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Subject: Re: [RFC] Deprecation and removal of the drm2 driver
From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>
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> On May 18, 2018, at 6:27 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> wrote=
:
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> In message <Pine.GSO.4.64.1805181617250.21283@sea.ntplx.net>, Daniel=20
> Eischen wr
> ites:
>>> On Fri, 18 May 2018, Warner Losh wrote:
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>>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:30 PM, Steve Kargl <
>>> sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
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>>>> Check the Makefiles
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>>>> % more /usr/ports/graphics/drm-next-kmod/Makefile
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>>>> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=3D amd64
>>>> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=3D  the new KMS components are only supported on a=
md64
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>>>> Not to ia32 friendly.
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>>> So do people use i386 for desktop? And need the latest KMS stuff?
>>=20
>> I can easily imagine an embedded x86 kiosk type appliance.  Does
>> basic xorg stuff work without drm?
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> Yes, with VESA, albeit aspect ratios are off.

I'm using drm2 with an AMD (n=C3=A9e ATI) Radeon 4850 (RV770), AGP.  This is=
 on an amd64 somewhat old -current system.  Is this supported by the drm-nex=
t-kmod port?

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