intel i810 graphics card

[Code Monkey]

Gary Palmer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A relative is trying to install FreeBSD on an old Dell desktop with an 
> i810 graphics card.  Xorg won't start as there is no DRM support in 
> the FreeBSD kernel for that card (at least that I can find).  Is there 
> any way of getting a decent resolution on that card?  I tried the VGA 
> driver, but it claimed there was insufficient memory for anything 
> other than some 320x2?? resolution which is next to useless.  I'm 
> suspecting that since it probably "borrows" memory from the main 
> memory, without a special driver they're stuck.  Anyone got ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary
>
>
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If I recall correctly, using the i810 graphics card requires that you 
have agpgart enabled.  This can be done by adding:
device agp
to your kernel conf and rebuilding it or by loading the module at boot 
by adding:
agp_load="YES"
to your /boot/loader.conf file.

The Handbook discusses this specifically in the X11 Configuration 
section.  There is a subsection in "Advanced Configuration Topics" 
titled : "5.4.3.1  Configuration with Intel i810 Graphics Chipsets"