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HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
Hardware Posted by Santhosh Joseph on Tuesday November 20, @09:29PM
from the A Brief HOWTO dept.
This writeup is an effort to setup X Window on Intel i810 based Main Board.
CAUTION : Be warned that this setup is for i810 chipset and it might or might not work with i815 etc. I have NEVER tried it on i815. Be very careful when you setup "HorizSync" and "VertRefresh" in X config... too high value may "fry" you monitor !! Check with your manufacturer.

XFree 3.3.x/4.1 which comes with FreeBSD 4.4 doesn't figure i810 in the Graphics Device Database. To be honest, I haven't tried the X11 ports tree simply because I found the below mentioned method to be much easier (to install) and there was no "suid permission.." issues.

So Here it is :

1. First of all, Download the Latest X Server XFree86 - 4.1 from FreeBSD binary directory http://www.xfree86.org

2. su as root and go to the directory where the X setup files are located and type :

sh Xinsall.sh

The setup files will ask for a few questions. Since the setup depends on your mouse & monitor. it'll be a good idea to refer the relevent docs for installation of a particular model of mouse/monitor. Most importantly, choose i810 i.e 262) from the video card database.

3.Once X has been setup succesfully, open the /boot/loader.conf and add the following line at the end of the file :

agp_load="YES"

save and quit

4. Next, add the following to /etc/X11/XF86Config File after the "Identification" section :

Option "NoInt10"

5. You may also want to set your screen resolution to 800 X 600 (I have a 15" monitor). Add the following after Modes "1024 X 768" ..... :

Virtual 800 600

Note the space between "800" and "600" Save and Quit

6. I assume you have installed KDE if not give it a try ! Go to your home directory (of each user) create a file .xinitrc (note the "dot" in front of .xinitrc) and add the following :

startkde

Save and Quit

7. Reboot, Login as a user and type :

startx

In case of problem, Check the XFree Setup the problem should be with your mouse protocol or monotor "sync" rates. I have tried the above method over 25 times and it worked seamlessly !

I want to hear from you ..

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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Harry McDonald on Friday November 23, @02:37AM
    Good article. This is pretty much what I do except I also make a device as explained in section 5.4.3.1 of the FreeBSD handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html FreeBSD and the i810 are a great combination. Harry
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Nikhil on Thursday August 01, @09:38AM
    Hi I managed to install the new version of the XFree86 server, i.e the card list shows i810 as number 262. When I select it and finish the steps for the script xf86config, I still can't get the XServer running. I think that it may be a problem with /dev/agpgart. In the step 3 above, when u say "Once X has been setup succesfully", do you mean that the file /etc/X11/XF86config has been saved or that the Xserver is running? Thanks in advance.
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Edwin on Wednesday August 07, @11:24AM
    Hey dude Im new in this stuff and i want to have gnome on my FreeBSD i got a pentium III with SIS630 video card and the OS found my video card, my problem , HOW THE DO I INSTALL GNOME ? b-couse the FreeBSD 4.5 didnt install it. I'll b thankful if you give me a hand.
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by jcline on Thursday August 22, @05:15PM
    Hello,

    I just installed FreeBSD 4.5.2 (it is now Aug 2002) on a DELL GX110 PC which uses the Intel 810e graphics chipset. This version of FreeBSD comes with XFree86 4.2.0.

    With the default install kernel & XF86Config, using startx will give several errors like "i810_drv.o unresolved" ...


    I was able to combine a couple hints from this page and elsewhere on the web to get this working.

    Solution:


    1. Do the following, which is in the freebsd docs:
    If you are using XFree86 4.1.0 (or later) and messages about unresolved symbols like fbPictureInit appear, try adding the following line after Driver "i810" in the XFree86 configuration file:

    Option "NoDDC"


    2. Do the following, which was on this page:
    Once X has been setup succesfully, open the /boot/loader.conf and add the following line at the end of the file :

    agp_load="YES"




    So, support seems to be fixed for FreeBSD 4.5.2, however there are some manual fixes still required.

    By the way, I am using XFce desktop environment. If that makes any difference.
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    • Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
      by Ted Brenner on Monday November 04, @02:04PM
      This worked for me as well. The only thing I would add is that my XF86Config file originally had

      Driver "vga"

      I switched that then added the NoDDc

      Driver "i810"
      Option "NoDDC"

      Everything works great now.
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Bogdan Zagan on Tuesday October 15, @10:01AM
    Great article ! Now I can use my monitor with 800x600 resolution. Still, this is virtual, as swhown in your article. Is there a way to make it phisical, real 800x600 ? Thank you
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Towns on Thursday October 17, @01:45PM
    To install Gnome or KDE or any other windows managers, su into root, type /stand/sysinstall. Then select Configure option, scroll down to Desktop (Configure XFree86 Desktop), select which one you want, then exit and install it either from the CD or from ftp.
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    Re: HOWTO : XWindow Setup on Intel i810 Main Board
    by Jin on Friday October 18, @06:38AM
    I could be able to get the XFree86 v4.2 working on the i810/815 chipset (linux2.4.18) either the correct monitor (DELL3007) with 1024x768 or the generic monitor with 800x600. But I only get 800x600 with the generic monitor. Is there any way to use 1024x768 or higher with the generic monitor? Thanks
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