From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Aug 10 06:06:06 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@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 82DB8BB3CFB for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:06:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3CB1E11B1 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:06:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-102-47.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.102.47]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A9DE7276A1; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:05:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id u7A65tYe002091; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:05:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:05:55 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Manish Jain Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Will installing a separate graphics card restore normal graphics ? Message-Id: <20160810080555.3a86bf55.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:06:06 -0000 On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 05:23:41 +0000, Manish Jain wrote: > Hi, > > The X server under FreeBSD is not giving normal graphics with my new AMD > A6-6400K processor + Asus A68HM motherboard with onboard ATI Radeon 8470 > graphics. A lot of the text of Gnome's Applications menu list is > missing and strange streaks appear at a few places on the screen. CHeck the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log for any "EE" entries (errors). Also determine which driver X has actually loaded automatically. There are additional drivers in the ports collection which you might try (ati, radeon, radeonhd, if I remember correctly - long time no ATI card here). You can also force X to use a specific driver using the xorg.conf mechanism. In worst case, try VESA. It will not provide useful 3D results, but for desktop use, it should be sufficient until the problem is solved. Here is an example for an ATI Radeon 9600 (or 9200?): Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "Rage 128 Pro Ultra TF" BusID "PCI:1:5:0" VideoRam 32768 EndSection This specifies the "ati" driver (formerly part of XFree86, but in your case, "radeonhd" would probably be a better choice after you've installed the required port/package). Check the manual page supplied with the driver if your card is on the list of supported devices. Keep in mind you usually don't need a complete xorg.conf today; a partial file containing only those parts you wish to "hardcode" is sufficient. > Would it help if I were to install a separate graphics card ? If it is _possible_ to do so, then yes, as long as the following points are met: 1. The card mechanically fits to the mainboard. 2. The card is compatible with the mainboard and the power supply. 3. The card is supported by a driver available for FreeBSD. Additional point: 4. The driver supports all desired functionality of the card (3D). > I have no > idea whether it is possible to disable the onboard graphics adapter, but > if that is possible, I can try using a dedicated VGA card. It should be possible to do this in the BIOS/UEFI. In some cases, it happens automatically when a second GPU is detected. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...