Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 23:34:50 -0500 (EST) From: doug@safeport.com To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xorg support question Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401042333490.11374@bucksport.safeport.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401041444340.98112@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401041355090.11374@bucksport.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401041444340.98112@wonkity.com>
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On Sat, 4 Jan 2014, Warren Block wrote: > On Sat, 4 Jan 2014, doug@safeport.com wrote: > >> KMS: Is this is an Intel only thing, > > No. At present on FreeBSD, Intel and ATI/AMD. > >> implemented in the video card? > > No, it just means the video card driver is in the kernel. > >> Intel driver: I assume support has passed the ironlake card by. > > I confess that the Intel codenames usually mean nothing to me. KMS Intel > drivers work on both Core2 and i3/i5 notebooks for me, and just recently KMS > Radeon drivers work on 4650 and 4850 desktop cards. > >> The question here is: Is there a way to take the output of pciconf and >> relate it to a vendor card designation? The way I read the man page for the >> Intel driver, ironlake should be supported, but it is not. > > Don't know, but it would be handy. > >> The last more general question is: Is there a way to avoid Intel graphics >> and RealteK wireless since neither seems to be on the 'to be supported' >> queue. > > Good news: most Intel graphics are supported, except for the newest Haswell > stuff (and the old, old chipset that Intel wants to forget). And more good > news, there is a driver for the newer Realtek 8188/8192: rsu(4). But I still > prefer to just put in an Atheros card when possible. Thanks Warren, I appreciate the info. _____ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com doug@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277
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