Re: graphics/drm-kmod which version is installed on -current?

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com> wrote:

> I'm upgrading a laptop running 15-current on an IdeaPad with
> "Alder Lake Innovation Platform Framework Processor Participant"
> (intel i3). It's a year out and I only waited because getting
> (almost) everything to work then was a bit of a challenge. I
> want to update it now to enjoy all the progress that's been done.
> As all the hardware this runs on *should* mostly all work out
> of the box. I've been doing a fair amount of investigation and
> ran into a question on the graphics/drm-kmod. pkg-descr indicates
> "CURRENT receives the most recent development DRM" which at the
> time of this writing is 6.6 (I'm on 6.1). But looking at the
> Makefile, the conditional only appears to go as far as 6.1.
> I only ask because as part of my world/kernel dance I use
> src.conf to suck in video. So should I pick thee 66-kmod
> or can I depend on drm-kmod to make the right choice?
> Sorry this is long winded and thank you for your time and advice.
>
> --Chris


This really should go to X11@freebsd.org.

If I understand, 6.6 is still considered development. It should work fine
tor Alder Lake-P systems, but, since it is new and has had limited testing
on a wide array of platforms, it may not work as hoped. I plan on updating
my Alder Lake (not -P) to 6.6 in a few days, but I have not gotten around
to it. Also, it requires OSVERSION >= 1500023. You must explicitly install
graphics/drm-66-kmod. I assume that drm-kmod will be bumped to 6.6 when
there has been enough usage to feel confident that it is OK on all devices
that are now running 6.1.

I am not a developer, so I may not correctly understand the status of 6.6
and x11 is the place to get any answers.
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