KernelModesetting (KMS)
To enable Kernel Modesetting, you need:
a kernel image > 2.6.29 (in Sid since 2009-04-04)
supported graphics card
Intel
i915
To enable KMS on i915 hardware, just add the following lines to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules :
# Enable Kernel Modesetting intel_agp drm i915 modeset=1
And regenerate your initramfs:
# update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -u
At the next boot, the kernel should be handling modesetting.
Known bugs
- pm-utils
#524243 fixed in 1.2.5-2
- vbetools
- Running this will cause X to fail to start up, and may cause other problems. (This is a kernel bug.)
- linux-2.6
- Do not load any framebuffer drivers other than inteldrmfb (which is provided by i915) if you enable KMS, else you will probably see hard lockups when trying to start X.