From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Mon Oct 23 03:49:19 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7C7BE3F35E for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2017 03:49:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tom.b.rushworth@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pg0-x234.google.com (mail-pg0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c05::234]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6FC03129 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2017 03:49:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tom.b.rushworth@gmail.com) Received: by mail-pg0-x234.google.com with SMTP id m18so10734921pgd.13 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:49:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=reply-to:subject:references:to:from:message-id:date:user-agent :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=kpQYVAfZdHx0S6NzVhEuftut6E9KbOEKAUPsBEt8+4I=; b=Ulc4G3hCPQA7pENl3fRp38sVQ1jWkjVW7uL2Byed0MtI+q57axgJfoZnM5y5ZDJDks 2oR9Te7Sp99XwudiG5hRgGXmx/EOkJyM/H9NO7FgHZRsJbE/vj3HqlB84AYz4IiTxR1l pVzyuZYb1ZrOLPdYbTtJlDRO5PlyqxPhX65Q8ArEwayTMYe6xqC3Ap/aM+Cbke8MRNLN VAJS8X381dYi1dmBwZMBo13MYyqIqhQMgKV9uNSOvT4kH8c5v1jfvOV19Fr7lJBl4qsC inlmJ3bSpW7bQ9ofFNnuu8DvuEDCFI3UqeMtDHAdU/wUdg23w6Whj0hK1hscH2c+hjXT Cv5g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:reply-to:subject:references:to:from:message-id :date:user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=kpQYVAfZdHx0S6NzVhEuftut6E9KbOEKAUPsBEt8+4I=; b=dhMqVqQpF0EUILQXpLG0JBiVTROyyQYUPHCqK6VWrfmROavAKcfx77/WywwriQcu9a 7Qb/EvwpMf5OzFQWj5mEfM7muwKow2Vtv3MEn5RLI/IH8khZ4K2VondmpQ9LJqCXR7vH 8MOSqz+vFKx8DyIEAe4Kl97YxBXifXFZfJbATuOukem2Dk7A4jM9q8gS/VRSS0SZaaca 4qA2RCL/3BTp3SF+p6E4YfbJbCA+M5JoEvVhZRN04kAG/LOQAtf4ENetd04yJh3NvTMN iB1gvmo/2pG6PMQsel0UmnSJfJGODovU4cRd5YyffLT3gGJWPduspr9EXFGza5MZMdn7 99Gw== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaWKCAK+GpEDSVJI6NloWHVmfdbuyJd+Q5XUGGINizYEUTNZTrR+ UqO1GDSGIWH4B4nm/hPlUV5HiQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+RLCI7qOda0lmsHwWX7M98D7nHQzP+3rrryVo/ImS1ibKc+cCdeU02lzJeAAiiqhlQmOYY4Xw== X-Received: by 10.84.129.2 with SMTP id 2mr9424028plb.270.1508730558693; Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:49:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kelvin.mannynkapy.net ([207.102.139.9]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m69sm10414920pfc.27.2017.10.22.20.49.17 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:49:17 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: tbr@acm.org Subject: Iris Pro P6300 intel X11 driver (was Re: intro) References: <696fb5ea-e1bf-d7c2-004a-eb4eb2af43d7@nomadlogic.org> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org From: Tom Rushworth Message-ID: Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:49:17 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 03:49:19 -0000 Hi All, Before I get to the real content, a list etiquette question - should I top/interleave/bottom post, and should I trim? Does the list care? Problem summary: new machine with Intel Iris Pro P6300 graphics, FreeBSD 11 runs in console mode but I can't get an X server running. This is just a partial update on the issue, I haven't had time to finish all the suggestions. Suggestion 1 - try FreeBSD 12 I spent a day and installed head as of 2017/10/15 (or thereabouts) but it doesn't work out of the box (the console works, just not the X server with the intel driver or any other default driver). I have lots more digging to do with it to make sure I really do have the latest, and that the configuration is correct, so this is ongoing. Suggestion 2 - try TrueOS I downloaded the USB stick image. There doesn't seem to be a 'live' option in that image (at least I couldn't find it with a few minutes of poking around), and the installer does not use the intel driver, so I hunted down another drive for the machine and did a full install. Configuring the video driver to be intel during the install does give a working X server, and checking the XOrg.log file confirms that the intel driver is the one being used. So now I either have to learn to like TrueOS and Lumina, or figure out where my source version or configuration is wrong for the FreeBSD-12 setup :). I'm probably going to do a bit of both. The good news is that there is a working intel driver for the Iris Pro P6300. Thanks for the help and suggestions - I'll update again if I figure out the plain FreeBSD-12 setup. On 10/10/2017 15:28, Paul Pathiakis via freebsd-x11 wrote: > +1 on TrueOS.... they are doing a fine job. It's on my gf (50+) desktop > and her mother's (80+) desktop... for the last 5 years.... They LOVE IT!!! > > P > > > On 10/10/2017 16:51, Pete Wright wrote: >> >> >> On 10/10/2017 13:29, Tom Rushworth wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> A few quick words to say where I'm coming from: >>> >>> I'm a long time C programmer, mostly userland, but I have done some >>> kernel work. I was doing Linux USB drivers in the early 2000's, and >>> I tinkered with the NetBSD serial driver way back when serial ports >>> were actually useful. I wrote my first serious C program in the late >>> 1970s. >>> >>> I'm a FreeBSD desktop user, driven out of MacOS by the marketroids, >>> and driven out of Linux by systemd :). >>> >>> I recently purchased a new desktop machine that turns out to have an >>> Intel Iris Pro P6300 (Broadwell GT3e) graphics system. It came with >>> Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon, which manages the screen very nicely, so >>> the Linux driver is good enough. I ran into issues with ssh within >>> hours of starting up, and I'm just not interested in digging through >>> yet another (foolish) system administration issue involving systemd >>> to sort it out. >>> >>> I tried FreeBSD 11.1, but the i915 driver there isn't quite up to the >>> job. I've looked at the various FreeBSD i915 websites and >>> discussions, but can't easily sort out where the current focus is. >>> >>> What I'd like from the list is advice on where to start :). I'm >>> willing to test pre-built stuff, or build it myself, or even work on >>> the code, but everything I looked at seemed to have ground to a halt >>> about a year ago. >>> >>> So, where to begin? >> >> I'd suggest taking a look at TrueOS to see if the updated i915 support >> in there offers you a better X experience. >> >> https://www.trueos.org/ >> >> TrueOS is FreeBSD with some nice prebuilt additions for desktops and >> laptops. They even have a live image that should allow you to verify >> X is working as expected before you install it. >> >> If you are wanting to run vanilla FreeBSD and don't mind periodic >> instability you can also run 12-CURRENT and install the >> "drm-next-kmod" pkg. Although depending on how much time you want to >> put into hacking on things TrueOS may be an easier entry point for you. >> >> HTH! >> -pete >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Regards, -- Tom Rushworth