Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:29:02 +0000 From: "Siraj Shaikh" <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> To: "Jonathan Chen" <jonc@chen.org.nz>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot Message-ID: <3b2ddd940801301529k134c5231h9d8d9a0f794a87b3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080130224305.GA37422@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130120639.S45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301159i4173d36ag74b1d0f0955742d5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130152728.R45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301329x5630b3abhfd8d30b882a9bd4b@mail.gmail.com> <20080130214925.GA36835@osiris.chen.org.nz> <3b2ddd940801301351x17dd1becw60f15223c4f728c7@mail.gmail.com> <20080130224305.GA37422@osiris.chen.org.nz>
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On 30/01/2008, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:51:11PM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 30/01/2008, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:29:02PM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > > (--) PCI: (0:2:1) Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated > > > > Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0xf0100000/20 > > > > New driver is "i810" > > > > > > The i810 driver doesn't quite support laptop screens that well. Try using > > > the "intel" driver (x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel) instead. This driver > > > will conflict with the i180 driver, so you will have to remove the old > > > one first. > ... > > > > > How do I do this? what do I change? Thanks > > There should be a more elegant way to do this, but the way I did it > was to: > > # pkg_delete -f xf86-video-i810-1.7.4 > # cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xorg-drivers > # make rmconfig > # make config > [untick i180 and tick intel] > # portupgrade -f xorg-drivers > > After which, X on my laptop started behaving as it should. > -- > Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Jonathan I followed your instructions but still doesnt work. Now, all this is really disappointing. Would you suggest I reinstall FreeBSD 6.3? Perhaps I reinstall it without choosing Xorg during sysinstall and then install it later through package or port? If you think this wont make a difference, then I am prepared to just leave it as it is for now I think. Thanks
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