On Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:49:39 -0500, sean darcy <seandar...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fedora 17: > xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.12.4-1.fc17.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.15-1.fc17.x86_64 > kernel-3.6.9-2.fc17.x86_64 > > Xorg.0.log: > Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.6.9-2.fc17.x86_64 > root=UUID=b3210043-6e26-4717-970e-645a433d8b5e ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 > rd.dm=0 i915.modeset=1 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us rd.luks=0 > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > ....... > [ 39.972] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting" > [ 39.989] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting > [ 39.989] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting" > [ 39.989] (II) Unloading modesetting > [ 39.989] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not > exist, 0) > .......... > > Is there really a module "modesetting"? Isn't it an aspect of the > driver? And doesn't the kernel parameter turn it "on"?
'modesetting' here refers to xf86-video-modesetting which is the minimal driver to enable X to run on top of a KMS device. Similar in nature to vesa (and fbdev), it is unaccelerated but allows the full range of video modes exposed by the device. -Chris -- Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
