Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:42:37 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: s1m0n@mail.saintmail.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing freebsd 4.1 w/ i810 Message-ID: <20000807084237.A6601@jonc.ntdns.wilsonandhorton.co.n> In-Reply-To: <200008041548.LAA27561@mail.saintmail.net>; from s1m0n@mail.saintmail.net on Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 11:48:37AM -0400 References: <200008041548.LAA27561@mail.saintmail.net>
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On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 11:48:37AM -0400, s1m0n@mail.saintmail.net wrote:
> Jonathan Chen wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 09:56:32PM -0400, s1m0n@mail.saintmail.net wrote:
> > > hi, i'd like to know when will freebsd support the intel 810 chipset?
> > >
> >
> > The i810 chipset issue is really XFree86's issue; however FreeBSD 4.1
> > has included support for it. You'll have to compile XFree86-4 in order
> > to use. Check out the questions archives for more info.
> > --
[...]
> you said that freebsd 4.1 has support for the i810 chipset. does that
> mean i run X right after i install a full freebsd?
No. You need to compile XFree86-4 (in ports/x11/XFree86-4) and install
it. You also need to run `kldload agp.ko' on startup as root, make
sure /dev/agpgart exists, as well as add the necessary sections to
/etc/X11/XF86Config.
Check the archives for further details.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
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