Before starting X, however you plan to do that on your system, you may run this script at boot time by putting it under
Here's the script contents for
As root, install the scfb driver with:
Minimal
Minimal
This automates the process, so that, for example: live and usb installed systems can detect what driver to use based on the boot partition type in use on boot. Addtional
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/whatever.sh
. Make sure you mark it as executable with chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/whatever.sh
.Here's the script contents for
whatever.sh
:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
if [ `uname -m` = "arm64" ]; then
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf.bak' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf.bak /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf";
fi;
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf.bak";
fi;
else
if [ `/sbin/sysctl machdep.bootmethod | /usr/bin/awk -F' ' '{print $2}'` = BIOS ]; then
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf.bak";
fi;
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf.bak' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf.bak /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf";
fi;
else
if [ `/sbin/sysctl machdep.bootmethod | /usr/bin/awk -F' ' '{print $2}'` = UEFI ]; then
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf.bak' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf.bak /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf";
fi;
if [ -r '/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf' ]; then
su -l root -c "mv -f /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf.bak";
fi;
fi;
fi;
fi;
As root, install the scfb driver with:
pkg install xf86-video-scfb
Minimal
/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-uefi.conf
:
Code:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "scfb"
EndSection
Minimal
/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg-bios.conf
:
Code:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection
This automates the process, so that, for example: live and usb installed systems can detect what driver to use based on the boot partition type in use on boot. Addtional
uname -m
checks are necessary if you wish to support more than amd64/i386 and arm64 devices.
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