Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:56:40 -0700 From: Lee Gold <leegold@operamail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wierd streaks on the desktop : Is there and issue with the Radeon driver ? Message-ID: <1477497400.3786710.768084617.4D91D51A@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB097422CC8E95440EC4ED524EF6AB0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> References: <VI1PR02MB097422CC8E95440EC4ED524EF6AB0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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if they are strait vertical lines and this is a laptop and the lines change as you flex the screen then you need a new video cable. On Wed, Oct 26, 2016, at 01:38 AM, Manish Jain wrote: > Hi, > > I am on a FreeBSD 11 Release amd64 box with AMD A6-6400K processor and > Asus A68 (FM2) motherboard. The system has integrated Radeon HD 8470D > graphics. > > 'man radeon' lists the following cards as supported : > > << > OLAND Radeon HD 8000 series > >> > > Now, As far as I remember, my complete CPU name is OKHLBOX Richland and > the graphics adapter is HD 8470D. Does that line not suggest that my > adapter too should be supported ? If yes, is there tweak to be applied > to get the adapter to work under FreeBSD ? The adapter works well > OpenSuse Linux 42.1 released a year back. > > Under FreeBSD, Gnome craps out visibly, with streaks and lines all over > the desktop. This is despite the fact that the radeon driver now seems > more upstream. There is a lot of diagnostic info I get with 'kldload > radeon'. That kind of output I only got from Linux earlier. But still > FreeBSD Gnome craps out, and the only way I can get Gnome to work under > FreeBSD is to use the vesa driver. > > KDE works 98% okay with the radeon driver. The 2% glitch is for a combo > of 2 factors : > > 1) when I enable what are called Desktop Effects in KDE, I get to see > the same wierd streaks and lines on the desktop > 2) most X screensavers too (e.g. Stairs) display wierd streaks > > So is there an issue with the FreeBSD radeon driver which meddles with > HD 8470D graphics ? > > Thanks for any help > Manish Jain > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are
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