Hasso Tepper <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04.10.11 22:22, Johannes Hofmann wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I happen to have a Core i5 laptop with integrated Intel graphics. >> Unfortunately recent versions of xf86-video-intel need kernel support >> to work. Most notably the GEM interface needs to be implemented in the >> kernel. > > It's not only about GEM, but KMS as well. As far as I know only FreeBSD > folks have (somewhat) working KMS code. OpenBSD has only GEM implemented > and is maintaining de facto a fork of the intel driver because of that. > But modifying the intel driver can't be avoided anyway. > > I'd recommend to go to the FreeBSD route. We share the DRM code which > should make a lot of things easier, especially in KMS land. >
Thanks for your advice. I will try how far I can get.
