Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:09:48 -0500 From: "Gail M. Pickett" <gmpicket@icx.net> To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 and Intel 810 chipset Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000216150948.007a1790@mailhub.icx.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002161948260.77743-100000@salmon.nlsystems. com> References: <200002151909.LAA02215@mass.cdrom.com>
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At 07:50 PM 2/16/00 +0000, you wrote: >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 > > > > I have for the moment setup XFree86 to run the VGA Server in 800x600 resolution. This works and looks ok. I would like to be able to use a higher resolution and more colors, but whatever. I will be using FreeBSD on the machine, and thus will remain interested in any progress on a driver. I only know the basics of programming, so I would not be much help writing/porting a driver. Gail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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