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Date:      Fri, 18 May 2018 15:27:43 -0700
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
To:        Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, FreeBSD X11 mailing list <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, Current FreeBSD <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Subject:   Re: [RFC] Deprecation and removal of the drm2 driver
Message-ID:  <201805182227.w4IMRhCU033315@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> of "Fri, 18 May 2018 16:19:21 -0400." <Pine.GSO.4.64.1805181617250.21283@sea.ntplx.net>

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In message <Pine.GSO.4.64.1805181617250.21283@sea.ntplx.net>, Daniel 
Eischen wr
ites:
> On Fri, 18 May 2018, Warner Losh wrote:
>
> > On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:30 PM, Steve Kargl <
> > sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Check the Makefiles
> >>
> >> % more /usr/ports/graphics/drm-next-kmod/Makefile
> >>
> >> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= amd64
> >> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=  the new KMS components are only supported on amd64
> >>
> >> Not to ia32 friendly.
> >>
> >
> > So do people use i386 for desktop? And need the latest KMS stuff?
>
> I can easily imagine an embedded x86 kiosk type appliance.  Does
> basic xorg stuff work without drm?

Yes, with VESA, albeit aspect ratios are off.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
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