From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Sun Feb 21 13:28:13 2016 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 0C45AAAFF7B for ; Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:28:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gulati.au@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yk0-x230.google.com (mail-yk0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c07::230]) (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 BF6F813B0 for ; Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:28:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gulati.au@gmail.com) Received: by mail-yk0-x230.google.com with SMTP id z13so52010384ykd.0 for ; Sun, 21 Feb 2016 05:28:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=a7F7IzSekakmRGNhEkv7JJj9o33KOU8P2ufXQ/HXrjw=; b=DVHxO7xUeUSugd1LYmn0Q/JONtYNesuV1LaMfZ8jk0HMdV6xd7nHE9Gfu8uMTmS2Oj 6BTDop2maUEtg3cjJE9tBDu85FDcBVpPL75kvbxzg2HuO60vxX2CJQ+Honxi16BsXEon RtRlV6j0dgu5LJKfEkmuaevsVsgo+gg1AneWE7Dhe+I76WI2pqOSpFHf/exf6OFR7D/O xTsU1oIQ31WxYK8Nagd4yEDTHPMUxRvD9GdMYHaIclvPpCYlmL7P4aYNDQSmaNCwU9V6 korQlcVy/d6ERWOPm/RCxYXVAlOyhTvQkgh6pTJKwzpFkZtdLuL6bL3091zYzwmLfF1p ShcA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=a7F7IzSekakmRGNhEkv7JJj9o33KOU8P2ufXQ/HXrjw=; b=b20cJ4CBnyn0hlSkRhKAsqk/55HkOEi+JN3bnMGFzBdiETDdhu3VLjryEpIf9VNI0d nrgyCAKBw99KdCiwjnwezjFXNuahL95a4IU7ohjh0YWs1pG1yP9dSEWshn1fMyytPHiv BXVKBcLfFzdRgl5Xn1DMhmbrXz+tw+Lha8Cii9pgxgobUkS7r01/KqUTzQE72wMG6WTW DGe6nQgFA/WRCfVqmIdu1i2FNX+0KpK/XP26nvjUnAtxLOXTkxqzFIyB8qGxSCFvnf+H 7QMgtOjT54KCm7DbW6248uBx6BSSLZ/MO4zwWt7X0I6kU8TsxdosxxEFElXx1dyQuryS /L4A== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOQplutp1Ez/OHTCqHsxuZ9mdPtUXklOZovweLA7A3blsXueSFzlk0Os/EQytkarIFHg30SwLtWR2OFyMw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.37.26.68 with SMTP id a65mr1556883yba.92.1456061291680; Sun, 21 Feb 2016 05:28:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.129.90.68 with HTTP; Sun, 21 Feb 2016 05:28:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:28:11 +1100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? From: Anil Gulati To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:28:13 -0000 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 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 >