1 down, 1 to go. Apparently, I needed to rebuild the kernel after redoing the timezone initialization. I did...
[i3][root][~] rm -rf /etc/timezone /etc/localtime
[i3][root][~] echo "Canada/Eastern" > /etc/timezone
[i3][root][~] emerge --config sys-libs/timezone-data
...and rebuilt the kernel, attempting to fix the video. Now I get...
[i3][root][~] uname -a
Linux i3 4.4.6-gentoo #5 SMP Sat Sep 10 00:48:23 UTC 2016 x86_64 Intel(R)
Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 08:17:35AM -0700, Daniel Frey wrote
> On 09/08/2016 09:50 PM, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote:
> > 64-bit no-multilib install on a relatively new Dell Inspiron...
> >
> > 1) X works OK, but installing x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel finishes off
> > with the message...
> >
> > ***********************************************
> > WARN: postinst
> > This driver requires KMS support in your kernel
> > Device Drivers --->
> > Graphics support --->
> > Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) --->
> > <*> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G (i915 driver) --->
> > i915 driver
> > [*] Enable modesetting on intel by default
> > ***********************************************
>
> You have built the Intel driver in the kernel correct? It is telling you
> you didn't build KMS support in your kernel and showing you what needs
> to be set in your kernel.
I don't get those options. Here's what I see (kernel 4.4.6-gentoo).
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) --->
--- Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support)
[*] Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver
...and also...
<*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics
<*> DRM Support for bochs dispi vga interface (qemu stdvga)
Something has changed. I did some minor tweaking, and rebuilt, which
solved the timezonDo I need another magic setting somewhere else
to enable the options it asks for? I'm attaching the Xorg log (gzipped)
in case it helps.
--
Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
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