Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:49:51 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org, Yoshihiro Ota <ota@j.email.ne.jp>, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: ota@j.email.ne.jp, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD X11 mailing list <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, greg@unrelenting.technology Subject: Re: DRM removal soon Message-ID: <603D07F7-CA80-40C6-8D55-3DC6EABE667E@cschubert.com> In-Reply-To: <20190228004220.fb3ed982fa8a34252ec19bb5@j.email.ne.jp> References: <CANCZdfptG6hwdDc=RFMUA%2BfA7eMijPycY24dcqPLi7aP-whR-A@mail.gmail.com> <20190223003126.4aec5a01b77ec9bf9ea0992a@j.email.ne.jp> <1550926557.1795.0@unrelenting.technology> <20190223234351.0addf9de71953eb31136322b@j.email.ne.jp> <CANCZdfr0kkFGxDxETwjj2tKb=vZCSHrQPRCobYr0bz7EcN16dw@mail.gmail.com> <20190228004220.fb3ed982fa8a34252ec19bb5@j.email.ne.jp>
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On February 27, 2019 9:42:20 PM PST, Yoshihiro Ota <ota@j=2Eemail=2Ene=2Ejp= > wrote: >On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:24:15 -0700 >Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp=2Ecom> wrote: > >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 3:31 AM Yoshihiro Ota <ota@j=2Eemail=2Ene=2Ejp> >wrote: >>=20 >> I also found that running kldstat was the easiest way to find which >of >> > driver to use instead of dmesg=2E >> > >>=20 >> Is this a suggestion for changing the drm-kmod package output? Or >just a >> helpful hint for others? >>=20 >> Tanks again=2E >>=20 >> Warner > >This is a helpful hint for others and a suggestion to update documents=2E > >I had read >https://www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/releases/12=2E0R/relnotes=2Ehtml#hardware-gra= phics >and https://wiki=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/Graphics before I started=2E I had 4 ol= d >laptops and 1 vmawre and I didn't remember which machine uses which CPU >:) >If the doc can mention to check kldstat output and go to corresponding >section, that will make steps easier=2E > >I converted to the port based driver for 4 psychical machines and 1 >vmware machine (although vmware do not use neither of driver=2E) All of >them run 12=2E0-RELEASE=2E All of them start X and work fine=2E I will >likely get to 13-CURRENT a lot later as I ran 13-CURRENT without X and >in vmware most of times=2E > > > >Hiro >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-arch@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list >https://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg" The ports work as advertised=2E IMO graphics/drm-legacy should be depreci= ated sooner than later=2E I would expect the graphics team could better spe= nd their time and energy on drm-current, which btw works perfectly on my ol= d laptop converted to i386 testbed, than maintaining old bitrot=2E When can= we expect drm-legacy to finally be removed from ports? --=20 Pardon the typos and autocorrect, small keyboard in use=2E Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschubert=2Ecom> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD=2Eorg> Web: http://www=2EFreeBSD=2Eorg The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few=2E
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