Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 13:12:09 -0800 From: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> To: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>, Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A question about graphics subsystems under FreeBSD Message-ID: <b0ed5b1a-b712-f71e-cf16-d979b54d8920@nomadlogic.org> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1s2JO8U3W_cw8BQZi_mRbj1Dt0pdmYEM8s97eK1-BxdDQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <b3316888-2ea4-4574-d132-d9e9b11df2c9@yandex.com> <1545661179.1813.0@smtp.migadu.com> <CAN6yY1s2JO8U3W_cw8BQZi_mRbj1Dt0pdmYEM8s97eK1-BxdDQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12/28/18 12:36 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote: > On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 6:20 AM Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology> wrote: > >> >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 2:41 AM, Manish Jain <jude.obscure@yandex.com> >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a port mkdesktop which simplifies the task of FreeBSD desktop >>> configuration. I was looking to enhance the port in its capabilities >>> and it would help me if I could know the various pkg's and kld's >>> needed by the various chipsets. >>> >>> As per my (incomplete) knowledge, the following are usually needed: >>> >>> Chipset | <Packages> | <Modules> >>> >>> AMD GPU | drm-kmod:xf86-video-amdgpu | >>> Radeon | drm-kmod:xf86-video-ati | radeonkms.ko** >>> NVidia | drm-kmod:nvidia-driver | nvidia.ko:nvidia-modeset.ko >>> Intel GPU | drm-kmod:xf86-video-intel | >> - mesa-dri/mesa-libs are needed for both AMD and Intel >> - the kernel modules you're missing: amdgpu.ko, i915kms.ko >> - *really* old (*ancient*) Radeons might need drm-legacy-kmod and >> xf86-video-ati-legacy >> - "not too old, but not new either" Radeons (Southern Islands and Sea >> Islands — from HD7750 to R9 290) are supported by *both* radeonkms >> and amdgpu kernel drivers (amdgpu is of course the newer and better one) >> - xf86-video-intel is a semi-abandoned pile of bugs, try just not >> installing it, the default "modesetting" driver with GLAMOR >> acceleration usually works better >> - xf86-video-amdgpu is not strictly necessary, it's similar to >> "modesetting", though it sometimes seems to fix screen tearing, so i'd >> say keep it >> > I forgot to mention that you need libva-intel-driver for VAAPI. hte VAAPI > support in mesa does not support Intel GPUs. Seems like that should be > mentioned somewhere. Without it HD video is a bit jerky and eat CPU on my > system. (You still need mesa-ibs and mesa-dri, of course.) Awesome, thanks for pointing that out. I've created a note regarding this and will actually do the same on my systems so that I can add it to my testing checklist. Cheers! -pete -- Pete Wright pete@nomadlogic.org @nomadlogicLA
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