Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG"

[Jamie Griffin]

On 05/08/2014 13:18, Warren Block wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2014, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote:
>
>>
>> On 04/08/2014 21:18, Warren Block wrote:
>>> On Mon, 4 Aug 2014, Jamie Griffin wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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 at 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 at 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.
>>>
>>> Really, it's easier to tell based on which processor.  The Q45 is 
>>> Core2, I think.
>>
>> My processor is a "Pentium" with 2 cores. Not i[357], just Pentium. 
>> It's a fairly low-end machine.
>
> Right, but the Q45 chipset was part of the Core2 generation.  They had 
> Pentiums and Celerons as part of that family.  There are Pentiums and 
> Celerons from the current generation.  Intel is terrible at making 
> these distinct.  I actually have a P45 motherboard that is very 
> similar.  If it is in usable condition, I might be able to test it.
>
>>> Again, as far as I know, you can use the latest Intel KMS driver.
>>
>> Thank you for clarifying, it is a bit of a relief to know that. I've 
>> waited ages before upgrading everything until I could be sure it's 
>> not going to be in vain and have to revert back to older software.
>
> Keep in mind that even if the onboard video did not work, a cheap 
> Radeon card could be added.  Any from the 4000-6000 series ought to 
> work,along with many earlier ones.

Just an after-thought: if I point pkg(8) to the with_new_xorg repository 
will it be able to upgrade packages from that as well as the regular repo?