Bug 222921 - [Handbook] Add a list of available xorg drivers
Summary: [Handbook] Add a list of available xorg drivers
Status: Closed Overcome By Events
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
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Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
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Reported: 2017-10-11 03:48 UTC by Guangyuan Yang
Modified: 2023-02-13 20:08 UTC (History)
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Description Guangyuan Yang freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-10-11 03:48:55 UTC
In Section 5.4.5, video cards are listed, but not enough information was given regarding their drivers.

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-config.html

IMO we should have something similar to this in our handbook to guide users to install 
the correct drivers:

AMD/ATI xf86-video-ati catalyst-libglAUR lib32-catalyst-libglAUR AMD_Catalyst
Intel xf86-video-intel mesa lib32-mesa Intel_graphics

The full list: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xorg#Driver_installation
Comment 1 sid 2017-12-12 17:46:01 UTC
In /etc/make.conf the driver name from x11-drivers/xorg-drivers can be added to the argument OPTIONS_SET= , such as ATI, INTEL, VESA or NV.

For instance,
/etc/make.conf

  OPTIONS_SET= ATI INTEL NV VESA
  OPTIONS_UNSET= AMDGPU


This, of course, doesn't cover adding it to documentation.
Comment 2 sid 2017-12-20 09:35:51 UTC
These are the make.conf arguments:

 x11-drivers_xorg-drivers_SET=
 x11-drivers_xorg-drivers_UNSET=

Options are: ATI JOYSTICK LIBINPUT VESA, AMDGPU and any other drivers listed in the Makefile

The make.conf examples in the other posting work too, but this one is more specific and proper.
Comment 3 Sergio Carlavilla Delgado freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-02-13 20:08:15 UTC
Fixed in: https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/commit/?id=4d1de1c7246d147e1c428b542350695b8fedf84e