Help needed : FreeBSD 8.1 / xorg / xf86-video-intel / dell400

[Henri-Pierre Charles]

Hello Adam

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Szilveszter Adam <sziszi at bsd.hu> wrote:
>> I've also tried to add :
>>        Option     "DRI" "off"                  # [<bool>]
>>        Option     "NoAccel" "on"               # [<bool>]
>>  in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf Device section : still hang
>
> That's my experience as well.
>
>> I've try to patch  i830_display.c:i830_crtc_load_lut as suggested in another
>> thread, the system does not hang but has a black screen
>
> Which patch is that? I would like to try it too...

It was in this thread :
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2010-June/009911.html

As far I understand, we (freebsd user) are stuck with a not working
xf86-video-intel driver until somebody port the new linux stuff in the
kernel. Unfortunately this is out of my domain.

>> (2) Using video-vesa X fail with a message :
>>   "(EE) VESA(0): No valid modes"
>>   "(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration."
>
> I am also using the vesa driver for now, but with success. I have the
> following in my xorg.conf:
>

I have no luck with vesa mode, I cant understand why.

Is there a way to know the "modes" supported by a graphic card ?

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