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Date:      Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:23:50 +0200
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Rohit Grover <rgrover1@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: failing to start X on my Core 2 Duo macbook (No devices detected)
Message-ID:  <20080616212349.GA20951@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <426bed110806161323q6b87766cs6ea3a23a5e61ece8@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <426bed110806161323q6b87766cs6ea3a23a5e61ece8@mail.gmail.com>

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On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 08:23:46AM +1200, Rohit Grover wrote:
> Hello,
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> I'm having trouble configuring Xorg on my Core 2 Duo Apple MacBook.
> I have followed instructions from a blog at
> http://goddess-gate.com/dc2/index.php/post/251 in installing Freebsd7.0
> Release on it.
> I have rebuilt the kernel with the following added to the config:
>=20
> > device          drm                         # Enable graphic accelerati=
on (base support).
> > device          i915drm                     # Enable graphic accelerati=
on (i945GM support).
> >
> > The laptop has an Intel GMA965 X3100 chipset which shows up as Intel Mo=
bile
> GMA965/GL960 using 'pciconf -lv' on pci channel 0:2:1.
> While running xorgconfig, I specified the use of "i810" (option 16) as the
> graphic controller--this was in accordance with the instructions from the
> blog above.
<snip>
> Unfortunately, with this configuration, my X server doesn't start and giv=
es
> the following error:
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> > (EE) No devices detected.
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
<snip>
> Could someone please help me with figuring out what drivers should I be
> using for my chipset?

You probably need the xf86-video-intel driver. It has replaced the i810
driver.=20

Roland
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R.F.Smith                                   http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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