From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Tue Sep 20 21:25:51 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 B2FEBBE3332 for ; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:25:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from maul.immure.com (108-84-10-9.lightspeed.austtx.sbcglobal.net [108.84.10.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90595EAC for ; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:25:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from [10.1.132.9] (helo=rancor.immure.com) by maul.immure.com with esmtp (Exim 4.87 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1bmSXy-000BlP-Op; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:47 -0500 Received: from rancor.immure.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u8KLPkbQ045206; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: (from bob@localhost) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.14.9/Submit) id u8KLPkSl045205; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:46 -0500 From: Bob Willcox To: Matthew Macy Cc: Pete Wright , freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gfx-next update: drm-4.8-rc2 tagged in drm-next Message-ID: <20160920212545.GU8480@rancor.immure.com> Reply-To: Bob Willcox References: <1569231fc12.1189a20c2251388.8699372849515846410@nextbsd.org> <20160920162456.GO8480@rancor.immure.com> <439e20fa-6385-68fb-c97e-24705ebd2f94@nomadlogic.org> <157496f7268.ac5eb5ca278618.8741026532558973404@nextbsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <157496f7268.ac5eb5ca278618.8741026532558973404@nextbsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) 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: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:25:51 -0000 On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 02:10:23PM -0700, Matthew Macy wrote: > > > > ---- On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:19:43 -0700 Pete Wright wrote ---- > > > > > > On 9/20/16 12:07 PM, Doug Kirk wrote: > > > Hi Bob, > > > > > > To start, you'll want to build and install the kernel from the "drm-next" > > > branch at https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base-graphics . > > > Instructions in the FreeBSD handbook for building/installing. > > No. drm-next tracks upstream, but is not guaranteed to work at any particular point in time. Intel users should be using drm-next-4.7. Hmm, I fear that leaves me with the same noob questions then. Where do I start? What do I download? What do I build? I would really like to try this on my NUC but I'm having trouble getting started. Bob > > Pete - could you please update the wiki to that effect? > > > > > Then, the instructions at ( > > > https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base-graphics/wiki#installing-required-userland-components) > > > will tell you how to get the updated X server installed. > > > > > > One thing to note that's not really stated anywhere is that you need to > > > load the i915kms driver in rc.conf, not from the boot loader, as it's not > > > ready for boot-time loading yet (last I worked with it, last month). > > > Boot-time loading results in a panic. > > With a functional efifb I have yet to see a legitimate technical reason for loading at boot. File system operations are much slower for the loader than they are once the system has run init. > > > > > oh interesting i'll take a look at that tonight. on my end i've been > > letting Xorg load the i915kms module: i.e. not loading it via rc.conf. > > > > > -M > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Bob Willcox | In real love you want the other person's good. In bob@immure.com | romantic love you want the other person. Austin, TX | -- Margaret Anderson