Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 10:30:27 +0100 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: Matt K <kilikmatej@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: kld_list="drm", xf86-video-intel Message-ID: <4a3b86c6-7343-2fcd-15be-8cb5bf387468@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B4jMaopYJcjofTY5t42bCc%2B8-w08KJjFy34yHY-y1kxup0Xjg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2B4jMao_YgwF_Jn8CG8ucU0c7AgnmoBknMtPEhPet0XcJJrr9A@mail.gmail.com> <68023ace-7338-5e39-28f9-22bf1ff78365@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.2105072136430.96788@tripel.monochrome.org> <CA%2B4jMaqH7-Z7YCtoxvHdeOwA_g=s1=wuw3RfsueUuiPeAk1kng@mail.gmail.com> <849f51ec-86a9-ccd8-8bde-175c27b15270@gmail.com> <CA%2B4jMaopYJcjofTY5t42bCc%2B8-w08KJjFy34yHY-y1kxup0Xjg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/05/2021 20:46, Matt K wrote: > … Shouldn't your findings be mentioned in the handbook? By at least a > few words, such as: "if you have problems with > kld_list=radeonkms/i915kms, try kld_list=drm". By-the-book (the FreeBSD Handbook) is, I believe: * more for goodness that is consistent and explicable * less for trial-and-error that leads to goodness without explanation. > Apparently, there are some people with similar problems, so maybe > solving the problem preemptively by documenting it, is the way to go. > I don't know the protocol here, this is my first time contacting the > FreeBSD mailing list. Today <https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/80534/post-513631>; it seems that a problem was avoided by _not_ installing xf86-video-intel, which <https://www.freshports.org/x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel/>; describes as legacy. Matt, would you describe your hardware as legacy? Is your system still freeze-free _with_ xf86-video-intel?
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