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Date:      Wed, 9 May 2018 16:15:55 +0000
From:      Grzegorz Junka <list1@gjunka.com>
To:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: current state of Intel support
Message-ID:  <69a258f8-6f41-4a2d-56dc-c7119ac81b17@gjunka.com>
In-Reply-To: <94b39f2d-1461-bab4-496e-d1cb598fe5be@daemonic.se>
References:  <52dd5fb08cbaa1fb61f9d2f85c1a3e84@vvelox.net> <94b39f2d-1461-bab4-496e-d1cb598fe5be@daemonic.se>

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On 08/05/2018 08:14, Niclas Zeising wrote:
> On 05/08/18 10:01, Zane C. B-H. wrote:
>> I am curious, where are we at on 11 stable when it comes to support 
>> for newer Intel chipsets? Just wondering how usable X is when it 
>> comes to x5-Z8350 Cherry trail or the like.
>
> Hi!
> I don't know the exact details, but the graphics/drm-stable-kmod and 
> graphics/drm-next-kmod ports provides support for intel graphics (and 
> AMD) on 11 stable and the upcoming release.  This corresponds to linux 
> kernel 4.9 and 4.11 support, respectively. You can try either of those.
> Regards

Is 11 stable the same as 11 release? I heard one needs to recompile the 
kernel to enable support for those ports? In other words, what would 
someone on 11 release have to do in order to install one of the linux 
4.9 drivers for their amd/intel cards?
Regards
GrzegorzJ



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