Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:09:22 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Gail M. Pickett" <gmpicket@icx.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: XFree86 and Intel 810 chipset Message-ID: <200002151909.LAA02215@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:55:01 EST." <3.0.6.32.20000215105501.007a1100@mailhub.icx.net>
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> I just bought a desktop computer that has an Intel 810 chipset and I am > having trouble setting up XFree86. I updated to the newly released version > 3.3.6 which says it supports the Intel 810 chipset (video driver), but I > have been unable to make the thing fly. > > The info from XFree86.org says that it includes support, but it is not > enabled by default as it needs kernel module. What does that mean? > > In the configuration notes (for the 810 chipset) they say that it is > necessary to install the "agpgart.o" module which accompanies the server. > I have been unable to find this file. When I find it, how do I compile it? It only works on Linux. We need proper AGP support, one of the things that's been on my to-do list for some time now. If there's an aspiring chipset hacker out there looking for a well-defined task to undertake, please let me know and I can get you pointed in the right directions. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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