Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:49:17 -0700 From: Tom Rushworth <tom.b.rushworth@gmail.com> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Iris Pro P6300 intel X11 driver (was Re: intro) Message-ID: <b058386b-4832-5b6e-29df-927077df9541@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b7db2fea-a1d8-1b7a-21df-602bd9e0c42e@yahoo.com> References: <f0fb13d6-1d4e-2de8-f3cb-c6976f57fc9f@gmail.com> <696fb5ea-e1bf-d7c2-004a-eb4eb2af43d7@nomadlogic.org> <b7db2fea-a1d8-1b7a-21df-602bd9e0c42e@yahoo.com>
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Hi All, Before I get to the real content, a list etiquette question - should I top/interleave/bottom post, and should I trim? Does the list care? Problem summary: new machine with Intel Iris Pro P6300 graphics, FreeBSD 11 runs in console mode but I can't get an X server running. This is just a partial update on the issue, I haven't had time to finish all the suggestions. Suggestion 1 - try FreeBSD 12 I spent a day and installed head as of 2017/10/15 (or thereabouts) but it doesn't work out of the box (the console works, just not the X server with the intel driver or any other default driver). I have lots more digging to do with it to make sure I really do have the latest, and that the configuration is correct, so this is ongoing. Suggestion 2 - try TrueOS I downloaded the USB stick image. There doesn't seem to be a 'live' option in that image (at least I couldn't find it with a few minutes of poking around), and the installer does not use the intel driver, so I hunted down another drive for the machine and did a full install. Configuring the video driver to be intel during the install does give a working X server, and checking the XOrg.log file confirms that the intel driver is the one being used. So now I either have to learn to like TrueOS and Lumina, or figure out where my source version or configuration is wrong for the FreeBSD-12 setup :). I'm probably going to do a bit of both. The good news is that there is a working intel driver for the Iris Pro P6300. Thanks for the help and suggestions - I'll update again if I figure out the plain FreeBSD-12 setup. On 10/10/2017 15:28, Paul Pathiakis via freebsd-x11 wrote: > +1 on TrueOS.... they are doing a fine job. It's on my gf (50+) desktop > and her mother's (80+) desktop... for the last 5 years.... They LOVE IT!!! > > P > > > On 10/10/2017 16:51, Pete Wright wrote: >> >> >> On 10/10/2017 13:29, Tom Rushworth wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> A few quick words to say where I'm coming from: >>> >>> I'm a long time C programmer, mostly userland, but I have done some >>> kernel work. I was doing Linux USB drivers in the early 2000's, and >>> I tinkered with the NetBSD serial driver way back when serial ports >>> were actually useful. I wrote my first serious C program in the late >>> 1970s. >>> >>> I'm a FreeBSD desktop user, driven out of MacOS by the marketroids, >>> and driven out of Linux by systemd :). >>> >>> I recently purchased a new desktop machine that turns out to have an >>> Intel Iris Pro P6300 (Broadwell GT3e) graphics system. It came with >>> Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon, which manages the screen very nicely, so >>> the Linux driver is good enough. I ran into issues with ssh within >>> hours of starting up, and I'm just not interested in digging through >>> yet another (foolish) system administration issue involving systemd >>> to sort it out. >>> >>> I tried FreeBSD 11.1, but the i915 driver there isn't quite up to the >>> job. I've looked at the various FreeBSD i915 websites and >>> discussions, but can't easily sort out where the current focus is. >>> >>> What I'd like from the list is advice on where to start :). I'm >>> willing to test pre-built stuff, or build it myself, or even work on >>> the code, but everything I looked at seemed to have ground to a halt >>> about a year ago. >>> >>> So, where to begin? >> >> I'd suggest taking a look at TrueOS to see if the updated i915 support >> in there offers you a better X experience. >> >> https://www.trueos.org/ >> >> TrueOS is FreeBSD with some nice prebuilt additions for desktops and >> laptops. They even have a live image that should allow you to verify >> X is working as expected before you install it. >> >> If you are wanting to run vanilla FreeBSD and don't mind periodic >> instability you can also run 12-CURRENT and install the >> "drm-next-kmod" pkg. Although depending on how much time you want to >> put into hacking on things TrueOS may be an easier entry point for you. >> >> HTH! >> -pete >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Regards, -- Tom Rushworth
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