From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Mon Dec 24 14:19:58 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A84BD1345710 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:19:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greg@unrelenting.technology) Received: from out.migadu.com (out.migadu.com [91.121.223.63]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.migadu.com", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 03E8D87F5E for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:19:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greg@unrelenting.technology) Received: (Migadu outbound); Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:19:48 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.141] ([62.122.208.146]) by out.migadu.com (Haraka/2.8.16) with ESMTPSA id D839BDE6-E186-4038-AB04-E9C2512B547F.1 envelope-from (authenticated bits=0) (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 verify=FAIL); Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:19:47 +0000 Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:19:39 +0300 From: Greg V Subject: Re: A question about graphics subsystems under FreeBSD To: Manish Jain Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-Id: <1545661179.1813.0@smtp.migadu.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: geary/0.12.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; bh=h/qZEHRvFpm1ObiUYC4xSDDT+CNyVvjE88Dy47y2QKQ=; c=relaxed/simple; d=unrelenting.technology; h=from:subject:date:to; s=default; b=FCVj1BxNZTwEjONFfSvxohMMWDXzOjdscJWAyMM6ebukqpQmSvPljJUVRky5pFgtKuQSaaXGzBQQag+Q+gChFSUOojmQ6QEnhtNLMasM8DiMv0/ZybFQc/lY5n4RD7oQa+tc2KbxfwF+Llz2z1A27123d1Kdg4/SWbutZ6jztDc= X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 03E8D87F5E X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=unrelenting.technology header.s=default header.b=FCVj1BxN; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=unrelenting.technology; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of greg@unrelenting.technology designates 91.121.223.63 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=greg@unrelenting.technology X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.13 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[unrelenting.technology:s=default]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:91.121.223.63]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.63)[-0.632,0]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[unrelenting.technology:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[unrelenting.technology,none]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[aspmx1.migadu.com,aspmx2.migadu.com]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[yandex.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; IP_SCORE(-0.49)[ipnet: 91.121.0.0/16(-2.82), asn: 16276(0.40), country: FR(-0.02)]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16276, ipnet:91.121.0.0/16, country:FR]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:19:58 -0000 On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 2:41 AM, Manish Jain =20 wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I have a port mkdesktop which simplifies the task of FreeBSD desktop=20 > configuration. I was looking to enhance the port in its capabilities=20 > and it would help me if I could know the various pkg's and kld's=20 > needed by the various chipsets. >=20 > As per my (incomplete) knowledge, the following are usually needed: >=20 > Chipset | | >=20 > AMD GPU | drm-kmod:xf86-video-amdgpu | > Radeon | drm-kmod:xf86-video-ati | radeonkms.ko** > NVidia | drm-kmod:nvidia-driver | nvidia.ko:nvidia-modeset.ko > Intel GPU | drm-kmod:xf86-video-intel | - mesa-dri/mesa-libs are needed for both AMD and Intel - the kernel modules you're missing: amdgpu.ko, i915kms.ko - *really* old (*ancient*) Radeons might need drm-legacy-kmod and=20 xf86-video-ati-legacy - "not too old, but not new either" Radeons (Southern Islands and Sea=20 Islands =97 from HD7750 to R9 290) are supported by *both* radeonkms=20 and amdgpu kernel drivers (amdgpu is of course the newer and better one) - xf86-video-intel is a semi-abandoned pile of bugs, try just not=20 installing it, the default "modesetting" driver with GLAMOR=20 acceleration usually works better - xf86-video-amdgpu is not strictly necessary, it's similar to=20 "modesetting", though it sometimes seems to fix screen tearing, so i'd=20 say keep it =