Port-amd64 archive
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index][Old Index]
Re: Intel builtin graphics, wsfb, gop - uses EDID?
Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> writes:
> I have a Dell Optiplex 3070 SFF from 2019, with UHD 630, from grazing
> refurb sales.
> xinit runs, but the screen is 1024x768. I wondered why EDID was not
> working and swapped cables without any change. After investigating, I
> found out that the intel driver declined to accept the UHD 630 and thus
> it ends up with wsfb. I then found:
>
> https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/x11/how_to_use_wsfb_uefi_bios_framebuffer/
>
> which talks about "gop" in the bootloader (very helpfully!). I have an
It turns out that BIOS EDID querying works great on this device, and
wsfb is working well (as well as it ever does). I have edited the
tutorial a bit.
Thanks for all the helpful replies and especially nia@ for writing the
tutorial page.
Home |
Main Index |
Thread Index |
Old Index