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Date:      Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:22:26 +0100
From:      Jamie Griffin <griffin8j@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG"
Message-ID:  <53DF42C2.1000707@gmail.com>

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Hi

Having looked at dmesg output and the information provided by FreeBSD 
devs about supported video hardware for WITH_NEW_XORG compilation knob, 
I would like to ask if you can confirm what I have determined my video 
hardware is:

from dmesg:
agp0: Intel Q45 SVGA controller

from pciconf:
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:     class=0x030000 card=0x304817aa chip=0x2e128086 
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
     device     = '4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller'
     class      = display
     subclass   = VGA
vgapci1@pci0:0:2:1:     class=0x038000 card=0x304817aa chip=0x2e138086 
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
     device     = '4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller'
     class      = display


So my graphics hardware is codename 'Eaglelake' with device id 2e12.

Does this mean this hardware is too old and therefore unsupported by the 
new xorg software and necessary components?

As I use KDE4 - version 4.10.5 currently - will I have to stick with the 
pkg(8) url "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/release/0" for upgrading 
and installing packages?

Or, can I still build the software on the machine using poudriere and 
specify 'WITHOUT_NEW_XORG' in order to benefit from the latest releases 
of KDE et al?

If anyone is able to clarify those few things I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time.

Jamie.



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