Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 08:17:59 +0100 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> To: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pluggable frame buffer devices Message-ID: <54FFEC27.3010400@selasky.org> In-Reply-To: <89221372.DjuVbSkams@shawnwebb-laptop> References: <54E11A57.3030105@selasky.org> <54FB663B.9080803@selasky.org> <1425903905.4540.0.camel@hardenedbsd.org> <89221372.DjuVbSkams@shawnwebb-laptop>
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On 03/11/15 01:58, Shawn Webb wrote: > On Monday, March 09, 2015 08:25:05 AM Shawn Webb wrote: >> On Sat, 2015-03-07 at 21:57 +0100, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: >>> Hi Shawn, >>> >>> I've just put some more pieces into the kernel. >>> >>> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/279752 >>> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/279753 >>> >>> Can you give the current code a spin? >>> >>> To get X.org/X11 working simply create a config file under >>> /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d which contains the device section given >>> by "man xf86-video-scfb". >>> >>> Open issues: >>> >>> - Restoring the frame buffer does not always work. I looks like the >>> restored text console size is 1x1 afterwards. At least there is no >>> panic. And you can re-plug the UDL device again. >>> >>> - You need to unplug the UDL device before rebooting. >>> >>> - UDL device must be connected to a monitor before you plug it to USB, >>> or you can load/unload the driver to re-probe the video format. >>> >>> --HPS >> >> Sorry for the silence on my part. I've been quite busy. I hope to test >> out the recent commits over the week and report back by Friday or >> Saturday. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Shawn > > Still no go. Xorg fails to even start. It doesn't even know that my > DisplayLink device is plugged in (which it was even before boot). I'm getting > USB timeout errors on that device only. > > Thanks, > Can you show the error messages when you plug your device? Also, what USB controllers do you have? --HPS
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