From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 12 00:09:25 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 4B259106566B for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:09:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Ian.Pitre@gnb.ca) Received: from gnbexsmtp2.gnb.ca (GNBEXSMTP2.GNB.CA [142.139.11.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12DCF8FC0A for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:09:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Ian.Pitre@gnb.ca) Received: from GNBEX01.gnb.ca ([142.139.11.121]) by gnbexsmtp2.gnb.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:57:23 -0300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:57:23 -0300 Message-ID: <8D135C6B91AEAC4CA9A94E74604BA0990DD51C@GNBEX01.gnb.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: FreeBSD7 + Intel video chipset 965 + X11R6 Thread-Index: AcicL8lFYUitEDUiTw2HDGOWSn46xA== From: "Pitre, Ian (DPS/MSP)" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Apr 2008 23:57:23.0954 (UTC) FILETIME=[C9968520:01C89C2F] Subject: FreeBSD7 + Intel video chipset 965 + X11R6 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: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:09:25 -0000 Hello all, =20 First off I'm a total newbie to FreeBSD and the UNIX world. =20 I installed FreeBSD 7 about 1 wk ago and I'm about to give up at this = point as I'm having video problems but it seems like such a great OS I = want to fix it. =20 My video hardware: =20 Integrated onboard Intel video card, 965 chipset using the system memory =20 Here is the problem; =20 I have GNOME (version that comes with FreeBSD 7) for an interface and = initially when it loaded my mouse didn't work. I used the xorgconfig, = xorgcfg did not work. Once I ran the configuration utility and the new = xorg.conf file was created I rebooted and now I have a mouse but the = screen resolution is extremely low (everything is huge). Before I ran = the utility and loaded gnome the resolution was very decent (but I had = no mouse). I know they're probably unrelated. =20 Does anyone have any suggestions? =20 p.s. I discovered on X.org that the Intel 965 chipset is 'now' supported = in release X11R7.2. Would upgrading X be the smartest thing to do but = my question since I'm a total newbie is... how do I do that :) =20 Thanks for any advice =20 Ian