Hi Hrishikesh,
On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 05:26:26PM +0530, Hrishikesh Muruk wrote:
> [...]
> I installed OpenBSD 6.1 on an Intel NUC6i7KYK. It has a Skylake i7 CPU
> so I know 3D acceleration is not supported. I think vesa should still
> work - please correct me if that is not the case.
> [...]
> Just in case it makes a difference - I am not booting using UEFI
> (legacy mode only).
It does, in a way. If you boot it in EFI mode (might require creating a
system partition and installing the EFI boot loader), efifb(4) should
attach to the EFI framebuffer. This in turn allows you to use Xorg's
wsfb driver with the following /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "default device"
Driver "wsfb"
EndSection
In my experience, wsfb seems to operate a lot smoother than vesafb,
though I haven't done any benchmarks. Works for me though on my Skylake
i5 system.
I don't have a lot of experience with the VESA driver, but if you don't
get that working, EFI might be the most sensible option.
--
Gregor
