Acceleration

The following instructions only apply to amd64 and x86 systems with Intel graphics. Skip ahead for Nvidia and Radeon GPUs.

You have three video driver choices below. Choose the drm-legacy-kmod driver for older hardware like the 82945G. For newer “HD” and “UHD” graphics, go with the drm-kmod driver. If all else fails, go with the xf86-video-intel driver. The commands below switch to root, install a kernel module, either reboot or switch back to your normal login, and finally start a new X session. Time to decide:

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install drm-kmod
# sysrc kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"
# reboot

… or …

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install drm-legacy-kmod
# sysrc kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"
# reboot

… or …

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install xf86-video-intel

Try the first. If X won't start and you have older hardware, try the second. The third option is a last resort. If you need to switch drivers, be sure to remove the old one. Example: you tried drm-kmod which did not work for you so you want to try drm-legacy-kmod.

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg remove drm-kmod
# pkg install drm-legacy-kmod
# reboot

Another example: you tried the legacy drm driver which did not work so you want to fall back to the xf86 driver which also requires removing the kld_list entry before reboot.

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg remove drm-legacy-kmod
# sysrc kld_list-=/boot/modules/i915kms.ko
# pkg install xf86-video-intel
# reboot

Back to your ordinary login …

$ startx

At this point you should have a working X session with accelerated Intel graphics.

TODO

You have three video driver choices below. Choose the drm-legacy-kmod driver for older hardware. For newer graphics, go with the drm-kmod driver. If all else fails, go with the xf86-video-ati driver. The commands below switch to root, install a kernel module, either reboot or switch back to your normal login, and finally start a new X session. Time to decide:

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install drm-kmod
# sysrc kld_list="/boot/modules/radeonkms.ko"
# reboot

… or …

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install drm-legacy-kmod
# sysrc kld_list="/boot/modules/radeonkms.ko"
# reboot

… or …

$ su -
 (enter root password)
# pkg install xf86-video-ati

Try the first. If X won't start and you have older hardware, try the second. The third option is a last resort.