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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:41:58 +0300
From:      "G. Nikiforov" <g_nikiforov@hotmail.com>
To:        <erich@alogreentechnologies.com>, <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: xorg widescreen resolution problem
Message-ID:  <BAY149-W574636E284BC47168288A190FC0@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <201206222230.33930.erich@alogreentechnologies.com>
References:  <BAY149-W214DCA1BC1423CCA6A9D5A90FC0@phx.gbl>, <201206222230.33930.erich@alogreentechnologies.com>

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Hello,

> > 
> > I've been using Linux for several years, but finally decided to give
> > FreeBSD a try. I just installed FreeBSD 9.0 amd64 on a Samsung RV520
> 
> it seems to me that you will need Intel KMS support for this machine to enjoy 
> the full screen resolution.
> 
> It is available for 9.0 since a few days. It would require you to download the 
> latest sources, compile them and install the kernel with this support.
> 
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU
> 
> will tell you more.



Thanks a lot for your suggestion. Since it doesn't look very straightforward, especially for someone with my skills, I'll look into it when I have a bit more free time. I'll post here whatever progress I make whenever I get to it.


Thanks once again and best wishes,
George
 		 	   		  


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