Xorg on i815 chipset - not working

gentoobob

gentoobob

I have an old Compaq Evo with i815 chipset. I can't get xorg to work properly. I have tried the
Code: 
agp_load="YES"
in loader.conf and I have set the driver to VESA. When I set the driver to VESA it does not work at all, tells me no screens. If I use the intel driver, I get a white screen and my mouse but the screen flickers and I get no terminal boxes/screens.

Below is my xorg.conf... also, my xorg.log is attached to this post.

Code: 
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "X.org Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        ModulePath   "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "dri"
        Load  "dri2"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        #DisplaySize      440   250     # mm
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "ACR"
        ModelName    "V203HV"
        HorizSync    31.0 - 83.0
        VertRefresh  56.0 - 76.0
        ModeLine     "1600x900" 119.0 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 932
        Option      "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorKey"                  # <i>
        #Option     "CacheLines"                # <i>
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                   # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRI"                       # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"                     # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"                 # [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"              # <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"                  # [<bool>]
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "intel"
        VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
        BoardName   "82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC)"
        BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth   24
                Modes   "1600x900"
        EndSubSection
EndSection
 

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It's easier for people to read files that are uncompressed. pastebin.com is handy.

vesa is not going to do 1600x900 anyway. Before working on xorg.conf, rename it and try starting X without it. If that gives a working X, then just the needed modifications can be entered in xorg.conf.
 
Great! Thanks for the reply. Will try.

Also, when I tried uploading a .txt file it kept failing yet it said it was supported. Who knows.
 
Ah..okay. Will remember that.

Well I got home and I tried what you said to do. It didn't work. I get a distorted screen and then I get locked up, I can't go back to my screen on F1. If I try, it will tell me input out of range on my monitor. I have to reboot. I've tried a few other scenarios and now all I get is a blank black screen. No mouse or anything.

Will keep hacking away at it. It's a simple motherboard. Compaq Evo D510 desktop, integrated Intel i815 chipset. According to FreeBSD docs, it's supported with the included x11 drivers.

And I did even try vesa with a really low resolution. Nothing. Same blank black screen.
 
Thanks for your guys help. Couldnt get it resolved. Seems to be an issue with the driver in FreeBSB 8.2 and Intel i815. I even tried PC-BSD 8.2 and during the initial install and setup of Xorg it did the same thing. I even tried VESA mode in PC-BSD and no go, the screen couldnt be found.

It was only a toy system, so no biggie. Have a happy new year!
 
akregator said:
Intel video cards driver is not ready and currently KMS implementation is a work in progress. If you want your graphic card to work, refer to http://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU.

But there is something strange with the vesa driver, it should work properly.
Click to expand...

I would not expect the KMS work to make one ounce of difference in an i815 GPU. Also, the i810 and i815 GPUs are not vesa compatible, so no, it should not work properly.

Adam
 
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