Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:38:35 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Wierd streaks on the desktop : Is there and issue with the Radeon driver ? Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB097422CC8E95440EC4ED524EF6AB0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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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
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