Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:11:04 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad R31 w/XFree86 ... Message-ID: <20020917130941.H18406-100000@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <1032272090.444.16.camel@lerlaptop.iadfw.net>
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On 17 Sep 2002, Larry Rosenman wrote: > On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 09:10, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > Anyone running such a beast? The only good reference i can find about the > > r31 through google is: > > > > http://www.xs4all.nl/~matto/tpr31.html > > > > but that deals with configuring Linux & X ... I tried the similar config, > > using 4.6-RELEASE, but it gives me an error about /dev/agpgart not being > > configured ... looking at dmesg, the video card appears to be coming up as > > an "Intel model 3577 VGA-compatible display device" .. ? > > > > Thoughts? Something that I have to go to v4.7 to use, or just plain won't > > work? :( > 4.7 has the right AGP kernel mod (as of Saturday). > > You'll need to run in VESA mode, unless you like CVS XFree86. I have > the same chip in my laptop, and VESA works (I can send you both > configs). Please? That would be great ... I'm trying to determine if we could effectively use these laptops with FreeBSD for coursework (currently using Linux for it) and the only stumbling block I can think of is X related ... Now, with VESA mode, do I still need the 4.7/AGP kernel mod, or is that only for the i810 driver? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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