From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 12:18:51 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9DC9FAA9 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2014 12:18:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "wonkity.com", Issuer "wonkity.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 50B9620ED for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2014 12:18:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id s75CImnN052932 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 5 Aug 2014 06:18:49 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) with ESMTP id s75CImn9052929; Tue, 5 Aug 2014 06:18:48 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 06:18:48 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Jamie Paul Griffin Subject: Re: Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG" In-Reply-To: <53E08444.2010908@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <53DF42C2.1000707@gmail.com> <53E08444.2010908@gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (BSF 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 05 Aug 2014 06:18:49 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:18:51 -0000 On Tue, 5 Aug 2014, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > 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. Right, but the Q45 chipset was part of the Core2 generation. They had Pentiums and Celerons as part of that family. There are Pentiums and Celerons from the current generation. Intel is terrible at making these distinct. I actually have a P45 motherboard that is very similar. If it is in usable condition, I might be able to test it. >> 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. Keep in mind that even if the onboard video did not work, a cheap Radeon card could be added. Any from the 4000-6000 series ought to work,along with many earlier ones.