Re: Help request: strange issue with xfce xfwm4 on AMD hardware, running head

On Mon, 29 May 2023, Tomoaki AOKI wrote:

> On Mon, 29 May 2023 21:05:42 +0200
> Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> wrote:
>
>> On 28/05/23 20:45, Guido Falsi wrote:
>>
>>>> It may well be something broke... but I'm just wanting to be double
>>>> sure it's against a consistent package set. If something broke, then I
>>>> can't help.
>>>
>>> I see, I did not understand what you meant at first.
>>>
>>> What I posted was the result of a simple "pkg upgrade", which is what I
>>> usually do to update the machine, and usually works quite fine.
>>>
>>> I have not tested forcing all packages reinstallation ("pkg upgrade -f"
>>> if I get it correctly).
>>>
>>> That is something I was already planning to do. Will report back
>>> tomorrow for that.
>>>
>>
>> Well forcing reinstallation of all ports (with rebuilt kmod ports) made
>> the issue disappear.
>>
>> SO it looks like it was really nothing. Sorry for the noise and thanks
>> for the suggestions!
>>
>> --
>> Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
>
> IIRC, drm*-kmod port didn't seem to be updated in the first place.
> OTOH, generic kernel seems to be updated via pkgbase.
>
> This could cause problems with incompatibilities.
> And fixed with forcibly updating all pkgs.
> poudliere built new pkg, but pkg doesn't thought it's updated , maybe.
>
>
> -- 
> Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
>
>


try using this drm-kmod here, instead of the ones within ports

git clone https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod

thats the only one that works for me

--tzk