Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:33:59 -0500 From: Vincent Stemen <vince.bsd@hightek.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI video problem - slow desktop - 100% cpu load [semi-solved] Message-ID: <20180627153359.GB39126@quark.hightek.org> In-Reply-To: <86zhznbi8u.fsf@elm.localnet> References: <20180619212311.GA36401@quark.hightek.org> <20180620194347.GA87224@quark.hightek.org> <CAMXt9NZEPFwVKwD8gu=vSZqf_7LuioJj2jvq0=Cw018yfwtXRg@mail.gmail.com> <20180622015757.GA52468@quark.hightek.org> <86zhznbi8u.fsf@elm.localnet>
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On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 08:41:21PM -0700, Carl Johnson wrote: > Vincent Stemen <vince.bsd@hightek.org> writes: > > > You must load radeonkms.ko after the system is fully booted. > > > > # kldload radeonkms > > > > That automatically loads the other 3 modules and initializes the console where > > the console text goes into higher resolution mode. Then X and the desktop > > environments work and seem to be fully functional, including transparency, etc. > > > > So I can either put it in /etc/rc.local, to be run at boot time, or put it in > > an X startup script wrapper. Note that it must be run prior to startx because > > it must be loaded before launching the X server. So it cannot be put in > > ~/.xinitrc. > > Have you tried loading it with kld_list in /etc/rc.conf? Those get > loaded during boot, but it might be late enough to work. That would be > automated, so it might be a little more convenient. > -- > Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org Thanks Carl. Yes, that also worked. So, in summary, you can load the radeonkms.ko module from $kld_list in /etc/rc.conf or put "kldload radeonkms" in /etc/rc.local. I find it to be about the same convenience either way. Vince
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