Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:14:12 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin <griffin8j@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG" Message-ID: <53E08444.2010908@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408041230520.16087@wonkity.com> References: <53DF42C2.1000707@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408041230520.16087@wonkity.com>
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On 04/08/2014 21:18, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 4 Aug 2014, Jamie Griffin wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Having looked at dmesg output and the information provided by FreeBSD >> devs about supported video hardware for WITH_NEW_XORG compilation >> knob, I would like to ask if you can confirm what I have determined >> my video hardware is: >> >> from dmesg: >> agp0: Intel Q45 SVGA controller >> >> from pciconf: >> vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x304817aa >> chip=0x2e128086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller' >> class = display >> subclass = VGA >> vgapci1@pci0:0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0x304817aa >> chip=0x2e138086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller' >> class = display >> >> So my graphics hardware is codename 'Eaglelake' with device id 2e12. > > Really, it's easier to tell based on which processor. The Q45 is > Core2, I think. My processor is a "Pentium" with 2 cores. Not i[357], just Pentium. It's a fairly low-end machine. > >> Does this mean this hardware is too old and therefore unsupported by >> the new xorg software and necessary components? > > No, as far as I know only the very newest is not yet supported: the > Haswell chips and maybe the weird video in the new Atoms. > >> As I use KDE4 - version 4.10.5 currently - will I have to stick with >> the pkg(8) url "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/release/0" for >> upgrading and installing packages? >> >> Or, can I still build the software on the machine using poudriere and >> specify 'WITHOUT_NEW_XORG' in order to benefit from the latest >> releases of KDE et al? > > Again, as far as I know, you can use the latest Intel KMS driver. Thank you for clarifying, it is a bit of a relief to know that. I've waited ages before upgrading everything until I could be sure it's not going to be in vain and have to revert back to older software. Jamie
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