Solved Intel Alder Lake does not start the graphics card with FBSD14.2

[judd]

The laptop is an Asus with I7-1260p graphics card and Intel Alder Lake-P GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics], which previously with 14.1 I had installed drm-515-kmod and everything worked.

Today in 14.2 drm-515-kmod produces a never-ending reboots, so I downgraded to the drm-510-kmod version and was able to continue installing.

The installer already brings with it the gpu-firmware recognizing in this case Alder Lake.

The question is that I configured everything I could, rc.conf, xinitrc ...but I can't get the graphics up.

I leave some screenshots, maybe they say more than me ..

Thanks in advance!

 

[Emrion]

Deinstall drm-515-kmod. Go here: https://github.com/Emrion/FreeBSD-kmod
Download the 14.2-drm-515-kmod and install it with pkg add as instructed.
You have all the explanations in the README.

 

[Charlie_]

drm-510-kmod does not support Alder Lake.
Try installing http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_2/All/drm-515-kmod-5.15.160.1402000_2.pkg.

 

[T-Aoki]

The middle picture shows that /dev/dri/card0 cannot be opened.
This usually mean that drm driver is not properly initialized.
And found this old topic stating AlderLake graphics support is introduced in Linux 5.13/5.14. So if this is true graphics/drm-510-kmod shouldn't work.

So the choice would be:
To install the pre-built pkg as noted by Emrion in comment #2
If you are NOT building/installing locally using ports, build graphics/drm-515-kmod locally on the computer yourself.

 

[Charlie_]

kmods_latest_2 on pkg.freebsd.org is built with 14.2R.
You don't need to build it yourself.

 

[Emrion]

kmods_latest_2 on pkg.freebsd.org is built with 14.2R.
You don't need to build it yourself.

Your link doesn't work for me. I get a 403 error in https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_2/All/

 

[Charlie_]

The #3 link works.
The #6 link does not work.

 

[Emrion]

The #3 link works.
The #6 link does not work.

I download nothing with #3.

 

[Charlie_]

It is rejected by www/chromium or www/firefox.
use fetch(1).

 

[Emrion]

It is rejected by chrome.
use fetch(1).

You're partially right, but firefox can download this file.
The md5 isn't the same than the one I compiled...

If you can't enter in https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_2/All/, how do you know the name of this file? And how people can?

 

[Charlie_]

fetch http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_2/packagesite.txz
tar xzf packagesite.txz packagesite.yaml
grep drm-515-kmod packagesite.yaml |sed -e 's/.*All\///' -e 's/".*//'

 

[Emrion]

Well, I won't delete my FreeBSD-kmod repo right away.

That said, the different parts begin to take place. As I see the thing, now, it just needs a modification in the way pkg operates. It may choose this kmod_latest_2 or kmod_quarterly_2 for fetching the right kmod.

I see the end of the tunnel concerning this problem.

 

[judd]

I appreciate all the responses, but the pain in my back is not letting me continue.

 

[Espionage724]

drm-510-kmod does not support Alder Lake.
Try installing http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_2/All/drm-515-kmod-5.15.160.1402000_2.pkg.

Where did that link come from; it looks particularly interesting! Why's it "2"? It almost sounds like it'd be a good idea to add that as a repo for newer kmod packages.

 

[T-Aoki]

I appreciate all the responses, but the pain in my back is not letting me continue.

Take care of yourself first.

 

[T-Aoki]

Where did that link come from; it looks particularly interesting! Why's it "2"? It almost sounds like it'd be a good idea to add that as a repo for newer kmod packages.

Just my prediction, but maybe it came from 14.2, as 14 is already in "FreeBSD:14:amd64".
And blindly making it the default would make 14.1 stop working.
Should be specific for 14.2.

 

[Charlie_]

Why's it "2"?

release_0, release_1, release_2 at ]http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/ are 14.0R, 14.1R, 14.2R.
I think kmods_latest_2, kmods_quarterly_2 mean 14.2R.

 

[Charlie_]

CFT: repository for kernel modules

 

[T-Aoki]

CFT: repository for kernel modules

Also posted to freebsd-stable ML.

 

[Emrion]

CFT: repository for kernel modules

I tested the .conf files (in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repo/). Both don't work (error 404).

It seems that the var ${VERSION_VERSION} isn't expanded (not defined?). If I change it to url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_2, that works.

If I try to install drm-515-kmod for example, it chooses drm-515-kmod: 5.15.160.1402000_2. Excellent!
But, something is missing in the logic.

 

[T-Aoki]

It seems that the var ${VERSION_VERSION} isn't expanded (not defined?). If I change it to url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_2, that works.

FYI:
An email posted on freebsd-ports ML, could be related.

 

[Emrion]

Replacing the var ${VERSION_VERSION} by ${VERSION_MINOR} is working perfectly.
Great!

Note: if you have the kmod already installed, pkg upgrade and pkg install -f
do not switch to the kmod repository. You need to delete the package and install it anew.

 

[judd]

Well, after reading and re-reading the replies, which I appreciate, I'm going to stick with 14.1 until it finishes its cycle, as I don't (honestly) have the technical knowledge to be able to install 14.2 with the urls/files you mention in the replies, let alone install it on a VT/tty or whatever it's called.

I'll wait for drm-515-kmod-5.15.160 to move to another version or drm-515-kmod-5.15.160_2 maybe, I don't know.

 

[gnath]

url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}

This repo. only now have a recent update for Alder Lake. But if you are not comfortable with some manual entry then it is better to stick with 14.1 till it's EOL. You will not loose much.

 

[judd]

Hi gnath !

url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}

Do I type it as it is in the VT of the 14.2 installation ?

That's exactly what I don't know ... because if I type it like that it doesn't work.
How do I download it ? with fetch ?