In article <20130112154830.gc22...@falu.nl>, Rhialto <rhia...@falu.nl> wrote: >I just noticed that FreeBSD's new 9.1 release has Kernel Mode Setting: > >The drm2(4) Intel GPU driver, which supports GEM and KMS and works with >new generations of GPUs such as IronLake, SandyBridge, and IvyBridge, >has been added. The agp(4) driver now supports SandyBridge and IvyBridge >CPU northbridges.[r236926, r236927, r239965] > >(from http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.1R/relnotes.html) > >It seems that it is practically impossible to buy a PCI graphics card >these days for which X doesn't require KMS. This is going to make the use >of NetBSD with X impossible at a very rapid rate. > >Even the card I that thought was supported properly (Radeon HD >5450-based) isn't - X claims no accelleration. I haven't tried Xv yet >(needed to view video) but I fear the worst. > >Is anybody by any chance working on porting this FreeBSD driver to NetBSD?
We are painfully aware of this and we are commissioning work to remedy the situation. christos
