Determining Video Hardware For "WITH_NEW_XORG"

[Warren Block]

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.

> Does this mean this hardware is too old and therefore unsupported by the new 
> xorg software and necessary components?

No, as far as I know only the very newest is not yet supported: the 
Haswell chips and maybe the weird video in the new Atoms.

> As I use KDE4 - version 4.10.5 currently - will I have to stick with the 
> pkg(8) url "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/release/0" for upgrading and 
> installing packages?
>
> Or, can I still build the software on the machine using poudriere and specify 
> 'WITHOUT_NEW_XORG' in order to benefit from the latest releases of KDE et al?

Again, as far as I know, you can use the latest Intel KMS driver.