Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:19:58 +0200 From: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> To: Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Haswell support - Any updates? Message-ID: <20150917171958.046e4b6b.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> In-Reply-To: <55FAD5EF.5030001@pcbsd.org> References: <55FA7324.5010603@icloud.com> <CAASDrV=D6viCDJx9yT5CiNf1ukiz_Rp1k5wqpk92xSyiNQTEqg@mail.gmail.com> <CAPS9%2BSuYq6JqzX=aHNgD=y5SUnBQ4x_Amk-6B0bvKc6kRQ5YVA@mail.gmail.com> <CAASDrVnxZ8MUmgCO-cFRVatUMQS1LHU-4XASSJckzp_FJbvd2w@mail.gmail.com> <09A515F2-44BA-4DF0-9792-D4C56EEB9D7C@FreeBSD.org> <CAASDrVnuVfOsJvNuOsAQaHYRQqFenH%2B3=wNDBO5GR5j2KgxsxQ@mail.gmail.com> <114F22EF-61E3-4D75-84FB-9D6E3FBCB8F3@FreeBSD.org> <20150917131333.GN1247@egr.msu.edu> <CAASDrVnNuh%2BjT-%2BZFTriPELfOB78accBqGmrVUE-MDgDPZoicA@mail.gmail.com> <20150917134809.GA3025@c720-r276659> <55FAD5EF.5030001@pcbsd.org>
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--Sig_/+UFUHnjgoah9yCcg2gTjw_X Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:02:07 -0400 Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org> schrieb: > On 09/17/2015 09:48, Matthias Apitz wrote: > > El d=C3=ADa Thursday, September 17, 2015 a las 10:41:43PM +0900, Lundbe= rg, Johannes > > escribi=C3=B3: > > > >> Same here. I would personally definitely buy new hardware from Intel if > >> FreeBSD worked on it (not vesa...) > >> ... > > What dow you have against vesa? I run CURRENT on some Acer C720 > > Chromebooks with Haswell chipset in Vesa mode. And you will not note it. > > I have never ever had such a fast desktop (KDE4) before. I can live fine > > with Vesa until Haswell suport is there. > > > > matthias >=20 > BTW, have you tried the xf86-video-scfb driver? It works much better > than vesa here. The only catch is you have to be booted UEFI with CSM > disabled. Using it on my X1 Carbon, gets 3k resolution properly and > everything. Thanks to Glen Barber for bringing that to my attention. >=20 Running that specific driver on several Lenovo HD4600 driven models gives m= e headaches and more. This software-framebuffer works - yes, on whatever resolution you= might wish, but it consumes CPU time. That said, I recall that the display was jumpy, s= low and unresponsive when used under heavy load - not even 3k resolution, but with = a moderate lowend of 1980x1080. --Sig_/+UFUHnjgoah9yCcg2gTjw_X Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJV+toeAAoJEOgBcD7A/5N8HwQH/3e9i5RxoMaD8b6HrIpE+Gfc 4nUPNR57vUhr2gAbhEdViYrIgklZz2PAgoOrcZQFsWj4bBnPLZepfU+7jzloM4Km bOBZFBpzZnY+y/Dji68+0qNHWCK66hS03O0rfPzgggGkCIAr9l/dv2+r6REXvsK3 cC2uHrOUm512vuzrF6CZ0oDXxayTIRWsKhtg8lElBGqnIRTJWA6w5uu5Kux2eW0P H0MQr+vVhybValnqiBCtLw+jqJeBa0LyCzm/PqZo1nKY5WDBk7yXqstcl3Sx/8ac a+EHSjcNxPc6qDw3DUIbXr3ba5/BszuOVdBY8gaQQb/8zKi3IMWtl/bfmS8C+dw= =qJSg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/+UFUHnjgoah9yCcg2gTjw_X--
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