Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:09:45 +0200 From: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> To: sbruno@freebsd.org Cc: Sean Bruno <sean_bruno@yahoo.com>, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, dt71@gmx.com Subject: Re: newcons comming Message-ID: <20131028110945.796c67422f2b83dc092b938a@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1382816246.1493.1.camel@localhost> References: <20131025151847.2a1b83de93335040797ceaf1@ddteam.net> <526B812C.5000403@gmx.com> <20131026223240.098168fd.ray@freebsd.org> <1382816246.1493.1.camel@localhost>
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:37:25 -0400 Sean Bruno <sean_bruno@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2013-10-26 at 22:32 +0300, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > > On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:45:32 +0200 > > dt71@gmx.com wrote: > > > > > Suppose that Newcons gets in quickly. I use a Radeon 9600 card. Will > > > I see something useful on my screen (with KMS and the new Xorg and > > > things like that), or will my screen be black? > > > > Yup, you will get normal virtual terminal, but a bit bigger than > > 640x480. It is main reason why x11 team ask me to merge newcons ASAP. > > Newcons can use framebuffer provided by DRM. > > > > Try it yourself. > > > > WBW > > > So, I'm running NEW Xorg now and KMS with an NVidia card. What should I > do to test this? What are the expected results? > > sean Spend several hours to try to bring nvidia unit in my laptop. But it is "Optimus". It looks like working, but both output show same picture :))) And this is right-side of desktop (if you run xorg) :) So I can't answer your question yet. Think we have to ask nvidia to share some info on how to call their KMS inside kernel (not via /dev/card/dri node). WBW -- Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org>
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