Date: 30 Apr 2002 10:53:30 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@airmail.net> To: John Utz <john@utzweb.net> Cc: Eric Anholt <eanholt@gladstone.uoregon.edu>, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New Laptop: i810: HELP Message-ID: <1020182011.87494.17.camel@ler-freebie.iadfw.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204301045350.22231-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204301045350.22231-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net>
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On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 10:49, John Utz wrote: > Umm, here's a really stupid and probably unworkable idea that i know > absolutely nothing about :-) > > there is something that i have read about called the 'framebuffer' > driver, it's supposedly chipset independent. > > perhaps that is an avenue you could pursue? > > the other point worth mentioning is that if you managed to get 320x200, > you probably can get at least 640x480 and maybe 800x600 by continuing to > fiddle about.... scw@netbsd.org has a patch which should fix it, and as soon as he gets home (UK time today), I'll get it working. Thanks though. > > On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > * Eric Anholt <eanholt@gladstone.uoregon.edu> [020429 19:54]: > > > On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 13:27, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > > Well with that patch, we still get the same thing, but I suspect Eric > > > > did more than I did with the chips. > > > > > > > > Eric, > > > > I have the I830MG chipset in this laptop, and am willing to > > > > experiment and get it working on -STABLE. > > > > > > > > I currently get a X86 Illegal opcode right after the Gamma Correction > > > > message in the logs (same as before applying your agp_i810.[ch] patch. > > > > > > > > This is on a Fujitsu Lifebook C6651. > > > > > > Okay, I poked around in this, and I have to say that where it's going > > > wrong is totally out of my area of knowledge. As far as I can tell, > > > it's dying because the bios memory seems to be corrupted, or at least > > > it's more than the emulator can handle according to Stuart Barkley. > > > This is strange because Linux users have had it working. > > > > > > Just to make see if this is an interaction with AGP (since the agp code > > > has not been successfully used yet that I know of), could you try > > > removing AGP from your kernel or not modloading it at boot and see how X > > > works? It looks like X should handle not having AGP loaded, since you > > > have 8MB stolen for the card already. If it does work, you'll be > > > limited in resolution, but not as badly as those who only have 512k or > > > 1MB stolen. > > Playing with it, I can get a 320x200 X up in VGA mode, if I don't > > allow int10 to run. As soon as we bring int10 in, we get the checksum > > (I suspect we have a mapping issue somewhere). > > > > Is there anything I can run to map the BIOS ROMS on the machine? > > > > What can I do to help? > > > > I'd LOVE to get it running, but I suspect the BIOS mapping into the > > system is the issue, and I don't know what the maps are. > > > > LER > > > > > > > > > -- > > John L. Utz III > john@utzweb.net > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > -- Larry Rosenman, Sr. Network Engineer, Internet America, Inc. E-Mail: ler@airmail.net Phone: +1 214-861-2571, Fax: 214-861-2663 US Mail: 350 N. St. Paul, Suite 3000, Dallas, TX 75201 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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