Testing the new i915 driver (HD Graphics 4400)

[Michael Gmelin]

With the latest version (commit 9106a02b) X seems to run reliably now. I can also play YouTube videos ok, even though it doesn't seem faster/smoother than in VESA mode. Power consumption is fine. Changing video modes using xrandr works.

HDMI connections are not detected (unlike in VESA mode, where it mirrors the main screen). Any specific debug output I can provide for this?

Thanks
Michael

> On 09 Oct 2015, at 12:59, Michael Gmelin <grembo at freebsd.org> wrote:
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> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:56:12 +0200
> Michael Gmelin <grembo at freebsd.org> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 09:24:14 +0200
>> Jean-Sébastien Pédron <jean-sebastien.pedron at dumbbell.fr> wrote:
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>>>> On 09.10.2015 03:13, Michael Gmelin wrote:
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>>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 16:59:47 +0200
>>>> Juan Ramón Molina Menor <listjm at club.fr> wrote:
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>>>>> The i915kms kernel module loads without issues but Xorg startx
>>>>> fails with no screens found (see attached file). I didn’t use a
>>>>> xorg.conf file.
>>>> 
>>>> Same here (chip=0x0a068086).
>>> 
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> Both of you, could you please try again? I added a bunch of PCI IDs.
>> 
>> Loads ok (gfx mode changes), starting X ends in panic. Unfortunately
>> that machine won't write crash dumps, so all I can provide is a screen
>> shot (separate email).
>> 
>> Find dmesg attached.
> 
> I actually can start X by using X (and not startx) and even switch
> back to console, but as soon as I launch the first program (xterm in
> this case) it crashes.
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> Michael Gmelin