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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.


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