From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Oct 26 16:06:08 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 9858CC20D4E for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:06:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leegold@operamail.com) Received: from out2-smtp.messagingengine.com (out2-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B69AAE6 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:06:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leegold@operamail.com) Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C12C20810 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:56:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from web6 ([10.202.2.216]) by compute6.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:56:40 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=operamail.com; h= content-transfer-encoding:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc:x-sasl-enc; s=mesmtp; bh=esFhgRT1tVw2Pvy 668IugXkwvxs=; b=g59HrxzLmdm82WDDR/Yojps4zHKGbkOPDNHsYu6r6upo6UP pgv071p7cmCVhzR0i+SW85p5b2LFyyW9dmJi1WV+XXvAVGD1TCH7P5dPUgHmyemo V5KpEg6UK8PiCRJX2vCBPXmr2J12Ii0qY+78JA4eXaPyAfZBpSxCafyIZ3gs= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc:x-sasl-enc; s= smtpout; bh=esFhgRT1tVw2Pvy668IugXkwvxs=; b=VKibYDoZRMSOZn49VyWM vBfmRHnxFIi6b+WT5JeUz2FWJe9Jogy70bW9DfHKg1itzpEGntMFWz8qfvPxEUJh dC4MkuK9VMKUYCeMlyA3ClEz6+ojul/qeKC9sRJXSHNOFGXiutnBUxxaaiMA2Xjy 49abbY/8mjjYt9wVeOvZBu8= X-ME-Sender: Received: by mailuser.nyi.internal (Postfix, from userid 99) id 778D61EBA1; Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:56:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1477497400.3786710.768084617.4D91D51A@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: C25TZ84yv+gx8piyUr4xjGxZioB308jSdUW24u5RxJyq 1477497400 From: Lee Gold To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface - ajax-996895c6 In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: Wierd streaks on the desktop : Is there and issue with the Radeon driver ? Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:56:40 -0700 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:06:08 -0000 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