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Graphics. >> + "amdgpu" >> + "radeon" > > Yes, this is fine, I think, even though AMD users will have also gotten > the uvesafb warning before and even though allegedly some AMD devices > work okay without firmware (except for 3d, according to h-node). Right, I think it=E2=80=99s only 3D that won=E2=80=99t work. Maybe we shou= ld remove them? Dunno, we also want to warn about things that will not work to its fullest. Maybe we should reword the sentence? Like: Unfortunately, it means those devices will not be usable. -> Unfortunately, it means those devices will not be usable or that some features will be unavailable. WDYT? > Also with the previous v1 patch revision (I had missed that), and now > testing on a PC with non-working AMD graphics, when I first select > shell-based install, I get the warning, then switch back to the > installer with Alt-F1 and select graphical installation, after first > seeing the uvesafb warning, the installer crashes. installer-backtrace > is this: Oops, thanks; I fixed that recursive call in =E2=80=98run-welcome-page=E2= =80=99. I also added a sentence under =E2=80=9CHardware Considerations=E2=80=9D men= tioning this warning and pushed the whole thing, in the hope we can call for testing real soon. 514fedbf39 * installer: Report known-unsupported PCI devices. 6b39c3afcc * installer: Error page width is parameterized. 938d6161cb * installer: Use 'current-guix' for extensions. afbd4d8470 * linux-modules: Add 'load-pci-device-database'. 655fb8feac * linux-modules: Add support for listing PCI devices. 4f7ffb97a4 * installer: Warn about hardware support after the welcome pag= e. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.