Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:58:19 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: kraxadmin <kraxadmin@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and i915KMS result in black screen Message-ID: <20140121125819.7bed273a@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <CABhuywtotWQ-=fyAy7PhBZkgu_PdUdkmgEa00t1OhY-RFAf=kg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CABhuywtotWQ-=fyAy7PhBZkgu_PdUdkmgEa00t1OhY-RFAf=kg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:18:47 +0330 kraxadmin <kraxadmin@gmail.com> wrote: > I only had 800*600 resolution when I installed xorg and openbox. I > did some digging and I found out for Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 > v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller I have to active it. so I > added this to my /etc/make.conf > > WITH_NEW_XORG=true > WITH_KMS=true > > and update my base system and also portmaster -af to update all my > packages. That update worked; **but now every time I am trying to do > startxor X -configure , my monitor goes black and and its power light > start blinking like it is on standby. further investigation showed > this black screen happens whenever I do kldload i915kms. Now i am out > of idea and options. this is normal. You have to start X with startx and you will get a GUI. It is then not possible to go back to a console. If you need one, you have to use something like xterm under the GUI of your choice. This is being fixed in FreeBSD 11 but not yet in the older versions. Erich
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