Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:23:11 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: Michael Gmelin <freebsd@grem.de> Cc: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>, freebsd-x11 <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: are there any working drivers for the i915? Message-ID: <631d1da1faeff89cf4816d86cdc01884@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <410D74BD-3A65-489C-9FCD-C05307CE8C63@grem.de>
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:57:20 +0100 Michael Gmelin freebsd@grem=2Ede said > > On 19=2E Mar 2020, at 17:54, Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge=2Ecom> wrote: > >=20 > > =EF=BB=BFOn Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:21:30 -0700 Kevin Oberman rkoberman@gma= il=2Ecom said > >=20 > >> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:24 PM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge=2Ecom> wrote: > >> > I'm unable to use X and friends on 12=2E1-STABLE on an > >> > Intel based box (Sandy Bridge)=2E > >> > pkg install drm-kmod > >> > followed by > >> > echo 'kld_list=3D"/boot/modules/i915kms=2Eko"'>>/etc/rc=2Econf > >> > on reboot results in a Fatal trap 9=2E > >> > pkg delete drm-kmod, followed by a pkg install drm-legacy-kmod > >> > leaving the same in rc=2Econf(5)=2E Results in: > >> > drmn0: This code is obsolete abandonware=2E Install the > >> > graphics/drm-legacy-kmod pkg > >> > ermm=2E=2E=2E That's what I just did! > >> > Attempting to use X and friends with the legacy kmod still > >> > in place Results in most things crashing (dumping core on signal 11)= =2E > >> > Has the i915 simply been dropped=2E But nobody bothered > >> > to announce it? > >> > > >> > Thanks in advance for any possible solutions=2E >=20 > On STABLE I=E2=80=99d suggest to install drm-kmod from ports (deinstall b= inary > packages first)=2E I'm guessing you're spot-on=2E This is my only real attempt to build up a system with pkg=2E I've always built from ports in the past, and never run into this sort of problem=2E Given this spare is fairly underpowered by todays standards=2E I went the pkg route=2E Thanks, Michael! --Chris >=20 > -m
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