screen resolution 1366:768 on a laptop running 9.0-RELEASE amd64

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jopeto

Hello,

I recently installed FreeBSD 9.0 RELEASE amd64 on a Samsung RV520 with the following specs:

CPU: Intel Pentium B950
Chipset: Intel HM65
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics (HD3000)

Under windows it has a wide screen resolution of 1366:768 with a 60Hz refresh rate. However, after installing Xorg, no matter how I tweaked the configuration file, I could not get the resolution to be different from 1024x768, which means that everything appears squashed.

I sent an email to the freebsd-mobile list and I was advised the following:

It seems to me that you will need Intel KMS support for this machine to enjoy
the full screen resolution. It is available for 9.0 since a few days. It would require you to download the latest sources, compile them and install the kernel with this support.
http://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU
will tell you more.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately the link provided does not really describe in detail what needs to be done (at least it's not obvious for someone like me). I looked through this forum and found the following link:
http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=166892&postcount=102
However, this is only for the i386 version.

Can someone point me to a similar tutorial for the amd64 version, or at least give me some hints on what exactly I need to do in order to be able to get normal resolution on my screen?

Thanks a lot in advance.
 
OK, this is how I interpreted the instructions on this website: http://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU

Since the patches for KMS have been committed to RELENG_9, this means that I need to upgrade from 9-RELEASE to 9-STABLE, so these are the steps which I followed:

  1. Add
    Code: 
    WITH_NEW_XORG="Yes"
WITH_KMS="Yes"
    to /etc/make.conf as advised on the website.
  2. Run
    [cmd=]# csup supfile[/cmd] where the supfile contains
    Code: 
    *default host=cvsup4.fr.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/usr/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_9
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default compress

src-all
  3. Build and install the kernel and world
    Code: 
    # cd /usr/src
# make buildworld
# make buildkernel
# make installkernel
# reboot
# make installworld
# reboot
Unfortunately when I start X, the resolution of the screen is still the same and everything looks squashed.

I ran [cmd=]uname -a[/cmd] and indeed my FreeBSD version has changed from RELEASE to STABLE, so I'm guessing the process was successful. How can I verify that I have installed the Intel KMS support and more importantly, any advice on how I can get the right resolution of my screen from here?

If this would be of any help, this is the output of pciconf -lvb
Code: 
$ pciconf -lvb
hostb0@pci0:0:0:0:      class=0x060000 card=0xc597144d chip=0x01048086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = HOST-PCI
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:     class=0x030000 card=0xc597144d chip=0x01068086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller'
    class      = display
    subclass   = VGA
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 64, base 0xf0000000, size 4194304, enabled
    bar   [18] = type Prefetchable Memory, range 64, base 0xe0000000, size 268435456, enabled
    bar   [20] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3000, size 64, enabled
none0@pci0:0:22:0:      class=0x078000 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c3a8086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller'
    class      = simple comms
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 64, base 0xf0605000, size 16, enabled
ehci0@pci0:0:26:0:      class=0x0c0320 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c2d8086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 32, base 0xf060a000, size 1024, enabled
hdac0@pci0:0:27:0:      class=0x040300 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c208086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 64, base 0xf0600000, size 16384, enabled
pcib1@pci0:0:28:0:      class=0x060400 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c108086 rev=0xb4 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib2@pci0:0:28:3:      class=0x060400 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c168086 rev=0xb4 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
ehci1@pci0:0:29:0:      class=0x0c0320 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c268086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 32, base 0xf0609000, size 1024, enabled
isab0@pci0:0:31:0:      class=0x060100 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c498086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-ISA
ahci0@pci0:0:31:2:      class=0x010601 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c038086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller'
    class      = mass storage
    subclass   = SATA
    bar   [10] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3088, size  8, enabled
    bar   [14] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3094, size  4, enabled
    bar   [18] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3080, size  8, enabled
    bar   [1c] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3090, size  4, enabled
    bar   [20] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x3060, size 32, enabled
    bar   [24] = type Memory, range 32, base 0xf0608000, size 2048, enabled
none1@pci0:0:31:3:      class=0x0c0500 card=0xc597144d chip=0x1c228086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = SMBus
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 64, base 0xf0604000, size 256, enabled
    bar   [20] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0xefa0, size 32, enabled
iwn0@pci0:1:0:0:        class=0x028000 card=0x50058086 chip=0x08968086 rev=0x34 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Centrino Wireless-N 130'
    class      = network
    bar   [10] = type Memory, range 64, base 0xf0500000, size 8192, enabled
re0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0xc597144d chip=0x816810ec rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'
    device     = 'RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
    bar   [10] = type I/O Port, range 32, base 0x2000, size 256, enabled
    bar   [18] = type Prefetchable Memory, range 64, base 0xf0404000, size 4096, enabled
    bar   [20] = type Prefetchable Memory, range 64, base 0xf0400000, size 16384, enabled
 
OK, I think I'm getting closer...

