Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:23:39 +0100 From: Nicolas Kovacs <info@microlinux.fr> To: Stephan Feinen <stephan@feinen.com>, cem@freebsd.org, Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> Cc: x11-list freebsd <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't configure Intel video card: hard freeze or fallback to VESA Message-ID: <6a455e9a-780e-030c-db12-52c60e66e847@microlinux.fr> In-Reply-To: <4a94ed70-fa86-79e1-c036-4f5f9bdd8187@feinen.com> References: <ad4fca92-59d7-2d25-0afb-06c929434d2c@microlinux.fr> <20170323144435.GB87700@rancor.immure.com> <CAG6CVpUjHuC9wBxWOV_2=YwPXwchs0K91yzJgdcgoYCWBmbL4Q@mail.gmail.com> <e3307c60-a7f7-1ac9-d4b0-09c1405fe572@microlinux.fr> <4a94ed70-fa86-79e1-c036-4f5f9bdd8187@feinen.com>
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Le 23/03/2017 à 18:05, Stephan Feinen a écrit :
> I had a similar problem last week. After an update, the intel driver stopped
> working and xorg used the vesa driver instead.
>
> I then found out that the i915kms wasn't loaded automatically anymore.
> All how-to articles warned "do not add the module to loader.conf, because a failure
> may render your system inoperable. Instead add the module to /etc/rc.conf".
>
> I tested the module with kldload and it worked, so I added the module to rc.conf
> ("kld_list="i915kms") and everything was fine.
After two long days of experimenting, it seems like I finally found the
solution.
There are two distinct Intel drivers in /boot/kernel: i915 and i915.kms.
Loading i915kms on that machine (at any time) leads to an instant system
freeze.
The plain i915 driver loads fine, on the other hand.
X starts perfectly, even without the slightest configuration stub.
Thanks everybody for your help.
Cheers from the rainy South of France,
Niki
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