From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 10 14:10:49 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC301890 for ; Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:10:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sean@siobud.com) Received: from siobud.com (unknown [IPv6:2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:feae:3ca5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AC3692D3A for ; Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:10:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from onshore-gw.logika.net ([64.241.87.62] helo=SeanLaptop.webcheckout.net) by siobud.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VJOeV-0001fd-Hn; Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:10:48 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:08:10 -0500 From: Sean DuBois To: Vladyslav Shtabovenko Subject: Re: Does KMS work with gen 2 Intel graphics on FreeBSD 9.1? Message-ID: <20130910140810.GA2312@SeanLaptop.webcheckout.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "siobud.com", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: The only way to have KMS support in 9.1 right now is to build with WITH_NEW_XORG=true and WITH_KMS=true in your make.conf, do you have these flags enabled? Another good check (right now) is to switch to a text console VT switching is not enabled so the screen will stay black (See https://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU) [...] Content analysis details: (-1.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:10:49 -0000 The only way to have KMS support in 9.1 right now is to build with WITH_NEW_XORG=true and WITH_KMS=true in your make.conf, do you have these flags enabled? Another good check (right now) is to switch to a text console VT switching is not enabled so the screen will stay black (See https://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU) You will also have i915kms.ko loaded I am not a X11 dev, I just use the driver day to day so sorry I can't give you a better technical answer! On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 01:48:50PM +0200, Vladyslav Shtabovenko wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running FreeBSD 9.1 on an old IBM Thinkad X30 equiped with > Intel 830MG graphics chip (gen 2). The graphics works fine, but I'm > wondering > if the driver really uses KMS or just switches back to some legacy routine. > > Is there any way I can check it? > > Cheers, > Vladyslav > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"