Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:50:06 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: "Gail M. Pickett" <gmpicket@icx.net>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 and Intel 810 chipset Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002161948260.77743-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <200002151909.LAA02215@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Mike Smith wrote: > > I just bought a desktop computer that has an Intel 810 chipset and I am > > having trouble setting up XFree86. I updated to the newly released version > > 3.3.6 which says it supports the Intel 810 chipset (video driver), but I > > have been unable to make the thing fly. > > > > The info from XFree86.org says that it includes support, but it is not > > enabled by default as it needs kernel module. What does that mean? > > > > In the configuration notes (for the 810 chipset) they say that it is > > necessary to install the "agpgart.o" module which accompanies the server. > > I have been unable to find this file. When I find it, how do I compile it? > > It only works on Linux. We need proper AGP support, one of the things > that's been on my to-do list for some time now. > > If there's an aspiring chipset hacker out there looking for a > well-defined task to undertake, please let me know and I can get you > pointed in the right directions. There is a good chance that I will tackle this soon. I've been reading through PI's agp driver for Linux and I think porting it would be reasonably easy (its needed for DRI support on most cards too). The license is an X-style one so it should be ok to use it. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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