From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Feb 16 12: 7:49 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from builder.freebsd.org (builder.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28FAA37B551 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:07:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gmpicket@icx.net) Received: from icx.net (icx.net [206.96.250.2]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E963132ED for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:07:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from gail (pm6d.icx.net [216.82.6.19]) by icx.net (IDG-2.7/1.3nr) with SMTP id PAA16852; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:07:29 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000216150948.007a1790@mailhub.icx.net> X-Sender: gmpicket@mailhub.icx.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:09:48 -0500 To: Doug Rabson , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org From: "Gail M. Pickett" Subject: Re: XFree86 and Intel 810 chipset In-Reply-To: References: <200002151909.LAA02215@mass.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 07:50 PM 2/16/00 +0000, you wrote: >On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Mike Smith wrote: > >> > I just bought a desktop computer that has an Intel 810 chipset and I am >> > having trouble setting up XFree86. I updated to the newly released version >> > 3.3.6 which says it supports the Intel 810 chipset (video driver), but I >> > have been unable to make the thing fly. >> > >> > The info from XFree86.org says that it includes support, but it is not >> > enabled by default as it needs kernel module. What does that mean? >> > >> > In the configuration notes (for the 810 chipset) they say that it is >> > necessary to install the "agpgart.o" module which accompanies the server. >> > I have been unable to find this file. When I find it, how do I compile it? >> >> It only works on Linux. We need proper AGP support, one of the things >> that's been on my to-do list for some time now. >> >> If there's an aspiring chipset hacker out there looking for a >> well-defined task to undertake, please let me know and I can get you >> pointed in the right directions. > >There is a good chance that I will tackle this soon. I've been reading >through PI's agp driver for Linux and I think porting it would be >reasonably easy (its needed for DRI support on most cards too). The >license is an X-style one so it should be ok to use it. > >-- >Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com >Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 > > > > I have for the moment setup XFree86 to run the VGA Server in 800x600 resolution. This works and looks ok. I would like to be able to use a higher resolution and more colors, but whatever. I will be using FreeBSD on the machine, and thus will remain interested in any progress on a driver. I only know the basics of programming, so I would not be much help writing/porting a driver. Gail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message