Open source driver by Oracle:
- S11: https://hg.openindiana.org/upstream/oracle/x-cons/x-s11-update-clone/file/bc8922b8e1d2/open-src/kernel/
- S12: https://hg.openindiana.org/upstream/oracle/x-cons/x-s12-clone/file/e4da6dabbc3a/open-src/kernel/
Relevant code is located in drm and i915 subfolders.
Martin Bochnig, creator of OpenSXCE, has backported the S12 driver to illumos, links to debug binaries in this email:
References
Alan Coopersmith pointed to the following documents regarding DRI/KMS:
- http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Solaris-DRM-KMS-2015
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2015/Program/#Fishel_status_drm_i915_solaris
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager
- http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/kernel_mode_setting
- http://lanyrd.com/topics/x-window-system
Additionally, information about driver development:
- http://dri.freedesktop.org/docs/drm/
- http://blog.ffwll.ch/2013/01/i915gem-crashcourse-overview.html
- blog posts from the i915 Linux maintainer http://blog.ffwll.ch/
Testing
| System | Chipset | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision M2800 | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Working, Testing at 1920x1080 |
| ThinkCentre M91p | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Working, tested from 1024x768 to 1920x1080, occasional glitches within the last 16pixels of the screen, crashes under heavy load. |
| ThinkPad X230 | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Only basic testing, 1366x768. |
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