Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:02:33 -0700 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Will installing a separate graphics card restore normal graphics ? Message-ID: <CAOgwaMtrO=3U36L-4byW-O9VgdPDxOg-MY4HiCpY66L7gk1ZBQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160810080555.3a86bf55.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <VI1PR02MB09746AC07DB599B31EC33F25F61D0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <VI1PR02MB0974A66CFBD3DD5B5AC2F1F6F61D0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <20160810080555.3a86bf55.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > 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. > > > Read booklet of your main board . It is very likely that there is information about effect of using other graphics card in your mother board . For example , in my ASUS mother board ( Intel type ) , it is said that , approximately , "When a graphics card is used , mother board graphics ports are DISABLED ." If you can not information about this issue , you may ask to ASUS ( see global ASUS web site ) . > > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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