Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:28:38 -0600 From: Code Monkey <freebsd-list@chuckatkins.net> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: intel i810 graphics card Message-ID: <440B9E56.6060109@chuckatkins.net> In-Reply-To: <4408873E.7040508@freebsd.org> References: <4408873E.7040508@freebsd.org>
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Gary Palmer wrote: > Hi, > > A relative is trying to install FreeBSD on an old Dell desktop with an > i810 graphics card. Xorg won't start as there is no DRM support in > the FreeBSD kernel for that card (at least that I can find). Is there > any way of getting a decent resolution on that card? I tried the VGA > driver, but it claimed there was insufficient memory for anything > other than some 320x2?? resolution which is next to useless. I'm > suspecting that since it probably "borrows" memory from the main > memory, without a special driver they're stuck. Anyone got ideas? > > Thanks, > > Gary > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > If I recall correctly, using the i810 graphics card requires that you have agpgart enabled. This can be done by adding: device agp to your kernel conf and rebuilding it or by loading the module at boot by adding: agp_load="YES" to your /boot/loader.conf file. The Handbook discusses this specifically in the X11 Configuration section. There is a subsection in "Advanced Configuration Topics" titled : "5.4.3.1 Configuration with Intel i810 Graphics Chipsets"
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