Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:41:22 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Theron <theron.tarigo@gmail.com> Cc: - - <matthew@karlsen.me.uk>, x11-list freebsd <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg not starting: no screens found (intel driver + i3-4130T) Message-ID: <CAN6yY1uDcsYf_93%2ByF9g4__NOBD=be=Wh=Z-CZ1n%2BSiFfTb2ug@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <76aaad1c-f8e2-9e00-dc69-45394988889f@gmail.com> References: <204147601.175937.1490455876595@email.1and1.co.uk> <CAG6CVpXkF3BsdQOTSjGcuUiCfSJx-Nmp3FcKw-_hR7HU=VCR8w@mail.gmail.com> <666774101.180230.1490527693375@email.1and1.co.uk> <76aaad1c-f8e2-9e00-dc69-45394988889f@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Theron <theron.tarigo@gmail.com> wrote: > On 03/26/17 07:28, - - wrote: > >> Hello Conrad & All, >> >> Thank you for the quick response. >> >> Running `sysctl kern.vty` suggested that vt was being used. However, >> clearly something was not right bases on the log section that you >> highlighted, so I added `kern.vty=vt` to `/boot/loader.conf` and that has >> partially resolved the problem! >> >> I also added `kld_list="i915kms.ko"` to `/etc/rc.conf` and removed my >> xorg.conf file... >> >> I am now getting `AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable`. (Please see >> Xorg.0.log below...) >> >> `glx info | grep Device` indicates that llvmpipe is being used >> >> in contrast (on my Lubuntu partition, that I am using as a stop-gap >> measure) I get: >> >> `glx info | grep Device` outputs `MESA DRI Intel (R) Haswell (0x41e)` >> >> If I specify to the intel driver, I get the no screens message that I >> mentioned previously. (I have tried with both the intel driver config >> snippet below and without it.) >> >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "Card0" >> Driver "intel" >> EndSection >> >> I have spent some time RTM and searching through the forums, but have >> been unable to solve the follow-up problem as of yet. >> >> Some of the forum posts seemed to suggest it was something to do with >> device permissions but my regular user is added to the video and wheel >> groups. >> >> Another thing I tried was restricting the resolution to 1920x1080 and >> below because I read that resolutions greater than this could be >> problematic. >> >> I have tried connecting to my monitor with various cables, just in case >> that was an issue... >> >> Could anyone help with this stage of the troubleshooting process? >> >> Thank you & regards, >> Matthew >> > Is `kld_list="i915kms.ko"` correct? I have simply [...]" i915kms" (no > extension). > Make sure i915kms is indeed loaded: > `kldstat` | grep i915` > If this is indeed the problem and you do not want to reboot just to apply > the change in rc.conf, load the module manually: > `kldload i915kms` > > "No devices detected" indicates that Xorg cannot communicate with the > module responsible for the GPU hardware. It has nothing to do with regular > user permissions or monitor connectivity. Xorg on a headless system with a > working GPU but no display outputs would be expected to give a "no screens" > error but shouldn't have any problem finding the (GPU) device. > > Theron > And, while this is almost certainly not the primary issue, be sure that only the KMS driver is loaded. You should not have i915.ko loaded. I think this has been fixed, but it has been an issue with the latest version update. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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