Re: drm-*-kmod port for Comet Lake

 Hi,

On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 17:30:34 -0700
Kevin Oberman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks! As often happens, I got it working just a little after I sent this
> report. The problem is that I installed from packages and i didn't realize
> that the default xorg-server defaults to devd and does not include the
> modesetting driver. I pulled down the ports tree and reinstalled
> xorg-server and that got X working.

 xorg-server don't default to devd for current but udev and it does
include the modesetting driver so don't really know what happened here.

> I still have a serious issue, but that will require a bug report. Seems
> that letting the keyboard sit idle too long (seems rather random, but
> usually just 1-5 minutes), the system totally locks up and gets very hot.
> Really not good and part of the fun running current! Worse, it make
> building a new kernel painful!

 That's ... weird ....
 Does the machine locks up only when you let it idle ?
 Can you ssh to it after or is it totally locked up ? 

> Thanks again, Pete!
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> 
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 4:15 PM Pete Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On 9/8/20 3:47 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > > I have a new laptop, a ThinkPak L15 with a Comet Lake processor. I
> > quickly
> > > discovered that 12.1 didn't know anything about it, so I reinstalled from
> > > head. Now I need to install the proper kmod and I'm not sure whether I
> > can
> > > use current or if I need devel.
> > >
> > > Based on the latest DRM update, I'm pretty sure one of them supports
> > Comet
> > > Lake, but I'm nor sure I can use current orm even if I can, if devel is
> > at
> > > a point where I should just go with it as it sounds like it will soon be
> > > "current".
> >
> > i would recommend using the "drm-devel-kmod" port/pkg.  that version
> > currently is using the bits from the v5.4.62 linux kernel, which i
> > believe has support for Comet Lake.  Manu actually just updated this
> > port on Sep 5th which has some useful fixes in it.
> >
> > > Or, am I really in trouble and Comet Lake I simply not supported at all?
> > > The symptoms make me suspicious that the device is simply not recognized.
> > >
> > > Running current from 9/3 snapshot and latest ports all installed from
> > > packages.
> > is this from using the "drm-devel" or "drm-current" kmod?  as mentioned
> > above i'd give the "drm-devel" driver a spin and if still having issues
> > post the dmesg loglines containing "drm".
> >
> > hope this helps,
> > -pete
> >
> > --
> > Pete Wright
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> > @nomadlogicLA
> >
> >
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