Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:21:30 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Chris H <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> Cc: freebsd-x11 <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: are there any working drivers for the i915? Message-ID: <CAN6yY1v4cWL8ZPx7VsKwMn8FLEF2m30A-fM3unm6JA2x=ijWOg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <70e726a023776e998ba3af05a8d18134@udns.ultimatedns.net> References: <70e726a023776e998ba3af05a8d18134@udns.ultimatedns.net>
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On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:24 PM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> wrote: > I'm unable to use X and friends on 12.1-STABLE on an > Intel based box (Sandy Bridge). > pkg install drm-kmod > followed by > echo 'kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"'>>/etc/rc.conf > on reboot results in a Fatal trap 9. > pkg delete drm-kmod, followed by a pkg install drm-legacy-kmod > leaving the same in rc.conf(5). Results in: > drmn0: This code is obsolete abandonware. Install the > graphics/drm-legacy-kmod pkg > ermm... That's what I just did! > Attempting to use X and friends with the legacy kmod still > in place Results in most things crashing (dumping core on signal 11). > Has the i915 simply been dropped. But nobody bothered > to announce it? > > Thanks in advance for any possible solutions. > > --Chris > Please confirm that drm-fbsd12.0-kmod-4.16.g20200221 is installed. (pkg info drm-fbsd12.0-kmod\*). Yes, even on 12.1. Be sure that you have the latest mesa-lib and mesa-dri. I am running it on my Sandy Bridge system with no problems, though I am running MATE, not xfce. Be certain that nothing is loading the old kernel module. This might possibly be in /boot/loader.conf. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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