Fwd: Intel Sandybridge graphics support?

[Baurzhan Muftakhidinov]

Vitaly,

Thanks for explanations

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From: Vitaly Shevtsov <loki.vt at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: Intel Sandybridge graphics support?
To: Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst at gmail.com>


No! It can't be fixed for now. It's because KMS driver and text
console can't play together. You'll be able to switch back to console
when DfBSD will have KMS-console.

2015-05-20 17:06 GMT+05:00 Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst at gmail.com>:
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Baurzhan Muftakhidinov
> <baurthefirst at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried both 4.0.3 and most recent snapshot (17 feb), but,
> > unfortunately, cannot get to a desktop, after
> > starting X I only see black-ish screen. Even
> > not possible to kill X session with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.
> > The CPU is Intel Core i5 2520M (laptop).
> >
> > Any suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks,
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried a more recent snapshot 3 days ago and intel graphics worked.
>
> However, it is not possible to switch back to console after X starts.
> Instead I can see blank screen only, and returning to X is possible.
>
> Even when reboot/shutdown issued from X session, I see no console.
> Can it be fixed?
>
> Thanks,




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Vitaly