Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:36:06 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: intel video driver Message-ID: <20100419213606.GA11786@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20100418205217.GA8586@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20100418205217.GA8586@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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I just found out that the video chip is HM55, if that helps. On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 01:52:17PM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Salutations, > > I'm fairly new to this list and have only lurked until now. Please > forgive me if this question has been asked before. I've exhausted the > man pages, google, and comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. > > I've installed FreeBSD 8.0-release amd64 on an Intel Core i3 with > integrated HD graphics. Everything's working fine except for the video > driver for X11. > > pciconf -lv yields: > > vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x17021043 chip=0x00468086 rev=0x12 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > class = display > subclass = VGA > > The intel driver cannot see the device at all. The vesa driver works, > but it's limited to 1024x768, which on my 1600x900 notebook screen > presents a suboptimal viewing experience. /var/log/Xorg.0.log reports > the available timings: > > (II) VESA(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4 > (II) VESA(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode > (II) VESA(0): redX: 0.610 redY: 0.355 greenX: 0.333 greenY: 0.610 > (II) VESA(0): blueX: 0.152 blueY: 0.100 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329 > (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0 > (II) VESA(0): Supported detailed timing: > (II) VESA(0): clock: 110.4 MHz Image Size: 382 x 214 mm > (II) VESA(0): h_active: 1600 h_sync: 1664 h_sync_end 1706 h_blank_end 2000 h_border: 0 > (II) VESA(0): v_active: 900 v_sync: 903 v_sync_end 906 v_blanking: 920 v_border: 0 > (WW) VESA(0): Unknown vendor-specific block f > (II) VESA(0): AUO > (II) VESA(0): B173RW01 V0 > (II) VESA(0): EDID (in hex): > (II) VESA(0): 00ffffffffffff0006af9e1000000000 > (II) VESA(0): 01120103802615780a45259c5b559c27 > (II) VESA(0): 19505400000001010101010101010101 > (II) VESA(0): 010101010101202b409061841430402a > (II) VESA(0): 33007ed6100000180000000f00000000 > (II) VESA(0): 00000000000000000020000000fe0041 > (II) VESA(0): 554f0a202020202020202020000000fe > (II) VESA(0): 004231373352573031205630200a00bb > (II) VESA(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 4254 > (II) VESA(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines: > (II) VESA(0): Modeline "1600x900"x0.0 110.40 1600 1664 1706 2000 900 903 906 920 -hsync -vsync (55.2 kHz) > > And I added a ModeLine to the Monitor section of xorg.conf to address that: > > ModeLine "1600x900" 110.4 1600 1664 1706 2000 900 903 906 920 -hsync -vsync > > But no dice. I think vesa just isn't capable of that mode. The ModeLine > doesn't help the intel driver to see it either. > > This thread: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=9606&page=2 > > led me to believe that I need an Intel driver entry for (0x8086, 0x0046 > in /sys/dev/drm/drm_pciids.h along with corresponding tests in the > correct driver-specific header file, but I don't know what driver that > should be, or if I even have one that would work. I'm tempted to just > try them each one a time, starting with i915 -- could I cause any > permanent damage? > > Anyone have similar experience with this setup? I don't even know for > sure what the video chip is on this system, but since it's on an i3 I > think it would have to be PM55, PM57, HM55, HM57, QM57, or QS57. > > Any help or sympathy would be appreciated. > > -- > Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com
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