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Date:      Wed, 4 Apr 2012 05:11:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Unga <unga888@yahoo.com>
To:        "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>
Subject:   xf86-video-intel-2.18.0 support
Message-ID:  <1333541480.92734.YahooMailNeo@web160101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

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Hi all=0A=0AI have a laptop with following Intel display controller:=0Avgap=
ci1 at pci0:0:2:0:=A0=A0=A0=A0 class=3D0x030000 card=3D0xc0a5144d chip=3D0x=
01168086 rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x00=0A=A0=A0=A0 vendor=A0=A0=A0=A0 =3D 'Intel Co=
rporation'=0A=A0=A0=A0 device=A0=A0=A0=A0 =3D '2nd Generation Core Processo=
r Family Integrated Graphics Controller'=0A=A0=A0=A0 class=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
=3D display=0A=A0=A0=A0 subclass=A0=A0 =3D VGA=0A=0A=0AIts CPU is Intel Cor=
e i7 2630QM.=0A=0ACurrent xf86-video-intel-2.7.1 from experimental Xorg tre=
e does not support the above Intel display controller.=0A=0AFollowing link =
shows the latest xf86-video-intel-2.18.0 driver is tested on Intel Core i7 =
2630QM:=0Ahttp://intellinuxgraphics.org/2012.02.html=0A=0AI have upgraded t=
he libdrm to the latest and tried the latest xf86-video-intel-2.18.0 on the=
 experimental Xorg tree but it generate errors that I do not understand.=0A=
=0AThis laptop has a Nvidia Optimus display controller also, but no luck wi=
th it as it is not possible to disable the Intel display controller from th=
e BIOS.=0A=0ASince the current xf86-video-intel-2.7.1 does not support the =
Intel display controller, I'm really stuck now.=0A=0AIs there any possibili=
ty for FreeBSD X11 community to upgrade the Intel driver to the xf86-video-=
intel-2.18.0 on the experimental Xorg tree. Appreciate it very much.=0A=0AB=
est regards=0AUnga=0A



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