From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Mon Sep 16 02:05:59 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC0B5EF79A for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:05:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vs1-xe2c.google.com (mail-vs1-xe2c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::e2c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46WqN66fMpz40Ml for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:05:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com) Received: by mail-vs1-xe2c.google.com with SMTP id w195so22235834vsw.11 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:05:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=FGBeTgIDzk+F6Ssr1jN3oA3Q50GAeKQ5Jig+mmfU05k=; b=pzLlEzmORYPRB0B6llL+nLUw1tTYA6EWfHKZ5lI0uyn2sd+Li4vdlsmAChOoRWhOWy bS3uRFsyYsPySx5PASPoJN0jz6v/tLlfuRQD3/8+tDbE1iLE7jLk+hzYpxmkxezuzT9c r25dZPxnkpK56B2e04Bw5Kzxn/iuxRJF2BUUQS76wlJy1FwGSjdegQPGVg+MRWLHC1Dj lM4ciX1YtSzpSgWzjLrTmHCXwxtZj2FwyojVbjcBmAPqSzl5B2o7l7I51U0LAn2huTat axT4Xncaeu58q1VFu4Z0oSZQ19TKBPSAkIijs0I8ZPCS53BTuhVkGxOVJQMD+2rHGxdB sFqQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=FGBeTgIDzk+F6Ssr1jN3oA3Q50GAeKQ5Jig+mmfU05k=; b=trAXmOPpKLLGAt/P1STSRsVLmfM+qfNO+1N6S5XgpYwSLXS1is8is7icjQgFtbxsi7 Cp+fF+MpnRq2isbgVa0GO74hHJvvyCbQjxqKxHcUSeKdCo4CpAooxvz3Ly6zqKDZg1Uq 01W1ssWpwQ5CUflfsalUqFscftPpjrmtIug9sTjDDsTE9ocq/yCShM3py0tHvjyu2kTg Bs2+xP3azlrcM8eK0QuBdTD4sKBeyr+Ml1xCusPncPM6j7AnWnIIbmi/ekBqDYIqXVg1 udeMSD4NpkSR383KYsQ9rwlvIE6t329OHzm07VV5DAaNFlKHwusgJNGNZFwOOT4v3Hz3 XX3g== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXwM7cNFIIjwWfLGHwMijf2pB2sd9KPQfss0wLUVIw/VEDiu+bP +E1fSjbQBTh3OB+FS2LDJ/wUhd5pBiDSAKglNA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqym1jkZzC3gT+KAL9Gd/H14cee83prOJwSilLkeV1UHIy6m6c37nql7v5Yanc2QS45xE1rKUC51V0D8iDYjCzk= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:7b2:: with SMTP id x18mr7383049vsg.176.1568599557319; Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:05:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190915231435.GA27796@whitehouse.gov> In-Reply-To: From: "Clay Daniels Jr." Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:05:46 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: AMD & 13.0 Current To: CSO@riseup.net Cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 46WqN66fMpz40Ml X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=pzLlEzmO; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of claydanielsjr@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::e2c as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=claydanielsjr@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.00 / 15.00]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; URI_COUNT_ODD(1.00)[7]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-9.67), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.70), asn: 15169(-2.24), country: US(-0.05)]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[c.2.e.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:06:00 -0000 I wanted to add that when I installed this weeks 13.0 snapshot, I tried it first with only the kld_list="amdgpu" in /etc/rc.conf AND NO /boot/loader.conf entry. It failed to load startx. I then made the loader.conf entr, rebooted and startx loaded x windows, the nice little screen with 3 xterminals and a clock. On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 7:25 PM Clay Daniels Jr. wrote: > Mark, the line added in /boot/loader.conf was shared by others on this > list in August when I missed my usual install of the weekly 13.0 Current > snapshot. Turned out to be what could be called a "framebuffer problem" and > by adding this line in loader.conf solved my problem. Later I did more > looking and found we have a nice Wiki about graphics at: > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics > > > You will see this about mid way down the page: > > "It is important to note that there is currently a conflict with both AMD > drivers and the EFI frambuffer. The current workaround, when booting via > UEFI on these systems, is to disable the framebuffer via /boot/loader.conf: > > hw.syscons.disable=1" > > As for FreeBSD 12.0 Stable, I have not installed it yet, and probably > would have not considered that as I am pretty much into bsd13, but I will > now plan to load their snapshot on Friday and give it a try. > > Clay > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 6:20 PM wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 05:29:36PM -0500, Clay Daniels Jr. wrote: >> > I have built me a new computer, put it together, and being impatient did >> > not even partition the 2TB WD HD, but just installed last weeks Current. >> > Worked great! >> > Now that I have these two to compare I will share the details and >> results, >> > particularly if you are using AMD CPR/Radeon Graphics. >> > >> > The older: >> > Per Windows: >> > HP Pavilion23 All-in-one PC >> > Manufactured & bought 2014 >> > AMD E2-3800 APU with Radeon Graphics >> > 1.30GHz CPU - 4.00 GB RAM >> > Per either Linux or FreeBSD13: >> > Graphics: >> > Device-1: AMD Kabini [Radeon HD 8280 / R3 Series]vendor:Hewlett-Packard >> > driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 >> > Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: ati,radeon >> > unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz >> > OpenGL: renderer: AMD KABINI (DRM 2.50.0 4.19.0-5-amd64 LLVM 7.0.0) >> > v: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.6 direct render: Yes >> > >> > The newer: >> > R7_BSD-13 >> > clay@r7bsd:~ $ uname -a >> > FreeBSD r7bsd 13.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT r352265 GENERIC amd64 >> > clay@r7bsd:~ $ gpart show -p >> > => 34 3907029101 ada0 GPT (1.8T) >> > 34 2014 - free - (1.0M) >> > 2048 1083392 ada0p1 ms-recovery (529M) >> > 1085440 204800 ada0p2 efi (100M) >> > 1290240 32768 ada0p3 ms-reserved (16M) >> > 1323008 1072420864 ada0p4 ms-basic-data (511G) >> > 1073743872 532480 ada0p5 efi (260M) >> > 1074276352 2824331256 ada0p6 freebsd-ufs (1.3T) >> > 3898607608 8388608 ada0p7 freebsd-swap (4.0G) >> > 3906996216 32919 - free - (16M) >> > Hardware: >> > AMD Ryzen7 3700X CPU >> > MSI MSI X570-A PRO Motherboard >> > MSI Radeon RX 570 Video Card >> > G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB SDRAM DDR4 3200 Memory >> > >> > The good thing is they both use the same drm-kmod "amdgpu". >> > So I can see that a 2014 or later computer will probably use the same, >> and >> > not the legacy "radeonkms" in /etc/rc.conf. >> > >> > The other thing to note, is that for 13.0 Current they both need a line >> in >> > /boot/loader.conf: >> > hw.syscons..disable=1 >> >> Why is this line needed and for what purposes? >> >> Does the new hardware in this new build also work well in FreeBSD 12 >> stable branch? The FreeBSD current is for testing purposes so we are >> very interested in how it the above mentioned new hardware work on >> stable or production version. >> >> Mark >> >> > >> > That's basically my report. I am enjoying my new machine. >> > Clay >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >