Re: Issues with X in NetBSD-current

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023, Brett Lymn wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 07:49:56AM +0000, RVP wrote:
> > Looks like PR kern/57440.
>
> Indeed.

Duplicate of PR kern/57268

> > a) use any resolution _other than_ 1024x768 in the bootloader.
>
> I am not sure how to do this.  I did try setting the DRM_MAX_RESOLUTION_* in
> in the kernel but I just get a blank screen when drmkms kicks in.  The
> machine isn't hung, just no display.

On UEFI-boot, try the `gop' command. `gop 0' is usually the native/best
resolution (1366x768 in my case--which fails with i915drmkms). For
BIOS-boot, try the `vesa' command.

> I had a bit of a search for information on i915 and found the Intel
> doco.  One of them is a document that has about 40 pages of errata work
> arounds which is downright scary.

Can you email a copy? I might as well fix my own HW--help push 10.x
forward a bit.

-RVP