Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:19:21 -0500 (EST) From: doug@safeport.com To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Xorg support question Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401041355090.11374@bucksport.safeport.com>
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I have several questions so I apologize that this might ramble a bit.
KMS: Is this is an Intel only thing, implemented in the video card? Is there a
way to tell if an on-board card has this. I have two laptops and two (really
cheap) desktop computers. The systems with KMS are not always the newest. As
far as I can tell Intel develops for Windows and Linux. So is avoiding Intel
graphics the thing to do?
As an aside, hats off to the X developers, you have the most complex and
thankless 'job' there is in FreeBSD land. Really switching to text mode from
graphics is a complex issue (I know it is, or it would have been solved long
ago). Perhaps someone at Intel is a Linux fan. Okay sorry for that but I feel
better now :)
Intel driver: I assume support has passed the ironlake card by. It does not work on
Xorg 7.7 and the VESA driver while recognizing the card perfectly will only
ante up 1026x768. I and followed all Intel suggestions and used cvt,
gtf, and xrandr to no avail.
The question here is: Is there a way to take the output of pciconf and relate
it to a vendor card designation? The way I read the man page for the Intel
driver, ironlake should be supported, but it is not.
The last more general question is: Is there a way to avoid Intel graphics and RealteK
wireless since neither seems to be on the 'to be supported' queue.
I trust this was not too much to a rant, I did not intend it that way. The resolution
and/or command name might be in error because I am writing this from memory as my
laptop with the ironlake is not with me at the moment.
Thank you for any thoughts and/or help
_____
Douglas Denault
http://www.safeport.com
doug@safeport.com
Voice: 301-217-9220
Fax: 301-217-9277
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