Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 07:05:47 -0400 From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: Ashish SHUKLA <ashish@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Setting up Wayland on FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAGBxaX=KzY87kjR%2BxsJUZ375FQxmFRApUd9qWHmcfv5wwc082g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b3faaea7-52a5-d316-d484-5b31dc20ba86@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAPmsJLD1A8Ri6frj_Lv38TwhPW1mtudST0b2QWO41DN3g2giVg@mail.gmail.com> <4acde791-2974-4f83-cf18-2a05918d483b@FreeBSD.org> <CAPmsJLDFBAPHkUMPXP3RQWO6Y-jZsf6NpkHmDwAbBwFbkU1qsQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPmsJLDNqq2JbBEUTSVvH4=p%2BNYyW66MxnYMU-6znvi_Wm_WGw@mail.gmail.com> <537545f7-1186-ca69-0c12-bf8a4b0f52ad@FreeBSD.org> <CAPmsJLAbqn2HcuLGQoFCFKJt%2B2x7m0=9JeaEfZxTkSzJB3WS9w@mail.gmail.com> <CAPmsJLDogJp1LKnqFu6c0mEpRkgr4g2CipPZACVyC07OsiQ9uQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaXkHsYy=fCaLn8zXgUOzgSiM_9=9tTtAuH=AjOAtUZupLw@mail.gmail.com> <b3faaea7-52a5-d316-d484-5b31dc20ba86@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:56 AM Ashish SHUKLA <ashish@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 7/24/20 3:35 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 3:02 PM Lonnie Cumberland <lonnie@outstep.com > > <mailto:lonnie@outstep.com>> 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
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