From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Tue Sep 20 22:19:59 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 0F291BE23AF for ; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:19:59 +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 DD50825E for ; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:19:58 +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 1bmTON-000BsF-M7; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:19:56 -0500 Received: from rancor.immure.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u8KMJtSX045447; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:19:55 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: (from bob@localhost) by rancor.immure.com (8.15.2/8.14.9/Submit) id u8KMJspp045446; Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:19:54 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:19:54 -0500 From: Bob Willcox To: Pete Wright Cc: Matthew Macy , freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gfx-next update: drm-4.8-rc2 tagged in drm-next Message-ID: <20160920221954.GV8480@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> <20160920212545.GU8480@rancor.immure.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: 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 22:19:59 -0000 On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 02:33:01PM -0700, Pete Wright wrote: > > > On 9/20/16 2:25 PM, Bob Willcox wrote: > > 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. > > > > hey there Bob - sounds like the wiki may need a bit refactoring to make > it more intuitive. I'll try to take a stab at that tonight. > > the tl;dr version is: > > - checkout this branch: > git clone https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base-graphics.git -b > drm-next-4.7 > > > - compile the world+kernel of this checkout. the normal process of > building the freebsd world from source works in this checkout. > > > - once you are running the appropriate world+kernel configure this new > pkg repository (I put this in a file named > /usr/local/pkg/repo/FreeBSD-ports.repo for example): > > FreeBSD-ports: { > url: > "http://www.bsddesktop.com/images/120amd64-ports-graphics-xserver-mesa-next/" > enabled: yes > } > > - install appropriate Xorg Intel Xorg driver and XFCE4 desktop > environment packages like so: > > $ pkg install -r FreeBSD-ports xorg xf86-video-intel xfce > > > The instructions for building and installing a fresh world from source > are better documented in the handbook here: > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/makeworld.html > > > Cheers, > -p > > -- > Pete Wright > pete@nomadlogic.org > nomadlogicLA Thanks Pete! I'll give that a try tonight. I think I'm beginning to get it. :) Bob -- 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