On 3/1/2014 12:06 AM, Remco wrote:
I just upgraded a machine from source today.
Using snapshots might be a safer bet, unless you have good reason to use
sources instead.
Thank you for your reply.
I had to do a source update as this host is at remote co-location facility.
Not 100% sure, but maybe your card needs a firmware. When upgrading/installing
from snapshots this firmware is installed automatically. I don't know if this
is also the case when upgrading from source.
Look at fw_update(1), running it manually to install missing firmware and
doing a reboot to let the system pick it up might help.
If fw_update runs as part of an install/upgrade you (or root) should receive a
mail of what updates took place. (IIRC it also leaves info in your dmesg)
If I run fw_update in dry run mode, here is the result:
# fw_update -nvv
fw_update: Path to firmware: http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.5/
fw_update: Updating firmware: radeondrm-firmware.
Update candidates: radeondrm-firmware-20131002p0 ->
radeondrm-firmware- 20131002p0 (ok)
No change in radeondrm-firmware 20131002p0
#
Prior to this latest source upgrade, the machine was last upgraded to
5.5-beta using the January 14 snapshot. (This was prior to its shipment
to the co-lo.) If the radeon firmware update date (20131002) is
accurate, then this machine would have had its firmware upgraded during
that earlier snapshot upgrade. Which is consistent with what fw_update
is reporting.
In fact, come to think of it:
# pkg_info | grep radeon
radeondrm-firmware-20131002p0 firmware binary images for
radeondrm(4) driver
So, it appears the latest firmware update is already in place.
Can you think of anything else it might be?
Thank you again.
