On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 08:10:40PM +0100, Chris Narkiewicz wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 12:17:26PM +1000, Jonathan Gray wrote: > > For that the EFI firmware would need to support Compatibility Support > > Module (CSM), which is unlikely. Then a install with mbr/vga/biosboot > > could be done. > > Actually, it is supported. :) I enabled CSM and tried MBR install > from latest snapshot, but the system doesn't boot - all I see > is a blank black screen.
that doesn't sound supported > > Is there a special install procedure required to install > proper bootloader? no, the same media can install both bios and efi > > > don't use the intel xorg driver on this hardware > > Modeline driver then? Are there any issues with it? I was relying > on TearFree option - not sure if this is supported by modeline. the intel xorg driver is known to hang on recent hardware, has not changed in many years, and seems abandoned upstream > > > If you meant efifb vs inteldrm I noticed a dpi difference there on a > > different machine recently. > > It does not concern me too much, but it's the intel Xorg driver > that detects screen size properly. Autodetection (I guess it uses > modeline driver) results in wrong phys dimensions. > > Best regards, > Chris Narkiewicz
