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Date:      Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:08:32 +0200
From:      Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org>
To:        Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
Cc:        x11-list freebsd <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Using SCFB or VESA on unsupported graphics device
Message-ID:  <28654EB2-6498-46E1-B05E-842C45C284F7@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1ssd9HaZUQgF1uFvOZEbcVmWcTRqpqscJegBD=884opPQ@mail.gmail.com>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 17=
. Sep 2022, at 00:04, Kevin Oberman &lt;rkoberman@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><b=
r></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-=
serif;font-size:small">I have a new laptop with Alder Lake graphics. While L=
inux now as the device is listed as stable on the latest kernel, FreeBSD is n=
ot there, yet, and probably won't be until it reaches a long-term support ve=
rsion. That leaves me with&nbsp; a nice paper weight.</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:small">I assume that I should be able to use SCFB or VESA toi et some gr=
aphics support, but the attempt to start X results in a log entry that no gr=
aphic device can be found. pciconf -lc reports:</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">gapci0@pci0:0:=
2:0:	class=3D0x030000 rev=3D0x0c hdr=3D0x00 vendor=3D0x8086 device=3D0x4=
628 subvendor=3D0x17aa subdevice=3D0x22e8<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; vendor &nbsp; &nb=
sp; =3D 'Intel Corporation'<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; device &nbsp; &nbsp; =3D 'Alder=
 Lake-UP3 GT2 [UHD Graphics]'<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; class &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;=3D=
 display<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; subclass &nbsp; =3D VGA<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gma=
il_default">How do I make X recognise this device so that I can get graphics=
 to work?</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" c=
lass=3D"gmail_default"><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></d=
iv><div>Something like this, maybe?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>=
<div>pkg install xf86-video-scfb</div><div>cat &gt;/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.c=
onf.d/driver-scfb.conf&lt;&lt;EOF</div><div>Section "Device"</div><div>&nbsp=
; &nbsp; Identifier &nbsp; &nbsp; "Device0"</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; Driver &=
nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "scfb"</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; Option &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; "NoAccel" "On"</div><div>EndSection</div><div>EOF</div></di=
v><div><br></div><div>Best</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Thanks!</div></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin O=
berman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href=
=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br=
></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div><=
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