Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:55:49 -0500 From: Jimmie James <jimmiejaz@gmail.com> To: Mike Stunes <kc0tqx@sio.midco.net> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg and Intel 810 Message-ID: <45E9E0D5.8030703@gmail.com>
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>I have this old Gateway Essential 933 that I just tried installing
>FreeBSD 6.2 on today. System installs fine, but I tried starting Xorg
>with its automatic config (can't remember the command but it's in the
>handbook)--gave me some funky colored vertical lines and locked up. Had
>to reboot, Ctrl-Alt-Bksp wouldn't kill it. Changed the driver to "vesa"
>in the config and tried it again, and then I got a greenish flickering
>display.
>Don't know what to try to fix this one. I'm brand-new to BSD but I've
>been with Linux for 3-4 years now, so I kinda know my way around.
>--
>Immanuel Kant but Kubla Khan.
--
X is X, check your Xorg logs, your dmesg for any errors, I used to have
an onboard i810, below is my X config that I was using for it. It
sounds like your modelines or h/v refresh rates are wrong, check the
handbook for the various ways to set up X
Identifier "i810"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Intel"
BoardName "82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family Graphics
Controller"
VideoRam 65536
HTH
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