Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:28:11 +1100 From: Anil Gulati <gulati.au@gmail.com> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? Message-ID: <CABb3=2uJzTOmW=-fd8K9zrsRACoJah9jGsd0T9p2q-NMXF=fQQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <a1a8330a21416f5882130043f9bf76c1@kapsi.fi> References: <CABb3=2t5HnGyRqUhP1vU%2Bp=0efi-Fv5mLERzx71kKu38PPoDvA@mail.gmail.com> <a1a8330a21416f5882130043f9bf76c1@kapsi.fi>
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Thanks Jose, Niclas and Arto, that certainly feels like a warm welcome to me. Note that it seems Ubuntu 15.10 as well as Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS now have 6th Gen Intel Skylake support. http://blog.system76.com/post/139563632868/ubuntu-1404-lts-now-available-for-skylake http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-14-04-4-lts-now-available-on-system76-s-intel-skylake-pcs-500623.shtml I take it unless I get a Haswell chip I won't be able to be of any help? I gather Broadwell "had problems" and was a short-lived chipset but apparently we have to work through Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake in order. On 19 February 2016 at 07:36, Arto Pekkanen <isoa@kapsi.fi> wrote: > Well, you can start by testing the experimental kernel, which includes > preliminary GPU support from Linux 3.8: > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics/Update%20i915%20GPU%20driver%20to%20Linux%203.8 > > If you get the kernel crash, that is an opportunity to first send crash > reports (which include kernel crash dumps, system logs etc), and if you > have knowledge of x86 system level programming, you can try to figure out > why it crashed and how to fix it, and later on submit patches to the > kernel. The kernel developers frequently communicate in this mailing list, > so if you have a patch that solves a problem, they would be very thankful, > and so would be all FreeBSD users in this small community :) And of course > merely reports of using the experimental kernel are also very much > appreciated. > > I am not a yet proficient in x86 system level programming, so I just test > out new revisions of the kernel when they come available, submit crash > reports etc. > > The main wiki article is very informative in listing milestones and goals: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics > > There is also a preliminary workflow available: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics/Kernel%20development%20workflow > > > Anil Gulati kirjoitti 17.02.2016 17:07: > >> Dear FreeBSD-X11, >> >> My thread on FreeBSD forums base system >> https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/55054/ helped me establish that buying >> an Intel NUC or System 76 with 5th Gen Broadwell Intel i3/i/5/i7 would be >> a >> no go for X11 on FreeBSD https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics >> >> Is it possible for me to contribute to the development and testing of >> driver support to get these chips working with the Intel HD Graphics 6000 >> 6100 etc? >> >> And if I go for a 6th Gen Skylake Intel i3/i5/i7 is it possible and >> appropriate to contribute to development and testing on Skylake before >> Haswell or Broadwell support is finished? >> >> One thing worries me on Skylake is that I read that the Skylake chipset >> "retires VGA support" >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics#Skylake >> >> Does this mean I can't even get console working on Skylake? I'm not sure >> if >> Linux has support for Skylake yet either? Can I even install FreeBSD if I >> can't see console? >> >> What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? >> >> Thanks >> AniilG >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> > > -- > Arto Pekkanen >
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