model: RV770 [Radeon HD 4870](model id: 1494)
vendor:
Advanced-Micro-Devices-AMD-nee-ATI
VendorID:ProductID code of the device:
1002:9440
year of commercialization:
2008
tested on:
Debian GNU/Linux 7 wheezy
tested with the following kernel libre:
3.2.0-4-686-pae
how does it work with free software?
works, but without 3D acceleration
Description:
~$ dmesg | grep radeon
[ 8.868109] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 8.868523] [drm:radeon_pci_probe] *ERROR* radeon kernel modesetting for R600 or later requires firmware-linux-nonfree.
~$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x209)
GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend,
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