Xorg 1.19.7 test paused — 21 October 2026
Do not install
xorg-autodetect-1.19.7-20261020.p5p for a new trial. The
installation and reboot instructions previously on this page are
suspended.
A tester's Dell OptiPlex 990 worked with the stock Intel Xorg driver.
This test package selected modesetting, which failed with
“KMS doesn't support dumb interface” and “no screens found”. KMS
connectors alone do not establish that the modesetting driver can run.
The package needs a correction before further testing.
The same reports exposed a separate problem with the instructions: on
the tester's GRUB installation, beadm activate -t changed
the default boot-menu selection, and beadm activate -T did
not restore it. Do not rely on a reboot automatically returning
to the original boot environment.
If you have already installed the test, keep your original, known-working boot environment and choose it explicitly from the boot menu if needed. Do not delete either environment while investigating. Check the current BE and the configured default before another reboot; obtain help restoring the original default if they differ. Do not follow the withdrawn temporary-activation sequence.
The archive is retained for identifying existing installations and preserving evidence, not as a current recommendation to install it. Its SHA-256 is unchanged:
2f9f8761117bfa75c88c31eccebd01a6112ff490cb66d12b9974a87602e55a0cThe earlier SeaBIOS, OVMF and bhyve VM results remain valid for those tested configurations. They did not cover this legacy Intel KMS path or the tester's GRUB activation behavior. Keyboard changes and the reported one-off machine hang remain unconfirmed causes; empty SSH display-query results cannot establish a keyboard or screen-layout result.