From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 31 16:00:50 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B763D16A41A for ; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.123]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ECDF13C4D5 for ; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Received: from corinth.polands.org ([75.87.219.217]) by hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080131160048.XLPN2392.hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com@corinth.polands.org>; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:48 +0000 Received: from omnihp.polands.org (ammon.polands.org [172.16.1.7]) by corinth.polands.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0VG0lAE089892; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:00:47 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Message-ID: <47A1F0AE.60408@polands.org> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:00:46 -0600 From: Doug Poland User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071117) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Barnard References: <7dc029620801310623i53599762y2f65821179ea10ff@mail.gmail.com> <47A1E2B9.8050405@polands.org> <7dc029620801310731u2eace636o2aa9a223e49ea008@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7dc029620801310731u2eace636o2aa9a223e49ea008@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/5626/Thu Jan 31 08:37:31 2008 on corinth.polands.org X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 915resolution on HP Compaq X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:50 -0000 Mike Barnard wrote: > On 1/31/08, Doug Poland wrote: >> Mike Barnard wrote: >>> Hi, I have an HP Compaq 6720s laptop. I am trying to get X to display >>> at 1280x800 screen reolution. >>> >>> I first set it up using xorgconfig, but i failed to start X. I got an >>> error saying >>> >>> intel: No matching device section for instance (BUS ID PCI:0:2:1) found >>> GARTInt Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such file or directory) >>> >>> I tried to use the 915resolution port and this is what it give me. >>> >>> >>> # 915resolution -l >>> Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3 >>> >>> Intel chipset detected. However, 915resolution was unable to >>> determine the chipset type. >>> Chipset Id: 2a008086 >>> Please report this problem to stomljen@yahoo.com >>> # >>> >>> I know that i have the Intel x3100 card and then 965GM chipset. >>> >>> Has anyone managed to get X to display on a wide screen display at >>> 1280x800 on this chipset? >>> >> If you're running FreeBSD 7.x and Xorg 7.3, I recommend using the >> "intel" driver. 915resolution is not necessary with this driver. >> > darn... there we go again, i forgot to give the version i am running. > > I have FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE, xorg 7.3_1 and yes with the > x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel port installed. I fell back to > 915resolution since this intel driver failed. I was hoping to get some > joy with 915resolution, but realised that it does not support this > chipset as well :-(. > > I deinstalled the intel driver and installed the i810 driver, but no > joy either. Im back to the intel driver and i still cannot get > 1280x800 done. every time i startx i get the error i described > earlier. I checked and /dev/agpgart does not exist. Im sure i compiled > my kernel with "device agp". > > thanks for the assistance. > Hi Mike, I had the same problems you were having on 6.2-STABLE and was not able to resolve them. IIRC, the intel driver works *correctly* on 7.x only. In my case, I also have an Intel wireless NIC that is also supported in 7.x only. These two issues forced me to 7.x and I've been working happily ever since. HTH, Doug