Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 16:51:50 +0100 From: Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A few questions about graphics chipsets Message-ID: <20170807155150.GA16357@milliways.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB1200BD260A15E11059595CAFF6B50@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> References: <VI1PR02MB1200BD260A15E11059595CAFF6B50@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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On Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 10:40:15AM +0000, Manish Jain wrote: > > Hi, > > I am writing a system configuration script for FreeBSD, for which I need > to know a few things about the major graphics chipsets and their drivers. > > 1) AMD - My own box is Radeon (R5 230), driven by radeon (+radeonkms). > I now see that there is a separate driver amdgpu. Is this inter-operable > with radeon. That is to say, can a user choose either one to drive X > under FreeBSD ? > For AMD identification, start at https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#Decoder_ring_for_engineering_vs_marketing_names Everything up to Sea Islands uses the radeon driver. The amdgpu is for the newest chipsets (Volcanic Islands). ĸen -- I live in a city. I know sparrows from starlings. After that everything is a duck as far as I'm concerned. -- Monstrous Regiment
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