From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 19 04:29:56 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DCAFCD7B for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:29:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-f182.google.com (mail-qc0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 973C6236E for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:29:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id m20so1718115qcx.27 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:29:49 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:references:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:cc:from:subject:date:to; bh=AIL1v1sTyc1baYwOqX0KTkoh/5wpTLnZA2Cjtnce5UA=; b=Jq+gpLAwPAtvJp7/EAcu5kkt/j7TYNwI4lNyYf2bAtHtaywadKktblLk7a5wQR6l00 lH7mFdTKtSalc5Vo5hHhM5D1bnMPr8cOy8/14309mwWwqxZ4rrdyqhQAzL71pbWPsXzn Zl/jMwmC9K+es6lFt8vYHcCZYfzCghbNXQN5YyFOJrn7FO4OICNPg4cVrH8VavZA8Q5x Hj+L1JdAQbklvDcaGh6awdZGyAY6ldCNbOndO7EhlNoFtNBITgMB2T+kgLfQMqw6i+Df KZUHZxeKnopkKi4Mhzol9n34rV+HOLTEnvmICqKs8GmrNj0pqp/QA2MYZ9Tg4bpdqc18 ILJA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkABzMUJXtTU3lceOHab3FGnqMWkslbnEDRDfVFl5A7vigi0biy+8zt8nkX7GJA+sS5wKKv X-Received: by 10.224.124.17 with SMTP id s17mr2206445qar.64.1403136732743; Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [97.164.66.116] (116.sub-97-164-66.myvzw.com. [97.164.66.116]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id g8sm5727994qam.38.2014.06.18.17.12.05 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:12:11 -0700 (PDT) References: <20140618231418.GA15764@csbsju.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: <20140618231418.GA15764@csbsju.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <90CB079D-3200-4D91-A130-B2EAF9B4C4A0@longcount.org> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11D201) From: Mark Saad Subject: Re: New Xorg with vt, radeon, and 10-stable Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:12:02 -0400 To: Michael Gass Cc: "" X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:29:56 -0000 Hi Michael > On Jun 18, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Michael Gass wrote: >=20 > I'm running 10-stable with AMD64. My graphics card is > AMD RV610 Radeon HD 24000. >=20 > I installed xorg with xf86-video-ati. The xorg server runs > and terminates just fine, but I cannot get back to syscons. Sound like you are not using newcons https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons With the kernel mode setting drivers , and a few others , this is a known is= sue .=20 Rebuild your kernel and give it a shot . It's not with out issues . I have a= Hudson apu and the embedded Radeon doesn't like the kms code in FreeBSD or L= inux 3.8 . It does however work in OpenBSD 5.5 . I have not examined it clos= ely to see why as Free and Open use similar code derived from Linux 3.8.x .=20= > This seems to be the current state with this video card > and 10-stable - according to=20 > wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics/WITH_NEW_XORG > -the window/system seems to freeze, but I can blindly type commands. >=20 > Since my card is RV610 and I am on 10-stable and using X.Org 1.12, > it does not look like vt-switching is available to me. If that > is the case, would I be able to build WITHOUT_NEW_XORG in 10-stable > and have things work the old way? Or should I be able to use vt? >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > Mike Gass > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org=20=