From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 30 01:18:46 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@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 BDF6927E for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:18:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vb0-x233.google.com (mail-vb0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c02::233]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7711A1763 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:18:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f51.google.com with SMTP id 11so5410451vbe.24 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:18:45 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=SgvBKogHzAJbNwKvu4HWz180dEDVbEjQBDmdRalq4rE=; b=TdnRk6yIxPJ48L9WZpwtCmjwK7pGhUr3ZJCXyoVxuQZPso/lv0pI94NJMpPDM0Cqf0 NR37jOgJNbOzUjQEN6MaHvblVMhu/GshVtV04oI4c1rLv+wLWhCorWt6nxPXLMRV/An/ Mx/fPCavwikOCXRDpuKclUJtJpjgywMI0S3bf+S7uIbVg1Rhyd3kKPIEW2EgGgWEkQy9 x+XyAsg3DJ61Lii/26fyqyC3PtPaI5AeysPBwCgUoScB10UzC7DxJvjJycZD6Gp34HMv nZUvNUOliKcX119ApJSNNBJUdwoJ1FqsTER7mKCj6Fyt91KRaMefIffO3FOToy1A1YhU ETUw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.178.164 with SMTP id cz4mr64356vec.52.1388366324924; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:18:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.58.162.232 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:18:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.58.162.232 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:18:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <52c01506.Dih5U63zPRUKn60m%davidcollins001@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:18:44 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Xorg not working with radeon on 10 stable From: David Collins To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list Reply-To: davidcollins001@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:18:46 -0000 On 29 Dec 2013 16:28, "Warren Block" wrote: > > David Collins wrote: >> >> I have recently upgraded from 9 stable to 10 stable. The intention was to install an updated version of xbmc which was quite out of date. I upgraded from source the usual way and upgraded my ports as is suggested at the bottom of the portmaster man page (delete everything and re-build). > > > (Your message showed only as an "OCTET-STREAM" attachment, repasted here as text.) I'm not sure why my email came through it did, but thanks for replying. > I did a similar upgrade recently also. > >> I have a Radeon HD 2400 PRO/XT, which supported from whats in the log >> file. The user is as member of the dri group. I load the radeonkms >> kernel module on boot. > > > That is not necessary, and causes problems for some. Noted, will remove. >> When try to start X (same xorg.conf file that >> worked previously or with newly created xorg.conf) the xserver gives >> me a black screen which I can't do anything with, I am also unable to >> switch virtual terminals. > > > This is a known problem with the KMS drivers. The new console drivers fix this, hopefully to be MFCed soon after 10.0-RELEASE. Brilliant, I look forward to this >> I can ssh in to get access. My make.conf, xorg.conf and Xorg log file are below but the bits that look suspect are: > > >> [ 127.760] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable >> [ 128.363] (EE) AIGLX error: r600 does not export required DRI extension > > >> I have found a number of reports of this with linux but no solutions >> that I have been able to use. Does anyone have any idea how to solve >> this? > > > Use the ati or radeon driver, not radeonhd, which is obsolete. I tried the ati driver (with updated xorg.conf) from ports but i don't think it worked either. I won't have access to my computer for a couple days but when I do I will try again. Thanks, David