On 28.01.2018 00:13, Corbin Bird wrote:

Thanks for your feedback.

> .
> Thank you for that info.
> .
> What kind of integrated VGA?
> ( example Intel i915, i965, etc. )
According to the MB docu is it a "ASPEED AST2400 BMC" Video controller.

> .
> The reason I ask is that the EFI framebuffer you have enabled should be
> built into a specific video driver.
> My system has an "amdgpu" video card.
> The EFI framebuffer driver for the console is enabled.
> The specific video driver called "amdgpu" is also enabled.
> The EFI framebuffer is built as a sub-component of the specific video
> driver "amdgpu".
> .
> Sample dmesg output :
>> [    6.223405] [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.
>> [    6.223573] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (POLARIS10
>> 0x1002:0x67DF 0x1682:0x9480 0xC7)
>> [    6.882691] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
>> [    6.900623] amdgpu 0000:01:00.0: fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
> .
> If you haven't already run this command, please do so :  lspci | grep -i VGA

# lspci | grep VGA
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED
Graphics Family (rev 30)

> If the video device is a 'Aspeed ASTxxxx', the version number of the
> kernel you are using makes a big difference.
>>
# uname -r
4.9.76-gentoo-r1

>>
>>   ASPEED's AST2500 Display To Be Supported By Linux 4.11's DRM
>>
>> https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/linux-graphics-x-org-drivers/x-org-drm/935002-aspeed-s-ast2500-display-to-be-supported-by-linux-4-11-s-drm

Thanks for that link, I will have to look into that.
Although I will not be using X on this box, as it is a server, it looks
like I need to configure DRM.

KR

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