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          <th>Bug ID</th>
          <td><a class="bz_bug_link 
          bz_status_NEW "
   title="NEW - xf86-video-ati-7.7.1: "(EE) No devices detected.", ppc"
   href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97987">97987</a>
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          <th>Summary</th>
          <td>xf86-video-ati-7.7.1: "(EE) No devices detected.", ppc
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          <th>Product</th>
          <td>xorg
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          <th>Version</th>
          <td>7.7 (2012.06)
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          <th>Hardware</th>
          <td>PowerPC
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          <th>OS</th>
          <td>All
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          <th>Status</th>
          <td>NEW
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          <th>Severity</th>
          <td>normal
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          <th>Priority</th>
          <td>medium
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          <th>Component</th>
          <td>Driver/Radeon
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          <th>Assignee</th>
          <td>xorg-driver-ati@lists.x.org
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          <th>Reporter</th>
          <td>erhard_f@mailbox.org
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          <th>QA Contact</th>
          <td>xorg-team@lists.x.org
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        <pre>Created <span class=""><a href="attachment.cgi?id=126900" name="attach_126900" title="xorg.log">attachment 126900</a> <a href="attachment.cgi?id=126900&action=edit" title="xorg.log">[details]</a></span>
xorg.log

X is unable to start with "radeon" driver on my PowerMac G5, 7,3 with the
ultimate error "(EE) No devices detected.". I am curious because Xorg.0.log and
dmesg do not show obrious errorIMHO.

Forcing "fbdev" driver via the configfile works and X starts.

# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/05-driver.conf
Section "Device"
        Identifier "Radeon"
        Driver "radeon"
        #Option "DRI" "2"
        #Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
EndSection

# inxi -b
Resuming in non X mode: glxinfo not found. For package install advice run: inxi
--recommends
System:    Host: T800 Kernel: 4.7.5-gentoo ppc64 (32 bit) Desktop: MATE 1.14.1
           Distro: Gentoo Base System release 2.2
Machine:   No /sys/class/dmi; using dmidecode: dmidecode is not installed.
CPU:       Dual core PPC970FX altivec supported (-MCP-) speed/max:
1800.000000MHz/2300 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV350 [Radeon 9550/9600/X1050
Series]
           Display Server: X.org 1.18.4 driver: fbdev tty size: 132x24 Advanced
Data: N/A for root
Network:   Card: Apple K2 GMAC (Sun GEM) driver: gem
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (3.3% used)
Info:      Processes: 129 Uptime: 20 min Memory: 353.1/7867.8MB Init: systemd
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0</pre>
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