FreeBSD 8.0, Xorg 7.4 and Intel core i3 cpu with integrated graphics - which driver?

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

I recently installed FreeBSD 8.0-stable on a new machine. The machine
has a Intel Core i3-540 cpu, with a "integrated crahics controller" of
some sort.
pciconf output:
root@kg-v7# pciconf -lv | grep -A 3 vga
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x83831043 chip=0x00428086
rev=0x12 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
class = display
subclass = VGA

I installecd Xorg (7.4_1).
When I did 'X - configure', it selected the 'vesa' driver for Xorg.

From /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
(--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0042:1043:8383 Intel Corporation Core Processor
Integrated Graphics Controller rev 18, Mem @ 0xfb800000/4194304,
0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/8, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536

and
II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 32704 kB
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: Intel(R)Ironlake Desktop Graphics Chipset
Accelerated VGA BIOS
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: Intel Corporation
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: Intel(R)Ironlake Desktop Graphics
Controller
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: Hardware Version 0.0

Is vesa the best driver for this machine?
I tried the 'intel' driver, but that didn't work.
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Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway

[Chip Camden]

I'm having a similar situation, so I hope someone answers. I'm also
using an Intel i3 with an Intel Ironlake graphics controller.

In my case, I can use the vesa driver, but only when an external
monitor is attached. Otherwise, I get "Screen(s) found, but none have
a usable configuration"

[Chip Camden]

I got the vesa driver working with just the notebook monitor by
specifying a range for HorizSync and VertRefresh. Now my problem
matches that of OP. It appears that the graphics chip for the i3 is a
newer model than any that are included for the intel driver.