On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 2:36 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <h...@selasky.org> wrote:
> On 02/18/18 23:27, Kevin Oberman wrote: > >> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 12:35 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <h...@selasky.org> >> wrote: >> >> Hi FreeBSD desktop users! >>> >>> During the past week and over the weekend all parts needed for building, >>> loading and using graphics/drm-next-kmod on FreeBSD-11-stable have been >>> completed! >>> >>> A big thanks to all the people contributing to graphics support under >>> FreeBSD in both kernel and user-space! You'll find their names in the >>> commit logs including myself :-) >>> >>> Links: >>> https://www.freshports.org/graphics/drm-next-kmod >>> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/329527 >>> >>> Issues are reported here: >>> https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/kms-drm/issues >>> >>> --HPS >>> >>> > Hi Kevin, > > >> Wow! That is awesome. Thanks to all of the contributors. >> > > Thank you! > > >> Any instructions? Am I right that the mod setting driver should generally >> be used. None of the links above really covers implementation. >> > > I believe the package when you install it will give you some instructions > in the pkg-message. > > Basically: > > portsnap fetch update > > Make sure your kernel sources in /usr/src . > cd /usr/src > make buildkernel -jX > make installkernel -jX > > cd /usr/ports/graphics/drm-next-kmod > make all install clean > > Edit /etc/rc.conf and add for example: > > kld_list="i915kms" > > Then reboot and twin your thumbs. > > If it fails goto single user mode. > > mount -a > > Edit /etc/rc.conf and remove the kld_list=... > Save and type exit. > > Before starting X.org you should have the correct xf86-video-xxx drivers > installed, because then 2D and 3D acceleration will activate. > > A quick tip for tear-free video with intel drivers: > > cat /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0" > Driver "intel" > Option "AccelMethod" "sna" > Option "TearFree" "true" > EndSection > > --HPS > Thanks, Hans! I should have looked at the message file. It explained most of it, though I especially appreciate the tearfree config as I am using Intel graphics. This is also the first I have seen of modular config files. Guess I have some man page reading to do. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkober...@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"