Re: -current i915drmkms status [Was: NetBSD 9.99.108 unable to start modular X]

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

On Mon, 12 Dec 2022, Mayuresh wrote:

> > /libdata/firmware/i915drmkms/i915/something.bin
>
> Placed the entire i915 folder at above path.
>
> Tried modesetting, intel, wsfb : none work.

Welcome to the club... You'll find the rest of the gang here already:

https://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2022/07/21/msg042710.html

Please post to that thread:

a) full dmesg output after you boot with `boot -vx' at the bootloader
   prompt, and
b) the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file with the modesetting Xorg driver.

> With wsfb there is a very thin white line at the top of the screen and if
> I do Ctrl-d in that X exits, so looks like a terminal is coming up in that
> thin line.

Yes. I get that same 1-pixel framebuffer with the wsfb(4) Xorg
display-driver running on top of the DRMKMS module's `intelfb'
framebuffer. wsfb(4) on top of the generic genfb(4) is OK as you saw.

Uncomment the `Option "AccelMethod" "none"' in the config. fragment I
sent you. Then see if modesetting(4) comes up. For the intel(4) driver,
try `Option "AccelMethod" "UXA"', or even `"none"' as a last resort. The
intelfb(4) manpage lists other options which you can turn off or disable
with the SNA or UXA accel-methods.

-RVP