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Gary Duzan | 6 Aug 2011 12:40
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xf86-video-intel upgrade?

   Has anyone looked into upgrading xf96-video-intel and the Intel
libdrm to the latest versions from Intel? It appears they are needed
to support the video on my new Thinkpad T520. If it just needs
someone to work on it, I can do that.

   Thanks.

					Gary Duzan
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Jonathan A. Kollasch | 6 Aug 2011 13:58
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Re: xf86-video-intel upgrade?

On Sat, Aug 06, 2011 at 06:40:22AM -0400, Gary Duzan wrote:
>    Has anyone looked into upgrading xf96-video-intel and the Intel
> libdrm to the latest versions from Intel? It appears they are needed
> to support the video on my new Thinkpad T520. If it just needs
> someone to work on it, I can do that.

They removed support for non-KMS non-DRI1 kernels soon after the version
we currently have.  In short, we can't upgrade until the kernel support
(at least GEM/DRI2) is there.

There's been some work already:
https://github.com/gsutre/netbsd-drmgem

	Jonathan Kollasch
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Gary Duzan | 7 Aug 2011 03:55
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Re: xf86-video-intel upgrade?

In Message <20110806115859.GE1684 <at> tarantulon.kollasch.net>,
   "Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch <at> kollasch.net>wrote:

=>On Sat, Aug 06, 2011 at 06:40:22AM -0400, Gary Duzan wrote:
=>>    Has anyone looked into upgrading xf96-video-intel and the Intel
=>> libdrm to the latest versions from Intel? It appears they are needed
=>> to support the video on my new Thinkpad T520. If it just needs
=>> someone to work on it, I can do that.
=>
=>They removed support for non-KMS non-DRI1 kernels soon after the version
=>we currently have.  In short, we can't upgrade until the kernel support
=>(at least GEM/DRI2) is there.
=>
=>There's been some work already:
=>https://github.com/gsutre/netbsd-drmgem

   I was afraid of that, but not surprised. I'll take a look. If
I can help, let me know.

   Thanks.

					Gary Duzan
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