Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:20:51 +0100 From: Florian Millet <florian.m@athenadistribution.com> To: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vesa.ko do not load with ASpeed AST2300 chipset Message-ID: <52E7CAD3.4030404@athenadistribution.com> In-Reply-To: <52E2AE74.5020004@FreeBSD.org> References: <52E27479.9090002@athenadistribution.com> <52E2AE74.5020004@FreeBSD.org>
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Athena Distribution <http://www.athenadistribution.com/>; Athena Distribution - Millet Florian Le 24/01/2014 19:18, Jung-uk Kim a écrit : > On 2014-01-24 09:11:05 -0500, Florian Millet wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > I stumbled into a problem with a gigabyte motherboard (GA-6PXSV3), > > more specifically the integrated video chipset on it. The chipset > > is a ASpeed AST2300 and supposedly handle up to a resolution of > > 1920x1200. ( for reference : > > http://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=200 ) My > > problem is not under X.org but in console mode, the vesa.ko module > > refuses to load with this chipset giving me a : > > > module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vesa, 0xffffffff81214000, 0) error > > 19 > > > When trying to see which resolution I can use in console mode with > > `vidcontrol -i mode` I get only one line : > > > 3 (0x003) 0x00000001 T 80x25 8x8 0xb80000 32k 32k > > 0x00000000 32k > > > Unfortunately recompiling with VESA_DEBUG=1 does not yield any > > more information as to why it refuses to load (compiled in kernel > > or as a module). Enabling the define MODE_TABLE_BROKEN in > > /usr/src/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c changes nothing. This problem has been > > confirmed on FreeBSD 10/STABLE and 9.2/RELEASE. > > > I tried to flash the vbios to the latest version but their utility > > tells me it is impossible since the version installed is > > "invalidate" ... > > > `pciconf -lv` gives me : vgapci0@pci0:8:0:0: class=0x030000 > > card=0x20001458 chip=0x20001a03 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00 vendor = > > 'ASPEED Technology, Inc.' device = 'ASPEED Graphics Family' > > class = display subclass = VGA > > > Does anyone has an idea as to why I can't have any other resolution > > in console mode ? I can give access to the machine via ssh if it > > helps debugging the problem. > I believe they officially support FreeBSD. > > http://www.aspeedtech.com/support.php > > Jung-uk Kim Hello, You are correct there _is_ some support on their part for FreeBSD. Unfortunately these drivers are only for X. My problem is in console/text mode (I do not have X on this machine nor do I want to). Does this problem come from only an unrecognized card or the problem is deeper and more complicated ? --- Florian Millet Athena Distribution
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