I'm running 4.11 Got a bit further by removing the MESA libraries for GLX support. That removed many graphics applications and libraries. Then added xserver-xorg-core again and now X starts again.
Some work to do because my (wireless USB) keyboard is not recognised in the x session but that should be doable. So it looks like it's OK again but not sure what the crucial step was... On 20 Aug 2017 00:54, "Zoltán Herman" <zoltan...@gmail.com> wrote: > And what kind of kernel is installed 4.9 or 4.11? > Check the kernel log to see if the firmware has been loaded. > > >> > I have a home theatre PC with an AMD A6-3500 APU. Bit of an oldie but > still plays everything fine. The drivers supplied by the Jessie > repositories (including fglrx for hardware acceleration) worked fine. > > But then I upgraded to Stretch and suddenly started without X. The debian > supplied drivers don't seem to support the A6 any more? > > I got everything working again 3 weeks ago by installing the proprietary > drivers (catalyst 15.9). But now X has gone again and the same catalyst > package refuses to install. > > The error message that the installer gives is that the X version is too > low for catalyst? > > Then I removed (--purge) xserver-xorg-core and reinstalled it. But when I > now start X it says 'no screens found'.. > > Is there a way to get the AMD APUs off that generation working in Stretch > working again? > > Or to at least start X again (with a very low resolution, assuming basic > hardware)? > << > Add non-free to sources.list > update > install firmware-amd-graphics > etc. > <<. >
