[OpenIndiana-discuss] How is IvyBridge support on recent IO?

[Chris]

On 2021-01-11 08:33, Chris wrote:
> On 2021-01-11 02:24, Andreas Wacknitz wrote:
>> Am 11.01.21 um 09:35 schrieb Chris:
>>> Hello,
>>> I recently attempted to an install of OI 20201031 on an
>>> Intel i5 IvyBridge. Everything worked up until the console
>>> switched to graphics/Xorg. Where the screen simply turned
>>> black and disk activity stopped shoerly there after.
>>> Tapping anything on the keyboard did not seem to have any
>>> affect. That is; no disk activity, nor change on the
>>> acreen as a result. Is IvyBridge still
>>> supported/(correctly)detected?
>>> 
>>> Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
>>> 
>>> --Chris
>>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> from my point of view it shouldn't fail like this, albeit I haven't
>> checked any Ivy Brigde generation cpu yet. I only successfully used
>> Intel graphics on my e3-1245v3 (Haswell) and e3-1275v5 (Skylake,
>> not really sure whether I really tested it (my memory my fail me) as I
>> am using NVIDIA P6x0 cards on these machines).
>> My general recommendation is to use the text install media because this
>> is the best supported version (live media is still working but lacking
>> some things already as nobody cares for them).
>> After a successful installation from text media you can run "pkg install
>> mate_install && pkg uninstall mate_install" which brings you X11 and
>> Mate desktop.
>> Of course you'll need to add more apps to get a better desktop experience.
>> When your machine hangs on starting X11 you should try to connect via
>> ssh and look for errors in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /var/adm/messages.
> Heh. All my other stuff has NVIDIA/AMD. This is my only Intel rig.
> Good advice! I'll spin up a text install, and see if it doesn't behave
> better.
> 
> On an aside. My attempts to investigate this on my own indicates:
> 
> Intel KMS driver - OpenIndiana - OpenIndiana Wiki
> (https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Intel+KMS+driver)
> and
> Mesa - OpenIndiana - OpenIndiana Wiki
> (https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Mesa)
> 
> both return 503 (HTTP error). Are the servers down?
> 
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to respond! :-)
OK text install gave me the screens to install. But
1) could'nt use the F keys to advance (needed ESC-N sequence)
2) at the end of root/user pass/creation, pressing ESC-2
returned me to "Install OI" menu

IOW install procedure will not go past finishing
root password/create (new) user (next simply returns to start
of install).

HW: i53360 Ivy Bridge 3rd gen. PC10(1|2) US kbd (USB)

OH well. I'm more favorable to Nvidia/AMD anyway.

Thanks again for the wise suggestion.

--Chris
> 
>> Regards
>> Andreas
>> 
>>