Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:11:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> To: Mel Flynn <rflynn@acsalaska.net> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID Message-ID: <1332353497.92501.YahooMailNeo@web160102.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4F69EE00.3000208@acsalaska.net> References: <1332322627.84169.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <4F69AD9C.9070302@bally-wulff.de> <1332341888.45829.YahooMailNeo@web160101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <4F69EE00.3000208@acsalaska.net>
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> From: Mel Flynn <rflynn@acsalaska.net>=0A> To: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com>= =0A> Cc: Luca Pizzamiglio <l.pizzamiglio@bally-wulff.de>; "freebsd-x11@free= bsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>=0A> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:04= PM=0A> Subject: Re: X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID=0A> =0A> On 3/= 21/2012 15:58, Unga wrote:=0A> =0A>>>> =A0 vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0:=A0 =A0 clas= s=3D0x030200 card=3D0xc0a5144d =0A> chip=3D0x0df410de =0A>>> rev=3D0xa1 hd= r=3D0x00=0A>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 vendor=A0 =A0 =3D 'nVidia Corporation'=0A>>>>= =A0 =A0 =A0 device=A0 =A0 =3D 'GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3]'=0A>>>> =A0= =A0 =A0 class=A0 =A0 =A0 =3D display=0A>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 subclass=A0 =3D= 3D=0A> =0A>> Yep, its a Nvidia card with the Optimus technology (GeForce = GT 555M).=0A>> =0A>> But the Nvidia driver documentation say the card is s= upported on FreeBSD =0A> (http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x86-295.20-d= river.html). That's the =0A> very reason bought this laptop.=0A>> =0A>> An= y ideas?=0A> =0A> Quoting from "Additional Information":=0A> Note that the = list of supported GPU products is provided to indicate=0A> which GPUs are s= upported by a particular driver version. Some designs=0A> incorporating sup= ported GPUs may not be compatible with the NVIDIA Linux=0A> driver: in part= icular, notebook and all-in-one desktop designs with=0A> switchable (hybrid= ) or *Optimus graphics* will not work if means to=0A> *disable the integrat= ed graphics in hardware* are not available.=0A> Hardware designs will vary = from manufacturer to manufacturer, so please=0A> consult with a system's ma= nufacturer to determine whether that=0A> particular system is compatible.= =0A> =0A> In other words, check if the bios can disable the integrated inte= l. Once=0A> that is done, pciconf -lv should show nvidia0 rather than vgapc= i0.=0A> -- =0A> Mel=0A> ----- Original Message -----=0A=0AUnfortunately it = is not possible to disable the Intel controller in BIOS. The laptop is Sams= ung RF511.=0A=0AI have already written to the Nvidia, lets see what they co= uld do. After all its a software issue. It works well on Windows 7 without = any BIOS change.=0A=0AThank you very much for all who helped in this regard= .=0A=0ABest regards=0AUnga
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