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Date:      Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:04:11 +0300
From:      Nikita Druba <admin@npo-lencor.ru>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ATI video problem - extremely slow desktop - 100% cpu load
Message-ID:  <90a377a2-4267-afb5-a36e-78cc0999a158@npo-lencor.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20180619212311.GA36401@quark.hightek.org>
References:  <20180619212311.GA36401@quark.hightek.org>

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Hello!
I was have the same problem with my HD 4870x2 at FreeBSD 11.1 and kde5 
some time ago. As a result I was change video card to Nvidia. But I 
don't try vesa drivers.
Good luck!

20.06.2018 00:23, Vincent Stemen пишет:
> Hi.
> 
> FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE
> Motherboard:    gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 R2
> Video:          Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics
> 
> System runs fine with a simple stand alone window manager such as jwm,
> openbox, etc.  But anytime I run a desktop environment that has a panel and/or
> desktop icons, the X desktop takes a very long time to start up and runs
> extremely slow and unresponsive, the pointer jumps instead of moving smoothly,
> and the main Xorg process runs at 100% load on one core.  I have tried several
> different desktops, such as xfce, enlightenment, lumina, etc.  Similar problem
> on all of them.
> 
> It appears to be any environment that is using DBUS.  That could just be
> a coincidence.
> 
> The weird thing is that it does not always do it.  Once in a while, when
> I launch X, it comes up quick and runs fine.  Shut down X and re-run it and
> it's back doing it again.  Sometimes it will come up running fine several
> times in a row.  Once it comes up working correctly, it stays working until
> I restart X.  Even after a reboot, it is inconsistent about doing it the first
> time X is run.
> 
> I have tried re-installing all the ports from X11 and the desktop environments
> from FreeBSD 11 release_1, release_2, quarterly, and latest.  Same problem
> with all of them.
> 
> Does anybody have any idea what could be causing this?
> 
> I don't know if for sure if this is a FreeBSD or a port problem.  There are
> radeon modules running.
> 
> # kldstat
> 
>     5    1 0xffffffff82431000 12b4a0   radeonkms.ko
>     ...
>    10    1 0xffffffff825b9000 103e     radeonkmsfw_RS780_pfp.ko
>    11    1 0xffffffff825bb000 5b3f     radeonkmsfw_RS780_me.ko
>    12    1 0xffffffff825c1000 1338     radeonkmsfw_R600_rlc.ko
> 
> X is using the ati driver from the xf86-video-ati-7.9.0_1,1 package.
> 
> The evidence seems to be pointing toward the xf86-video-ati package being the
> problem.  If I edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the "vesa" driver rather than
> the "radeon" driver the problem goes away.
> 
> But, of course, the vesa driver is low resolution and does not re-initialize the
> console when I exit X.
> 
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