[oi-dev] [developer] Updated Graphics DRM support for OI

[Gordon Ross]

The DRM code in illumos gate does not support SandyBridge (which is
what the prtconf output you sent says you have) so you're not running
DRM at all; just the Xorg (user-level) stuff.


On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 20:09:08 +0300, Yuri Pankov wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:01:02 -0800 (PST), Randyf wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 3 Dec 2016, Yuri Pankov wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:33:47 -0500, Gordon Ross wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> We have some new graphics direct rendering manager (DRM) code to
>>>>> announce for OpenIndiana/hipster.  This version should work better
>>>>> on systems where hipster currently shows only a black screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you'd like to try out the new DRM code, you can create a
>>>>> (temporary) testing boot environment as described here:
>>>>> https://www.illumos.org/projects/gfx-drm/wiki/
>>>>>  How_to_create_a_BE_running_the_new_DRM_code
>>>>>
>>>>> Alternatively, you can download and boot the ISO images here:
>>>>>   http://dlc-int.openindiana.org/hipster/20161124/
>>>>> and see how it works for you without installing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tried the usb image, got the following:
>>>>
>>>> https://ibin.co/345M98Ie3zyF.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if older DRM bits work OK as I wasn't able to install
>>>> anything
>>>> other than from this image (due to different issues).
>>>>
>>>> Xorg log attached (just in case it's useful).
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is an interesting case where some SNB machines (so far, seem to only
>>> be Lenovo's) miscalculate FDI timing.
>>>
>>> At the end of /etc/system, add:
>>>
>>>      set i915:i915_lane_workaround=0x1
>>>
>>> and reboot.
>>
>>
>> That helped, thanks!
>
>
> But I wonder why it's not needed with the drm version in illumos-gate? Looks
> like a small regression.
>
>
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