From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Fri Feb 5 07:21:38 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC4B453F919 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:21:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ggm@algebras.org) Received: from mail-lj1-x22a.google.com (mail-lj1-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::22a]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DX6Ks5jHzz4cPk for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:21:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ggm@algebras.org) Received: by mail-lj1-x22a.google.com with SMTP id v15so6497497ljk.13 for ; Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:21:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=R4Pd20Yx34ObyD7gtRo4w+xaOWxYZiF7gEchemu9PuE=; b=s8AmZVc3bgLAq+WYoaio6z3CpWecQ/wWPSCHYOQKd9f3dkikcHwCSEvKv8M4ecFcy0 5auFfefIrcftnGXAquMuhMBaLlaLA3IXGimTlbk9lK9CeZ6cac8nDV3H8YhZpabWFrIN ez8RLgaCcyU4BTLd/KekvyCUlP4mOQRjfoO/gpE/yB3O6vr5qkYGGalSajrU2FhwBjI3 l47o5fG7E73VEZmlNUIaAa1MiGKVEJFvEt27rkf5F7YLe/3UbHs4QpbMKrFr41sp108q G/0/FomGuve+TEKCF1mdD7O5GQqs7x5uqhR+cpgy0781WKE2xNWx3R6bvwD5rE3AT2WY WG3Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=R4Pd20Yx34ObyD7gtRo4w+xaOWxYZiF7gEchemu9PuE=; b=S+lY1yoKfaNNApkS02OEgx6ThnHeg/WgtxoDdS7lyJn1WGXGb7AW8yozeRg+2iqX9w K1OP7H/T0OoMw36WLsPuyWbVX+xRqzX4+wbDlKM9ab8I262LUaGiNL1W16TcIfd0+cXk QlfeSuE1YItQjJAmTauYd3+9GPwCaSsjNWJq9s+D+vAQlOWSZG3+MxGF5NdMKOBQU5Mb J9EXhPiHy5nBaXO8Pxm9f+CgzrbOzY8GkOJio8fpNoBcUqmfZ4lkZFyM/EeDopcMKd68 mDOwXYXj2VbkkOZW9MFI7zigCg5KOaqFx+I7EFV+13r6EgtpUuuYrdIqGy805PJY9eID TJLA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530X0DYqjG76eKs7i960BXnS3WhVqPUBQ7FKHya/tTUXd47PPuJ/ GGy1fubcy2ONQdBq1q/ARqXCW3p+4IyEIJMBlgkq5A== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzaggkQIXDKpUmPD0d+1tFCB0Cx9ei05mTOQmYwx0ShyP94IEd4sWLZ4HcgVdx4APe6gp72UN1e9LG1Kssu4jQ= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:8904:: with SMTP id d4mr1906749lji.210.1612509695944; Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:21:35 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8C5F8699-66B2-454E-81C4-3433B7C24767@iitbombay.org> In-Reply-To: <8C5F8699-66B2-454E-81C4-3433B7C24767@iitbombay.org> From: George Michaelson Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:21:24 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: DRM and higher screen resolutions on older hardware for current/13-ALPHA3 To: Bakul Shah Cc: FreeBSD Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4DX6Ks5jHzz4cPk X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.s=20150623 header.b=s8AmZVc3; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of ggm@algebras.org designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::22a as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=ggm@algebras.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.50 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:s=20150623]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[algebras.org]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::22a:from:127.0.2.255]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::22a:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.995]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::22a:from]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-current]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:21:39 -0000 Thanks. That's most helpful! compiling now "lets see what happens" -G On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 5:06 PM Bakul Shah wrote: > > > > > On Feb 5, 2021, at 6:09 AM, George Michaelson wrote: > > > > I have a Lenovo Edge 420 with the ATI/Radeon graphics card. > > > > The "this .ko, that blob" thing is really confusing if you've been out > > of the loop for a while, and with older hardwar (its 8+ year old > > laptop) its not impossible its fallen off the curve of available .ko > > drivers. > > > > Anyone have any practical guidance to which radeon.ko I want to load? > > Not seeing valid Xorg with any of them and finding 640x480 tiresome. > > In rc.conf I have > > kld_list="ig4 iichid amdgpu" > > Replace amdgpu with radeonkms. It will in turn load various > radeon*_bin.ko modules for firmware. I don't have this > card so this is just a guess (I am running 13.0-ALPHA3). > Compile /usr/ports/graphics/drm-fbsd13-kmod at the same > time as the kernel by adding > > PORTS_MODULES=graphics/drm-fbsd13-kmod > PORTS_MODULES+=graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod > > to /etc/src.conf. AFAIK installing a package won't work. > > I need ig4 and iichid drivers for the touchpad.