Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:47:53 +0100 From: Jamie Griffin <griffin8j@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG" Message-ID: <53E1F9C9.2030606@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408050603360.48033@wonkity.com> References: <53DF42C2.1000707@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408041230520.16087@wonkity.com> <53E08444.2010908@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408050603360.48033@wonkity.com>
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On 05/08/2014 13:18, Warren Block wrote: > 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. Just an after-thought: if I point pkg(8) to the with_new_xorg repository will it be able to upgrade packages from that as well as the regular repo?
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