Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:26:30 +0000 From: Frank Shute <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> To: Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X: Intel GM965/GL960 Message-ID: <20080201112630.GA33547@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940802010307r5ce550ddybd90fb70fcb9c565@mail.gmail.com> 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>
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On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 11:07:38AM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 31/01/2008, Frank Shute <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> 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 > > <snip> > (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc M9+ 5C61 [Radeon Mobility 9200 > (AGP)] rev 1, Mem @ 0xd8000000/27, 0xd0100000/16, I/O @ 0x3000/8 <snip> 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
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