How do I get the xf86-video-intel to work on a DELL D610 under FreeBSD 6.4?

Robert Noland rnoland at FreeBSD.org
Tue Jan 20 19:01:10 PST 2009


On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 13:37 +1100, Mark Andrews wrote:
> In message <1232505008.1750.7.camel at wombat.2hip.net>, Robert Noland writes:
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> > On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 13:19 +1100, Mark Andrews wrote:
> > >  > Ok, I think maybe I see what is going on.  Try not loading
> > > acpi_video.
> > > > 6 doesn't appear to have vgapci which iirc, is needed for both acpi
> > > and
> > > > agp to attach to the device.
> > > >=20
> > > > robert.
> > >=20
> > >         That did it.  Thanks.
> > >=20
> > >         Now where is the best place to record this bit of information
> > >         for others to find?
> > 
> > Looking at the tree, acpi_video looks like it has been in 6 for a long
> > time... at least 2 years.  I'm not sure why vgapci was never MFC'd.
> > This is only an issue on 6.  7 and 8 will allow both to attach via
> > vgapci.
> > 
> > robert.
> 
> 	Do I need to file a PR for this?

I don't think so.  I'll ask for the story tomorrow, but afaik we won't
release another 6.x.

robert.

> > >         Mark
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