From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 1 11:26:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DC9F16A418 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D01CB13C4E5 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JKu2W-00027p-If; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:26:36 +0000 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id m11BQZ0M000302; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:36 GMT Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 76052FCAC11; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:30 +0000 (GMT) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:30 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Siraj Shaikh Message-ID: <20080201112630.GA33547@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130120639.S45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301159i4173d36ag74b1d0f0955742d5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130212647.GA9703@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <3b2ddd940801301342o7a992cf2wb85f47b4242eda73@mail.gmail.com> <20080131153101.GA23252@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <3b2ddd940802010307r5ce550ddybd90fb70fcb9c565@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940802010307r5ce550ddybd90fb70fcb9c565@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:26:36 +0000 (GMT) Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X: Intel GM965/GL960 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:26:41 -0000 On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 11:07:38AM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 31/01/2008, Frank Shute wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:42:48PM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > > > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > I have added DefaultColorDepth 24 to it as you said, but still havent > > > changed the keyboard settings (mine is a UK keyboard according to > > > sysintall). I have posted the contents of Xorg.0.log in reply to an > > > earlier email in this thread. Did you get it? > > > > Hi Siraj, > > > > Yes, I saw it. > > > > Here's the problem: you've got an Intel i810 graphics chipset with a > > Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller. > > > > If you look at the manpage i810(4) you will see that it isn't > > supported yet (or not as the port existed a few days ago) so X is > > falling back to VESA mode. > > > > Now from your log, it looks like you could get vesa mode going but it > > would be at 640x480 i.e: pretty unusable for X. > > > > It looks like it's working with Linux: > > > > http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=6725 > > > > So what I suggest you do is wait patiently for the port to be > > updated...or > > > > What you could do is post your xorg.conf to: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org > > with a description of your graphics hardware and ask them why it seems > > to work under Linux and not under FreeBSD. Or if it does work under > > FreeBSD, how to get it going. > > > > I'm cc'ing this to freebsd-x11. Perhaps you can reply back with your > > xorg.conf & hopefully the good folks on that list can help you out. > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > > > Frank > > > Thanks Frank. Sorry for the delay in my response. Before I carry on > with my previous problem I would like to digress a bit: I have just > installed FreeBSDS 6.3 on another one of my notebooks (Sony VGN > S-150), which previously ran FreeBSD/Xorg fine, is not running xorg > again. It is giving me errors. This is a 4 yeard old notebook, and I > have ran Xorg previosuly on it. > > I did try > > Xorg -configure > > and then > > Xorg -config xorg.conf.new > > but still errors. So, before I do any other tweaking, I present the > contents of the command > > > (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc M9+ 5C61 [Radeon Mobility 9200 > (AGP)] rev 1, Mem @ 0xd8000000/27, 0xd0100000/16, I/O @ 0x3000/8 I think if you install: /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati you should be good to go. # cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati # make install clean -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html