Hi guys,
I successfully installed FreeBSD 10.2 on my Haswell box. Since 10.2 doesn't support Haswell graphics, I decided to try using an AMD FirePro v4900 (with a 6670 "Turk" chip) and the Radeon drivers. I tried setting
PS. Any idea when we can expect Haswell support? I don't mind waiting a month for a new 10.2 STABLE release, but I won't wait for a year... Don't make me go back to Linux guys...
I successfully installed FreeBSD 10.2 on my Haswell box. Since 10.2 doesn't support Haswell graphics, I decided to try using an AMD FirePro v4900 (with a 6670 "Turk" chip) and the Radeon drivers. I tried setting
kldload radeonkms
but that led to a black screen. After reading this blog post (http://niltwill.heliohost.org/writings/freebsd-desktop.html) I was able to get it working very briefly; xvinfo
showed that it was installed. But it stopped working when I rebooted, and also it kept flickering when it was working. Anybody know what Radeon works in 10.2? Thanks!PS. Any idea when we can expect Haswell support? I don't mind waiting a month for a new 10.2 STABLE release, but I won't wait for a year... Don't make me go back to Linux guys...