I followed post #152 in the following thread:
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=21852&page=7
and ran
Code: 
# kldload i915kms
My screen did indeed go black, however I tried starting X blindly (just typing "startx" and pressing return) but nothing happened. I guess the problem is that I don't have the "new xorg" so I decided to follow the procedure in post #162 of the same thread and ran
Code: 
# portmaster x11/xorg
I got the following error:
Code: 
===>   py32-libxml2-2.7.8_1 is already installed
      You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
      by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
      If you really wish to overwrite the old port of textproc/py-libxml2
      without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
      in your environment or the "make install" command line.
*** [check-already-installed] Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/textproc/py-libxml2.
*** [build-depends] Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/dri.

===>>> make failed for graphics/dri
===>>> Aborting update

===>>> Update for dri-7.4.4,2 failed
===>>> Aborting update

Terminated
===>>> The following actions were performed:
        Upgrade of libtool-2.4_1 to libtool-2.4.2
        Upgrade of libiconv-1.13.1_1 to libiconv-1.14
        Upgrade of libxml2-2.7.8_1 to libxml2-2.7.8_3
        Installation of textproc/py-libxml2 (py32-libxml2-2.7.8_1)

I tried a couple of things:

1. Ran
Code: 
$ sudo pkg_delete -f py27-libxml2-2.7.8_1

2. Ran
Code: 
$ cd /usr/ports/textproc/py-libxml2
$ sudo make deinstall
$ sudo make FORCE_PKG_REGISTER install

3. Ran
Code: 
$ cd /usr/ports/textproc/py-libxml2
$ sudo make deinstall
$ sudo make reinstall

4. Set
Code: 
setenv FORCE_PKG_REGISTER 1

But in all cases I end up with the same error. One thing to note is that in all cases when I try uninstalling, I get some messages about some files not existing. For example:
Code: 
$ sudo pkg_delete -f py27-libxml2-2.7.8_1
pkg_delete: package 'py27-libxml2-2.7.8_1' is required by these other packages
and may not be deinstalled (but I'll delete it anyway):
gnome-doc-utils-0.20.3
gedit-2.30.4_1
policykit-gnome-0.9.2_5
gnome-mount-0.8_9
gvfs-1.6.6_1
Thunar-1.2.3
gimp-app-2.6.11_5,1
gimp-gutenprint-5.2.7
gimp-2.6.11,2
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/doc/py-libxml2/TODO' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/attribs.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/build.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/compareNodes.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/ctxterror.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/cutnpaste.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/dtdvalid.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/error.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/inbuf.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/indexes.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/invalid.xml' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/nsdel.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/outbuf.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/push.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/pushSAX.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/pushSAXhtml.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader2.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader3.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader4.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader5.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader6.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader7.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/reader8.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/readererr.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/readernext.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/regexp.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/relaxng.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/resolver.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/schema.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/serialize.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/sync.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/test.dtd' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/thread2.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tst.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tst.xml' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tstLastError.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tstURI.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tstmem.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/tstxpath.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/valid.xml' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/validDTD.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/validRNG.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/validSchemas.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/validate.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/walker.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/xpath.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/xpathext.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/xpathleak.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/xpathns.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2/xpathret.py' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory '/usr/local/share/examples/py-libxml2'
pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/share/doc/py-libxml2' doesn't exist
pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory '/usr/local/share/doc/py-libxml2'
pkg_delete: couldn't entirely delete package `py27-libxml2-2.7.8_1'
(perhaps the packing list is incorrectly specified?)

Can someone give a suggestion how to cope with that problem?

Since, this thread became quite long and the essence of the problem changed, I will create and new thread about this, since it's doubtful anyone will read this one to the end.
 
OK, making some progress...

I managed to install x11/xorg and after running [cmd=]X -configure[/cmd] I got a few errors. So I deinstalled and reinstalled x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel and x11-drivers/xf86-video-openchrome. After which I ran X -configure again. It gave some errors about the number of devices not matching the number of found devices, so I opened the /root/xorg.conf.new and discovered that for some reason there are two screens found. So I manually deleted the second one.

Now I have the following problem. I can start X only as root (the screen resolution works beautifully). However I cannot start X as a regular user and I cannot start fvwm. Any ideas?
 
Finally success!

I started from scratch and followed post #162 in this thread: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=21852&page=7

However, upon completion, it turned out that x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel had not installed, so I had to install it additionally. Afterwards I ran [cmd=]X -configure[/cmd] and the generated xorg.conf.new file contained two screens again for some reason. I deleted the second screen and placed the file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Now the resolution 1366x768 works fine. I still have to see if there will be heating problems.
 
laptop overheating

Unfortunately after completing the procedure, I started registering abnormally high temperatures during regular computer operation (post #23 http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?p=182391#post182391). This coupled with the design of the laptop where the power and LAN jacks are right on top of the fan turns the whole thing into a fire hazard, So I guess that means no FreeBSD on that laptop for now until the KMS patch becomes more mature.
 
Thanks a lot for the info. Your posts saved quite a lot of time. I guess i too will wait till KMS patch matures.
 
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