From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 21:24:03 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D865D16A402 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:24:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jimmiejaz@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80E0813C442 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:24:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jimmiejaz@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so1052490wxc for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:24:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=b/9fr1HuAzOARoLm1KtUchYAJgR7teprxBbZN4EW+TQTtd9ANenid1JXTaPQkV0BEoM7aepJs+VC41V04IxkuKIVxHMQjWTM1v9/22o4SIKiY6H20LP0TwWiCqZUiG+s9w1M0Qqc8B+2wsqapOUTmXlz6kTL9DH3SlU58MDBW+w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=HkEd1qRTkD/2I/g1MoGUuv/zZf7cid4qtC4Zvx65yTkybFPNSYaSX2b3it5t/iB5sfsEKsQ8m5CaPAvqoGXObi5+U+kSE09bVQKhxcY5OWSAv4ZetiUj5W1sin2MMX0HAR96M2mAXA3glfAbZWb1IVIw+3fNTXOc3RHQYTaFSk0= Received: by 10.70.9.8 with SMTP id 8mr3168434wxi.1172955349392; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:55:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?65.94.104.216? ( [65.94.104.216]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 7sm6409157wrh.2007.03.03.12.55.48; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:55:48 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <45E9E0D5.8030703@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:55:49 -0500 From: Jimmie James User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Stunes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg and Intel 810 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jimmiejaz@gmail.com List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:24:03 -0000 >I have this old Gateway Essential 933 that I just tried installing >FreeBSD 6.2 on today. System installs fine, but I tried starting Xorg >with its automatic config (can't remember the command but it's in the >handbook)--gave me some funky colored vertical lines and locked up. Had >to reboot, Ctrl-Alt-Bksp wouldn't kill it. Changed the driver to "vesa" >in the config and tried it again, and then I got a greenish flickering >display. >Don't know what to try to fix this one. I'm brand-new to BSD but I've >been with Linux for 3-4 years now, so I kinda know my way around. >-- >Immanuel Kant but Kubla Khan. -- X is X, check your Xorg logs, your dmesg for any errors, I used to have an onboard i810, below is my X config that I was using for it. It sounds like your modelines or h/v refresh rates are wrong, check the handbook for the various ways to set up X Identifier "i810" Driver "i810" VendorName "Intel" BoardName "82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller" VideoRam 65536 HTH The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents. (All typos are my typos, and they aren't up for grabs. All rights reserved 2006)