Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:47:07 -0500 From: "Clay Daniels Jr." <clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Subject: Re: drm-kmod in 12.0-Stable using amdgpu.ko fails Message-ID: <CAGLDxTV9iX_TxCrLybQM=EqqWmJyVL=TkmmVkCn44rsv-9Z14g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGLDxTXxoj9OY1wk=DfQ3v2ug76Udnn9ZPrie95CwuzD4x6LXg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGLDxTXxoj9OY1wk=DfQ3v2ug76Udnn9ZPrie95CwuzD4x6LXg@mail.gmail.com>
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Close out my complaint here. Problem addressed: *Bug 237271* <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237271>; - Radeon video card no longer works on 12-STABLE (after r345105) / CURRENT (after r345932) Clay On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 3:56 PM Clay Daniels Jr. <clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com> wrote: > I load FreeBSD 13.0-Current most weeks, but this week I tried out > 12.0-Stable r350476 as I wanted to test my Wiki instructions for installing > LXDE. The install started well, I rebooted when asked, and the install of > Xorg went well too. The drm-kmod install seemed to go well, and I picked my > known and tested amdgpu.ko to list in /etc/rc.conf. At this point I > rebooted to check if I got the skeleton X window. The reboot stalled in the > video section. Hung. Would not move. I manually turned off the machine and > tried two more times. No Go. > > I went back to FreeBSD downloads, got a copy of FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT > r350491, burned it to a dvd, and installed without a hitch, using my known > amdgpu.ko kernel mod video driver. This installation is where I am writing > this email > > This is unscientific, but when I boot every day, and get to the video > section and the system finds the driver, I see a few "fuzzy granular lines > of noise" that appear in the console right near where it lists my > radeon/kabini imbedded video. Actually I like to see this as it tells me my > video has been recognized. With my attempted install of 12.0-Stable this > DID NOT happen. > > This bug does not bother me, as I am pretty much into 13.0, but it may be > of help to somebody else. > > Clay Daniels > You can see my LXDE Wiki at: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/LXDE >
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