If I understand correctly, it "should" work if I upgrade to current and not just run the current kernel? Is there a way to there a way to roll back an installation if things go wrong?
-----Original Message----- From: RVP <r...@sdf.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 4:20 AM To: Ron Georgia <netve...@gmail.com> Cc: current-users@NetBSD.org Subject: Re: NetBSD-9.99.x No Video On Mon, 11 Apr 2022, Ron Georgia wrote: > I apologize if this has already been addressed. I installed NetBSD 9.2 > on my Intel computer. Everything works well. (Well, the video lags a > little). I downloaded netbsd-GENERIC.gz from > http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/. I unzipped the > file and copy it to the root directory as a file called current. > In general, for -HEAD, you have to get the gpufw.tar.xz and modules.tar.xz sets as well. Your problem may go away, or it may not, if you provide the firmware blobs: the new DRM driver doesn't work on older Intel integrated GPU cards (SandyBridge/IvyBridge gen.) if you boot the system in UEFI mode. > I reboot and select the new kernel. Everything appears to be working > until the acpi checks? The PC locks up with a blank screen. > Or, is it this issue: https://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2022/04/10/msg042172.html -RVP