Date: 17 Jul 2002 13:32:48 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Ben Hockenhull <benh@jpj.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i830MG chipset supported? Message-ID: <1026930769.471.21.camel@lerlaptop.iadfw.net> In-Reply-To: <20020717141622.O21356-100000@blues.jpj.net> References: <20020717141622.O21356-100000@blues.jpj.net>
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On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 13:24, Ben Hockenhull wrote: > Folks, > > Due to the untimely death of my previous Vaio, I have a R505E with the > Intel 830MG chipset. I'm trying to get X configured on it, and have not > yet been successful. > > If I load the agp kernel module, I never do get a vga device, which > makes everything else problematic. Trying to config X from sysinstall > causes a coredump. If I use the curses-based config tool, I get a config > file, but never get graphics. The log of a startx is at > http://www.jpj.net/~benh/XFree86.0.log > > A search of the web uncovered a message to the Xpert list in Feb of 2002 > indicating that the i830MG chipset wasn't supported under FreeBSD, and > that some hacking on agpgart would be necessary to make it work. > > Does anyone know if progress on this has been made, or am I SOL for the > time being? With the current XFree86-4-server port, my I830MG works in VESA mode. > > Thanks > > Ben > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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