Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 16:12:40 -0600 From: Clay Daniels <clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com> To: "James E. Pace" <james@pacehouse.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 12.1 on Thinkpad - problem making graphics work Message-ID: <CAGLDxTVeZK2Fcm-RMBmdS6H-9Sp2QMUt4%2By7nO0qoeOk2x8_nw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN1es4Lab0uvZRPb51PaSjDDOH%2B9ZQTQedi1xvKO%2BCbnsbr20g@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN1es4Jqy17VZeJkEFrUtX872929eLt78Bmrc20jPcernhk88A@mail.gmail.com> <CAN1es4Lab0uvZRPb51PaSjDDOH%2B9ZQTQedi1xvKO%2BCbnsbr20g@mail.gmail.com>
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James, you might try using this: kld_list="i915kms" This, or similar "amdgpu", is what we had to do in 13.0 since about August. Just the name of the drm-kmod driver, in quotes, without the full path. On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 12:52 PM James E. Pace <james@pacehouse.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I upgraded my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon from 12.0 to 12.1 (using > freebsd-update), and I now have graphics problems. > > Under 12.0, I had the line "kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"" in > /etc/rc.conf. This was what enabled me to get X windows running on it when > I first installed FBSD. (I don't recall where I got this from, likely > googling my setup.) > > During boot of 12.1, it appears that this line causes the system to > immediately reboot, around the point in the boot where it would normally > change video modes. I commented that line out and was able to bring the > system up to normal console mode. But 'startx' doesn't go to graphical > mode, failing with "Cannot run in framebuffer mode...". > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, > > James > -- > James E. Pace > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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