 0000:01:05.0: fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[   11.520169] radeon 0000:01:05.0: registered panic notifier
[   11.523223] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.39.0 20080528 for 0000:01:05.0 on
minor 0

and...
code:
#dmesg | grep firmware

gives...
[   10.405558] radeon 0000:01:05.0: firmware: failed to load
radeon/R300_cp.bin (-2)
[   10.405726] radeon 0000:01:05.0: Direct firmware load failed with error
-2
[   11.298320] [drm:r100_cp_init] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!


[web search found]
from...
<
http://www.hermann-uwe.de/blog/resolving-mysterious-kernel-firmware-problems-via-apt-get-install-firmware-linux
>

As noted in the changelog file
<http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/current/changelog>,
the radeon firmware *R200_cp.bin* has been removed from the kernel, and is
now available in the separate firmware-linux Debian package
<http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/firmware-nonfree.html>. So the simple fix
for this issues is:

$ *apt-get install firmware-linux*

$ *dpkg -L firmware-linux | grep R200_cp.bin*

/lib/firmware/radeon/R200_cp.bin

i ONLY changed R200 to R300 as that is the i.d. reported in msgs. and
firmware-linux is NOW firmware-linux-free in aptitude package management.

installed fine, didn't seem to do anything after reboot (and i ran
update/upgrade just for good measure)


[the current directory]

code:

#cd /lib/firmware/

#ls

av7110           cis     hp    keyspan_pda          usbdux_firmware.bin
carl9170-1.fw  dsp56k  isci  usbduxfast_firmware.bin
usbduxsigma_firmware.bin


and for additional info...

code:

#locate radeon

/lib/modules/3.16.0-4-686-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon
/lib/modules/3.16.0-4-686-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.ko
/lib/modules/3.16.0-4-686-pae/kernel/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeonfb.ko
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdrm_radeon.so.1
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdrm_radeon.so.1.0.1
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/directfb-1.2-9/gfxdrivers/libdirectfb_radeon.so
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/radeon_dri.so
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_dri.so
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
/usr/share/bug/xserver-xorg-video-radeon
/usr/share/bug/xserver-xorg-video-radeon/script
/usr/share/doc/libdrm-radeon1
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-radeon
/usr/share/doc/libdrm-radeon1/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libdrm-radeon1/copyright
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-radeon/NEWS.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-radeon/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-radeon/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-radeon/copyright
/usr/share/man/man4/radeon.4.gz
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.md5sums
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.postinst
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.postrm
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.shlibs
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libdrm-radeon1:i386.symbols
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg-video-radeon.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg-video-radeon.md5sums
/var/lib/systemd/backlight/pci-0000:01:05.0:backlight:radeon_bl0


{{{monkey shake of head}}}


i accept i'm probably missing something stupid in the steps, feel free to
abuse my dumb ass at will...


any HELP will be appreciated...



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