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Date:      Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:22:25 +0100 (CET)
From:      =?UTF-8?Q?Trond_Endrest=C3=B8l?= <trond.endrestol@ximalas.info>
To:        Noah Palmer <noahpalmerversion1@gmail.com>
Cc:        Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel graphics not loading
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.22.395.2002112018100.8165@enterprise.ximalas.info>
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On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:01-0500, Noah Palmer wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 12:57 PM Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On 2020-02-11 09:44, Noah Palmer wrote:
> > > I cannot get the Intel graphics driver to load on my laptop. I have
> > > "drm-kmod", and "xf86-video-intel" installed. I have 'kldlist="i915kms"'
> > in
> > > /etc/rc.conf. I am a member of the video group. I am on 12.1-STABLE. If I
> > > try to boot normally the text is all garbled and unreadable. if I use
> > "gop
> > > set 4" in the bootloader, the screen properly loads at a lower
> > resolution.
> > > This computer uses UEFI, I am unable to turn it off. The system loads at
> > > the proper resolution on 13.0-CURRENT. The i915kms is loaded into the
> > > kernel. dmesg lists the graphics card as <VGA-compatible display>. This
> > is
> > > an NVIDIA Optimus laptop, but I don't think that makes a difference
> > because
> > > the intel card has control over the display.
> >
> > Hi, what is the Intel graphics adapter you are using on this system?  Do
> > you happen to have the dmesg output from your system when it
> > successfully loads the kernel module under CURRENT?  It also would be
> > helpful if you could share your dmeseg buffer from 12.1-STABLE when it
> > loads the drm-kmod module.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -pete
> >
> > --
> > Pete Wright
> > pete@nomadlogic.org
> > @nomadlogicLA
> >
> >
> I should have been more clear with the 13-CURRENT thing, I haven't loaded
> the intel driver yet just the framebuffer load correctly. The only thing
> related to drm in dmesg is a message saying "drm loaded" late in the boot
> process. According to linux the adaptor is "VGA compatible controller:
> Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 630 (Mobile)."

>From my experience, we must specify absolute pathnames and ensure the 
correct drm.ko is loaded prior to any GPU specific module:

kldlist="/boot/modules/drm.ko /boot/modules/i915kms.ko"

-- 
Trond.



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