Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:34:41 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg crashes several times a day Message-ID: <20210124163441.b0f6445f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <YA2D%2B3xVObtbPoPN@admin.sibptus.ru> References: <YAz90Yiz1YC/wynK@admin.sibptus.ru> <YA0GKKpp%2BGwSlcgt@admin.sibptus.ru> <YA0V%2Bx3ghdHrVu%2Bd@mithril> <YA1aicfQ91LVNzi3@admin.sibptus.ru> <YA2D%2B3xVObtbPoPN@admin.sibptus.ru>
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:28:11 +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote: > But really, is the graphics/drm-kmod port really necessary and why? Modern X hooks deeply into kernel structures, direct rendering is the default, there is no text mode anymore, and Linux is the primary driver for the graphics stack. So - you're stuck with KMS if you want to use X. :-( This particular port is a meta-port that contains several drivers for various brands and models, and it requires the kernel source to be able to actually compile the modules. > The > default FreeBSD installation already contains /boot/kernel/i915kms.ko > and /boot/kernel/drm2.ko, and I load them from rc.conf. > > Is anything wrong with them? Wrong binary interface, if I remember correctly, that's why it was neccessary to recompile them manually, and use them instead of what the OS provides. Strange, isn't it? :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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