From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 13 15:09:36 2009 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 5FFD2106566B for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:09:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2FD38FC08 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:09:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (adsl-154-199-204.ard.bellsouth.net [72.154.199.204]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6DF9W3t061035 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:09:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: "Andrew J. Caines" In-Reply-To: <4A5AA977.8080200@halplant.com> References: <4A5AA977.8080200@halplant.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-NNFjh00tDZO0dOPQvxoa" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:09:22 -0500 Message-Id: <1247497763.1745.11.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_PBL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL, RDNS_DYNAMIC, SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with VESA and 1680x1050 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:09:36 -0000 --=-NNFjh00tDZO0dOPQvxoa Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2009-07-12 at 23:26 -0400, Andrew J. Caines wrote: > John, >=20 > > I have a new box with an onboard GeForce 8200, which is not supported > > by the 'nv' driver yet. >=20 > If you don't mind the closed code and aren't running 64 bit, you can use > x11/nvidia-driver. >=20 > Another option is x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau, but according to the > status page[1], "Some gpu's integrated onto the motherboard do not > function with nouveau for unknown reason, they include the geforce > 8200/8300" You can try nouveau with and/or without my kernel patch for drm support. http://people.freebsd.org/~rnoland/drm-nouveau-043009.patch which should work with the current ports of libdrm and xf86-video-nouveau. http://people.freebsd.org/~rnoland/drm-nouveau-062309.patch should work with libdrm and nouveau from git. IGP chips should be supported. I would be interested to hear reports of success or failure either way. robert. > You might be able to get more help if you provide the chip ID. >=20 > > (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1680x1050" (no mode of this name) So > > what gives? It seems like VESA is aware that the mode is supported,=20 > > yet it drops it later on anyway. >=20 > That's not a VESA mode[1]. >=20 >=20 > [1] http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FrontPage#Status > [1] See e.g. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Modes_defined_by_VESA > since vesa.org is useless for getting any information >=20 --=20 Robert Noland FreeBSD --=-NNFjh00tDZO0dOPQvxoa Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkpbTiIACgkQM4TrQ4qfROOTbwCeOLLfVNmc+8026LyX+U2Z6Oqm 3jAAn2pmoQgI19bCpH6AwZP6VSvrO54R =j92k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-NNFjh00tDZO0dOPQvxoa--