From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 16 15:43:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C03AD1065692 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:43:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@mike-burns.com) Received: from jack.mike-burns.com (mike-burns.com [208.79.89.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0E228FC17 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:43:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by jack.mike-burns.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C7DFA1141A; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:20:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:20:15 -0500 From: Mike Burns To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20091216152015.GS77044@jack.mike-burns.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Intel GM45 Express, DisplayPort, and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:43:57 -0000 What's the status of DisplayPort, especially using an Intel GM45 Express (Thinkpad T500)? I've a new monitor that uses DisplayPort but I don't see it mentioned in dmesg or Xorg.0.log, nor does it show in the GNOME Displays prefs. This is: FreeBSD battered.mike-burns.com 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #0: Wed Aug 5 14:30:30 EDT 2009 root@battered.mike-burns.com:/usr/src/sys/amd64/compile/BATTERED amd64 With these ports: xorg-7.4_2 X.Org complete distribution metaport xorg-apps-7.4_1 X.org apps meta-port xorg-docs-1.4,1 X.org documentation files xorg-drivers-7.4_2 X.org drivers meta-port xorg-fonts-100dpi-7.4 X.Org 100dpi bitmap fonts xorg-fonts-7.4 X.org fonts meta-port xorg-fonts-75dpi-7.4 X.Org 75dpi bitmap fonts xorg-fonts-cyrillic-7.4 X.Org Cyrillic bitmap fonts xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps-7.4 X.Org miscellaneous bitmap fonts xorg-fonts-truetype-7.4 X.Org TrueType fonts xorg-fonts-type1-7.4 X.Org Type1 fonts xorg-libraries-7.4 X.org libraries meta-port xorg-macros-1.2.1 X.Org development aclocal macros xorg-server-1.6.1,1 X.Org X server and related programs xorg-vfbserver-1.6.1,1 X virtual framebuffer server from X.Org Is this under development? Is there a patch? Is the problem in FreeBSD, Xorg, or both? Is there somewhere I should donate money to this cause? -- Mike Burns mike@mike-burns.com http://mike-burns.com