From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Thu Mar 23 15:11:12 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 0124CD190D8 for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:11:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: from rancor.immure.com (108-84-10-9.lightspeed.austtx.sbcglobal.net [108.84.10.9]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "darth.immure.com", Issuer "darth.immure.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B74651F11; Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:11:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: from rancor.immure.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id v2NFBAm5088063 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:11:10 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: (from bob@localhost) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v2NFBAUv088062; Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:11:10 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:11:10 -0500 From: Bob Willcox To: Conrad Meyer Cc: Nicolas Kovacs , x11-list freebsd Subject: Re: Can't configure Intel video card: hard freeze or fallback to VESA Message-ID: <20170323151110.GC87700@rancor.immure.com> Reply-To: Bob Willcox References: <20170323144435.GB87700@rancor.immure.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.0 (2017-02-23) 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: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:11:12 -0000 On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 08:07:21AM -0700, Conrad Meyer wrote: > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Bob Willcox wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 02:50:23PM +0100, Nicolas Kovacs wrote: > >> I'm reading the fine FreeBSD handbook, but right now it looks like I > >> have a showstopper. In my office I have a "sandbox" network consisting > >> of three Dell Optiplex 330 PCs. This kind of hardware is extremely > >> common in schools or administrations in France. > >> > >> All three PCs have the following video card. > >> > >> vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x02201028 chip=0x29c28086 > >> rev=0x0a hdr=0x00 > >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > >> device = '82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller' > >> class = display > >> subclass = VGA > >> > >> My first attempt was based on FreeBSD 10.3 amd64. After a number of > >> failed attempts, I gave 11.0 and even 12.0 CURRENT a spin, with the same > >> results. > >> > >> I tried to install a TrueOS system, and this worked correctly. I can't > >> say what's the magical combination the TrueOS developers applied here, > >> and before I launch into some more trial and error and more guesswork, I > >> thought I'd rather ask here. Ideally, I would like to run FreeBSD 10.3 > >> as a desktop on these machines. I would be thankful for any pointers on > >> how to configure this kind of hardware. I'm not a lamer for RTFM, by the > >> way. > > Hi Nicolas, > > Do you have the i915kms kernel module loaded before starting X? If > not, try loading that first. Second, can you try the "modesetting" > Xorg video driver in place of "intel"? > > > I'm no expert on this, but have been struggling with Intel GPU support in > > FreeBSD for some time now. If your Dell Optiplex 330 has one of the newer > > Intel CPUs (e.g., Broadwell, Skylake) then the current official versions of > > FreeBSD don't support the internal GPUs in them. I am running an Intel NUC > > with a i7-5557U CPU (Broadwell) and it isn't supported. Currently I'm running > > the 'work in progress' freebsd-base-graphics version of FreeBSD (a spin-off > > from 12-current) that seems to be doing ok (just been running it now for two > > days). Here's some info regarding this version and how to fetch/install/build > > it: > > > > https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base-graphics > > > > Good luck, hope you get FreeBSD working for you. > > Hi Bob, > > >From what I can tell, the Optiplex and graphics hardware are actually > fairly old (<2010) and should be supported by mainline FreeBSD. > > Best, > Conrad Ah, well then the new stuff shouldn't be needed. Bob -- Bob Willcox | You're dead, Jim. bob@immure.com | -- McCoy, "The Tholian Web", stardate unknown Austin, TX |