From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 14:29:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7023616A4CE for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:29:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net (stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEACE43D39 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:29:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from 22-15.lctv-b4.cablelynx.com ([24.204.22.15] helo=yoda.datawok.com) by stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1Aeieq-0003Au-00; Thu, 08 Jan 2004 14:29:40 -0800 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: Luca Gerli Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:30:39 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <3FFDC9CA.6070606@tiscali.it> <200401081533.52903.algould@datawok.com> <3FFDD353.7030809@tiscali.it> In-Reply-To: <3FFDD353.7030809@tiscali.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200401081630.39011.algould@datawok.com> X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69564776905774d2ac4b39dd4937a5979e00141c8ede88fa0394350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia geforce fx 5200 not working with nvidia driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 22:29:44 -0000 On Thursday 08 January 2004 04:01 pm, Luca Gerli wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > I tried both, even setting NvAgp to "0", but no luck. I also > tried to play with ReqAGP to force lower AGP rates, still the > problem remains. Of the three cards, the only one which keeps > not working is the 5200. I wonder if it is an AGP issue, but > even using the Kernel AGP made no difference. > Any other idea ? Or someone having that same card + same kernel ? > (chipset is via kt400). > > Thanks, Luca. Perhaps it's a FreeBSD 5.2RC2 thing. Remember, you're still running CURRENT. > > Andrew L. Gould wrote: > > On Thursday 08 January 2004 03:21 pm, Luca Gerli wrote: > >>Hello all, > >> > >> just installed a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 on my pc (freebsd 5.2RC2), > >>and did a "startx" but just got this: > >> > >> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > >> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jan 8 22:09:22 2004 > >> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > >> nvidia0: rm_init_adapter() failed! > >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! > >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** > >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > >> > >> Fatal server error: > >> no screens found > >> > >> /var/log/XFree86.0.log says: > >> > >> > >> (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 > >> (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 > >> (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor > >> (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) > >> (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xE0000000 > >> (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xDE000000 > >> (==) NVIDIA(0): Write-combining range (0xde601000,0x1000) was already > >>clear (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! > >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** > >> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" > >> (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw" > >> (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > >> > >> > >> My previous setup was based on a GeForce 2 GTS, and X with "nvidia" run > >>without any problem. Also a GeForce 2 MX400 was ok. Now, I had to revert > >> to the "nv" driver (the one included in XFree86) to be able to run X. > >> > >> Has anyone any clue or advice ? > >> > >> I did compile nvidia-driver-1.0.4365 with the default options (just > >>a simple "make install) when I had the GeForce 2 GTS installed. Kernel > >>is in its default config (as coming from 5.2RC2). > >> > >> BTW: card is working ok in M$ and Linux. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Luca. > > > > Does your /etc/X11/XF86Config have the "NvAgp" option line in it to > > determine whether to use the nvidia agp or FreeBSD agp? (This is > > discussed in the README file.) > > > > Have you tried doing the "make setup" again? > > > > Best of luck, > > > > Andrew Gould