I saw the "boot -c" command in INSTALL.html and tried it.
By disabling the i915drmkms driver, I could successfully install NetBSD,
and WiFi even works!
However, I have to use boot -c every time I boot the machine, and this
is not viable.
Hence 2 questions:
1. Is there a way to permanently disable i915drmkms?
Or why enable it in the first place if it hangs the machine?
2. Does this mean I will not be able to use X with decent performance?
Thank you in advance for your help.
On 29/06/2025 14:46, Vincent DEFERT wrote:
Hi!
I'm trying to install NetBSD 10.1 on a Lenovo Ideapad 120S-14IAP
(Pentium N4200, 4GB RAM, 2017, i915) from a USB stick.
UEFI boots it properly and I see NetBSD's logs scroll until the
display switches to graphics mode.
At this point, the screen is covered with strands of green pixels,
completely unusable.
Is there a way to force the installer to stay in text mode to avoid this?
Vincent
