Re: Intel Graphics Card Not Detected

Hi,

Answers below.

On 10/1/26 11:59, Duke Normandin wrote:
> New 15.1 installation
> Here is what Linux says about the graphics in my laptop:
> [quote]
> $ inxi -Gxx
> Graphics:
>    Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
>      vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 ports: active: LVDS-1
>      empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0116
> [/quote]
> 

> In /etc/local/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf, I've got 'Driver "intel" '
> 

Remove this file (or back it up somewhere else).

> In same directory/10-monitor.conf, I've got:
> Section   "Screen"
>      Identifier   "Screen0"
>      Device       "CARD0"
>      SubSection   "Display"
>      Modes        "1024x768"
>      EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 

Remove this file (or back it up somewhere else).

xorg does all of this stuff automatically these days.


> I've got an entry in /etc/rc.conf for "1915km" or some such
> 

Make sure the rc.conf entry looks like this:

kld_list="i915kms"

The first character is an i (eye) not a 1 (one), the s is required.

You'll need to have installed the ports:

  drm-kmod
  gpu-firmware-kmod

both are in the FreeBSD-ports-kmods repositories.



> I keep getting the xorg fatal error: No screens found
> 
> I blew a turn somewhere! Clues please! TIA