X won't start with radeon (AMD R9 270X)

[Gerd Hafenbrack]

On 2015-01-27 01:33, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
>...
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Tested_hardware_matrix
>
> The 7000 series is the latest with any meaningful support.  The R9 is
> two generations newer than that.

The R9 270X has a Pitcairn/Curacao GPU, which is *the same* 
GPU/generation (Southern Islands) as on the HD 7870 (and HD 8870).