From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Tue Feb 28 20:01:28 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 159E3CF2380 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:01:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wr0-x233.google.com (mail-wr0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c0c::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A077D233 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:01:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wr0-x233.google.com with SMTP id g10so16143858wrg.2 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:01:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=HBePL+yK1/iIPHBrXI7RLvjKhDDL4r/4tesnhHp8rEs=; b=DJoINPWjGsrUwBA9TniwoWkxdqijJZ2P44okbzsjO4sEExPaQ4s6RRsuRYuuTQOVKY nD7X1UWFnrjJo/RIbuAxgSdHZ42Vsh8GrxR8XC2TiVR7f05Zc5jheNCfbga2GTWRx41X dJ7CCTKE83Alh4vkbw8g9PC26jtyKlIBzcywBT5FCOrpJtTUyQflEke53BoOxaRU2hqA 6JEaVCJbS5mWhIVneVArt8Rwv4X1JpuGmhtKZ61LZcU+M4qLfiBFJueE2vjwq2BdMk+9 N74xFxoj7pS5njtvMm4jsi2OnnmstmQ17JpP/PcejjpuPTAn++s8r1+WpOnRjKdiSDST Tfjw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=HBePL+yK1/iIPHBrXI7RLvjKhDDL4r/4tesnhHp8rEs=; b=bkbBjOePtFAfKjnNVaXoWc/GCpH6H/QEpKwjV1T6bF0yEA7dzrYREoXKYTvgyo+OAm TNofv0OP+cCKVCFBUeL+jzoUEhoLXGEEgr8CYpSpMDt623w+p97SLPeEvh4YLkEQHc76 Of8CaaCatC2N4nOigB7JfF02yUq2odkYowJKqiCCb1wrQ7N5qslVZ67niGkqLhYdmJFT crdzzlds6ne0O2DRXobiH1B6flsiiIbSft20mreu3YPL4NXd01kfHEgzHT55nSR2qmnm gV+hjqTvcqTnv64YFzVTOn/HgdBlcy0x0at/uU1d6lSBO0FHCdC4SY4VPIkEdIvQdCmQ Lcdg== X-Gm-Message-State: AMke39nQwN+3/DcCCP4yOChJX75gSGb8DFv5+hAezYNcVhgXqHdzCPLLlL8oJQ+L08j2MRklB7sfG+gy4LjxqA== X-Received: by 10.223.136.183 with SMTP id f52mr3612317wrf.68.1488312086090; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:01:26 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.80.164.65 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:01:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Adam Vande More Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:01:25 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Are graphics supported in the AMD A6-Series processors? To: Chris H Cc: FreeBSD X11 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:01:28 -0000 On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Chris H wrote: > Hello, > I needed a couple of build boxes for build/testing. > Up until now, I've always used nVidia graphics. But > having seen on the Graphics wiki[1], that much of the > work for the AMD/Intel graphics had been committed; > So in mid December, I dropped ~$550 for a MB that has > an FM2+ socket, and put an A6-Series[2] CPU in it (A6-7470K). > Being fairly confident that FreeBSD would support it. > *however* when I received it, and installed FreeBSD (11), > then booted to the newly installed system. I wasn't too > sure. The console was filled with what might be described > as Ancient Hieroglyphics. I was using vt(4) (default). So I > decided to upgrade it to 12. This gave me a (U)EFI @800x600 > with something I could read. So things seemed to look up. > Until I tried to load radeon(4), and/or install/run X. > It tried to load KAVERI, but then failed on drm(7). > > I can't decipher all the double-speak regarding the > number/model/code-name BS with any real certainty. > So I guess my question is; did I just waste $550? > IOW what /are/ the graphics on this processor, and are/ > will they be supported? > > I can/will provide any additional info requested. Also > willing to perform any test(s|ing). > > Thanks for all your time, and consideration. > I'm not sure, but I think that's this chipset from the wiki: Radeon HD Rx 200 I've heard the vesa driver actually works pretty well with some tuning. -- Adam