Re: my experience with i915kms, newcons and k-11

[brunomaximom@openmailbox.org]

Em 2014-02-23 18:21, Robert Millan escreveu:
> Hi Bruno,
>
> On 23/02/2014 14:44, brunomaximom@openmailbox.org wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> > I have feedback to you about my almost-test with i915kms on 
> > kfreebsd-11.
> > I follow the instruction:
> > kldload drm2
> > kldload i915kms
>
> With latest kfreebsd-11 manual "kldload drm2" shouldn't be required
> anymore, just
> "kldload i915kms". Does this work for you too?

yes, no problem!

> > then I return to tty1 and kill startx, and /etc/init.d/lightdm start, 
> > it works!!!!
>
> Did you try VT switching after X has started? It should work with zero
> delay (no mode
> switch).

Yes, apparently works well.

> > but, any input (mouse, touchpad, keyboard) doesn't work, so I can't 
> > log in.
> > This is happening with you guys or just me? Any idea?
>
> This is most likely HAL-induced breakage. My devd patch should fix it,
> but I find
> it a bit scary that it completely broke keyboard/mouse for you. Does 
> this happen
> every time for you, or just in this situation?

just in this situation.