Re: AMD & 13.0 Current

2019-09-15 Thread Pete Wright
On 9/15/19 4:14 PM, c...@riseup.net wrote: The other thing to note, is that for 13.0 Current they both need a line in /boot/loader.conf: hw.syscons..disable=1 Why is this line needed and for what purposes? This issue, and the one it links to, go a bit towards describing the issue: https:/

Re: AMD & 13.0 Current

2019-09-15 Thread Clay Daniels Jr.
I wanted to add that when I installed this weeks 13.0 snapshot, I tried it first with only the kld_list="amdgpu" in /etc/rc.conf AND NO /boot/loader.conf entry. It failed to load startx. I then made the loader.conf entr, rebooted and startx loaded x windows, the nice little screen with 3 xterminals

Re: AMD & 13.0 Current

2019-09-15 Thread Clay Daniels Jr.
Mark, the line added in /boot/loader.conf was shared by others on this list in August when I missed my usual install of the weekly 13.0 Current snapshot. Turned out to be what could be called a "framebuffer problem" and by adding this line in loader.conf solved my problem. Later I did more looking

Re: AMD & 13.0 Current

2019-09-15 Thread CSO
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 05:29:36PM -0500, Clay Daniels Jr. wrote: > I have built me a new computer, put it together, and being impatient did > not even partition the 2TB WD HD, but just installed last weeks Current. > Worked great! > Now that I have these two to compare I will share the details and

AMD & 13.0 Current

2019-09-15 Thread Clay Daniels Jr.
I have built me a new computer, put it together, and being impatient did not even partition the 2TB WD HD, but just installed last weeks Current. Worked great! Now that I have these two to compare I will share the details and results, particularly if you are using AMD CPR/Radeon Graphics. The olde