Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:28:41 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Anil Gulati <gulati.au@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1602171526320.59617@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CABb3=2t5HnGyRqUhP1vU%2Bp=0efi-Fv5mLERzx71kKu38PPoDvA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CABb3=2t5HnGyRqUhP1vU%2Bp=0efi-Fv5mLERzx71kKu38PPoDvA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 18 Feb 2016, Anil Gulati wrote: > One thing worries me on Skylake is that I read that the Skylake chipset > "retires VGA support" > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics#Skylake > > Does this mean I can't even get console working on Skylake? I'm not sure if > Linux has support for Skylake yet either? Can I even install FreeBSD if I > can't see console? This appears to mean that the chipset does not directly support a VGA connector. An external adapter can be used, and some vendors are adding one on their motherboards. Neither should affect the ability of the system to display a text-mode console. That said, I have not tested them.
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