From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Aug 10 11:02:35 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 08B8CBB4239 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:02:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oi0-x22b.google.com (mail-oi0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22b]) (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 BED2B1686 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:02:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: by mail-oi0-x22b.google.com with SMTP id l203so54473391oib.1 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:02:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=gsmlJwh5YzoOpgYwDunvFFuTibuCfaYkHzBcMXq3gWA=; b=naXB6+18IAwgbsRf133kNFFRCx11ciW1c6YAv8Otq6UBCyKCDoBfta51va/fmL2z2L CSyTpEjptva3x/jTf/6W4/eKrzWEqZl445CGihVGfEkBxHa1ujlOc2ndCN8Z+2710QTb jMLGYLa6N0EEN8h8uTr7ZvFxa/ldj+2GMOsNOxyenF/nahGkTKpvOAv/GWYaueYpddEo b7+r0nj/ZVtwMC03uIeNlog5ZN/C6DjR8sTTpY0mODGEW5C80dxUmAKuDNeGwGbiEjYY vpk5fkX/Cbw4EOSDB/gW0/tmqxIxLfV5RMqbSizqly6+ty6H120CO2BfVcIXSrPri9U2 vIdQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=gsmlJwh5YzoOpgYwDunvFFuTibuCfaYkHzBcMXq3gWA=; b=V/uLPu8a9oWEjV/0XMfq87/enqgIvOaVQ/lBesxJ84K6l/MFDMwylXbSbNuj9a1vQf 48mHdOcbkwokFyP9QiwWUIn2uH4c4GYtHB0LolLgPAqU5CRNEL2kaFLXu6BXALff0eHa PFXb2qltSDSSQtecFcAQVJJwAJfVK+a32EyVtVdDMxXDehPAgvRmJA0phnnaG61eA1za iJ6o/7yaZs84yMH6I6mD7jVm4glK6ds2aeIYL78KNhGQ0Xl5dihG9V1YAHjC5M/x4t6b RoqHd1i725vPqrokgzvzSDbrQTtmAEbFRN+69Yb4hN+prjy69YXy+ZTQU8LrfYaOdkFX qBMA== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouvsQdte12UGLVElovjac5k44d9NKCqSXa/YBTKyvu8PMOsWIQ1x82p+WQruuijFkZu5+wBS4yW2H+Qrug== X-Received: by 10.202.72.71 with SMTP id v68mr1670009oia.70.1470826954011; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:02:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.157.44.182 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:02:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20160810080555.3a86bf55.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20160810080555.3a86bf55.freebsd@edvax.de> From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:02:33 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Will installing a separate graphics card restore normal graphics ? To: Polytropon Cc: Manish Jain , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.22 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 11:02:35 -0000 On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Polytropon 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