Once you remove x86-video-intel, on reboot the modesetting driver is automatically loaded, no need to do any. Blacklisting the amd card has no effect on this.
So it seems your system will need the legacy mesa-amber.....

Yes, I think so. Do we have this package in our repositories? I can't found it on Octopi

No, it is not in, I was hoping it was only needed for really old cards, will be added now that a system this new needs it.

Well, thanks a lot. You are doing a really great job.

There is a good change, you can still use the latest Mesa with your card. There is an option I did not notice before, where more Gallium drivers can be activated, including i915, that should fix your issue.
Please test this rebuild mesa:

sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-22.0.3-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Wait until your mirror has synced and you added today's update, llvm/clang 14.03 is needed for that Mesa.
Please report back if your system works again with latest Mesa, so mesa-amber won't be needed.

https://github.com/KaOSx/main/commit/b13f9d26f414b54bbe31085844e0c408c00e600c

mesa-amber is also up:

sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-amber-21.3.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

That will ask you to replace mesa, answer yes.

9 days later

I, demm; I installed this new mesa-amber version, but now the X dont start... I got stuked in a black screen whit a mouse... and that's it.

    2 months later

    Rafael Just a little upgrade: I tried again, and now, it works: mesa-amber, in it version 21.3.9, and in WAYLAN sessions, runs like a charm 😃

    Thanks, demm!

      @"Rafael" Could you run a test for me? I have it now that both mesa & mesa-amber can be installed at the same time. Tested on a newer system, it works fine (and uses the parts from newer mesa), but no idea if your system will find the needed mesa-amber parts yet. So, can you install with:

      sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-amber-21.3.9-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

      that should install mesa again too.

      • adam replied to this.
        6 days later

        demm I have similar card in desktop too:

        Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4th Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen7.5
    bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.3 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.2 driver:
    X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)
    v: 4.5 Mesa 21.3.9 direct render: Yes

        This command runs system without acceleration (both mesa and mesa-amber is installed):

        sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-amber-21.3.9-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

        But installing mesa-amber 21.3.9-2 from main repo (which removes mesa), enables acceleration after reboot.

        • demm replied to this.

            adam This command runs system without acceleration (both mesa and mesa-amber is installed):

            OK, good start then, system still boots into X, now figuring what is not loading for such a system, when both are installed.
            Since I don't have such hardware I have to rely on feedback to make the co-install of mesa & mesa-amber work (so it can be used in the next ISO).
            Inxi output above, is that for just mesa-amber? Or is is for the combined mesa packages? Also would be goo to compare the /var/log/Xorg.xx logs for both.

            • adam replied to this.

                So no mesa for openGL, llvmpipe instead, with the combined package:

                OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 14.0.6 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 22.1.3
    direct render: Yes

                and:

                 2.367] (II) modeset(0): Refusing to try glamor on llvmpipe
[     2.368] (II) modeset(0): glamor initialization failed
[     2.368] (II) modeset(0): ShadowFB: preferred YES, enabled YES
[     2.368] (II) modeset(0): Double-buffered shadow updates: off

                So, adjustments needed for openGL/Glamor

                demm
                This shows for cobined mesa+mesa-amber:

                libGL: screen 0 does not appear to be DRI2 capable
libGL: MESA-LOADER: dlopen(/usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so)
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.

                This show for mesa-amber only:

                libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: using driver i915 for 4
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: pci id for fd 4: 8086:041e, driver i965
libGL: MESA-LOADER: dlopen(/usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so)
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Using DRI3 for screen 0
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.

                  As expected, the i915 driver is not found.
                  I have rebuild both mesa & mesa-amber, added the crocus driver to regular mesa, can you test if that is enough for your card to replace the legacy drivers (so, don't keep mesa-amber installed for this test)?

                  sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-22.1.3-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

                  If that results in a non-booting (to X) system, then re-add new mesa-amber again. Regular mesa is now build without i915, so no need to move the i915 in mesa-amber.

                  sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-amber-21.3.9-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
                  • adam replied to this.

                    demm
                    After

                    sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/mesa-22.1.3-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

                    and removing mesa-amber, X boots and acceleration works:

                    libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: using driver i915 for 4
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: pci id for fd 4: 8086:041e, driver crocus
libGL: MESA-LOADER: dlopen(/usr/lib/dri/crocus_dri.so)
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/adam/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Using DRI3 for screen 0
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.