From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Jul 24 11:06:01 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@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 70BE33616B8 for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:06:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io1-xd2a.google.com (mail-io1-xd2a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d2a]) (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 4BCmbC6bSfz4NWk; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:05:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io1-xd2a.google.com with SMTP id q75so1218559iod.1; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 04:05:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=FJmgEHMolN7Wj/xYPmTCF94UQxDxwGTdJP02ci48PW0=; b=QDgfpZhbK6MmleMp8uxhr7WUNSkUFZZCjMGV+veiVZiLiEwAAsil2Ji33IkzXYDQHk jCD8RwfyGnT1+fh3n2JIMSi/9WHgXMHNLAojIWeR6eosaeFexxjMqP849iVJirB0yugl I/MueG9c0X/R3v1iZfKdWZtBRSDxmPWERG3g4OaaRGmzEbDWhW+MkyG3SrGoglOcmj3h lNY6DHxH33h6lYw4ZBl7SF+tqDpBfiag4xqwBD2y7cbQWuA/wKbJq7kZoWEXTtZuTWsC 8bMBWzVFJ+68uFxW8hxQOPMvDoDYkCF/Ebn7C6fNxQaRsUQC9YJd1VdCe/RCoNDHJ5Ti dLQw== 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=FJmgEHMolN7Wj/xYPmTCF94UQxDxwGTdJP02ci48PW0=; b=koJh/piX21dWiK0OEllh+JC57NCOIJyTA7cEgui8DrwNafgbM6rhFFMVxWXxb7R7dN vfCjOYOdsfveOr6k6bR75OfdfNWWMx7Ji1MXDsoOn3hmfY6P9aTp2g3TGvR8TDMHj07C dKfGjwC37XV0kbM/a4yXym97iqHwPHd+OW9NgqGBnff/ZnGIsXjdL3LgsI416apYUc0W Ek7S0JSc+4/8egssGUNruSINSZ+Q55WeZ4rgZdaoLNvZWGZAMVOVhXJSRKt2ocNOua8v Bmvd7HCbwCLanVDmOgdvoZqYkRUvcHzNJQ0pQhQGUoXYBsi2Br9HlOOY45z/IWsLJkph oxuA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530rcCFD9/aQy+/K3MDPAerjRnIfGw96+XLvtnzi1bufdBgWfG2d 8zRhz7AqEleGhp+qKMlv6FIOH0l46QW/LZfc3F7/2bXN X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwAxPz5t8Fk7lLGRU4eWd26BSPeHIoaiySv1SeYbRDq3wbrGyzYr3Hm20hKbjNOVvDnAuYRVmubUoZVUg2dLFc= X-Received: by 2002:a02:c789:: with SMTP id n9mr9971442jao.40.1595588758602; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 04:05:58 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4acde791-2974-4f83-cf18-2a05918d483b@FreeBSD.org> <537545f7-1186-ca69-0c12-bf8a4b0f52ad@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: From: Aryeh Friedman Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 07:05:47 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Setting up Wayland on FreeBSD To: Ashish SHUKLA Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BCmbC6bSfz4NWk X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:06:01 -0000 On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:56 AM Ashish SHUKLA wrote: > On 7/24/20 3:35 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 3:02 PM Lonnie Cumberland > > wrote: > > > > [backend/backend.c:304] Failed to open any DRM device > > > > I do have a GPU on this system, not a good one, but still do have > one: > > > > GK107 GeForce GT 740 > > > > > > nVidia cards don't work with the built in drm port you will need to use > > x11/nvidia-driver only problem in your use case is it drags in a good > > amount of xorg with it (not just wayland)... it does support wayland > > contrary to some misinformation out there though (I am using a GT 710 > > with it just fine... you might need to use driver version 390 not the > > latest though. > > That's news to me. Which compositor are you using though, if you don't > mind me asking ? > I am still using X, because I have seen no compeling reason to switch and from everything I have seen and heard wayland is still in active development (i.e. not stable/mature) on neither Linux or FreeBSD, but there are a number of mentions of it in the port message and the nVidia forums with very few of the suggestions not working on wayland (without having to use xwayland). > > Thanks! > -- > Ashish SHUKLA | GPG: F682 CDCC 39DC 0FEA E116 20B6 C746 CFA9 E74F A4B0 > > -- Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org