From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 6 22:03:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CF15106564A for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:03:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpagnoni@gmail.com) Received: from rn-out-0910.google.com (rn-out-0910.google.com [64.233.170.186]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF2918FC1A for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:03:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpagnoni@gmail.com) Received: by rn-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id j71so5307671rne.12 for ; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:03:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-disposition; bh=7UsW8wsfyHIFMgivkNVxg7ge/JUYdo5/rG/UoYdT8Jc=; b=pnsyb/4NQdNse+Z1h+SFKPNE8BT2WV4w00wFJd4M6zJimdRhG33jJblTdLJOgfCaBb J3idAY8Xk6SzWZr5cAwVf1kyxQOm+mca6rUKgAdKXn8wWSlkOwDuI/M44yESR9NQRHM7 oubaAEZsweJ6hGweLp80ez6Fz3CrS6NJhZFmU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=gkx44nbsMgIbdGyVe9kBgzXLVEn5b+RWzXrPNOn2Hr6IACv/Lry4udubGHCWP9UUvz efSnm47KO3+9LoTzr3R5N8d9l7PMg+beYyVDiyKZ47TfXnCMxR0SceyNb4zj1MAKayAf fiibLVIa+4WoyHV3afZr4rLnkJU3ZeMo5eXTs= Received: by 10.64.193.1 with SMTP id q1mr5281363qbf.16.1231277670797; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:34:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.137.10 with HTTP; Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:34:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <92056ebc0901061334o40f37463y84cdfda54e281126@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:34:30 +0100 From: "Giuseppe Pagnoni" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: FreeBSD 7.1, nvidia-driver, GeForce 8500 GT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:03:51 -0000 Dear all, I have just installed FreeBSD 7.1 Release on a machine with a GeForce 8500 GT (I think this is the card, but more about that later...) and an LCD screen with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. Xorg works fine with the standard "nv" driver. However, if I try to install the x11/nvidia-driver (which should bring better graphic performance, right?) I get a total system freeze when I start the X server. Here are the details of what I have done: 1) install x11/nvidia-driver 2) add nvidia_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf 3) modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf by substituting "nvidia" to "nv" in the Driver line. At this point (after rebooting), if I start the X server with startx, I get a black screen and the system *completely* hangs (neither ctrl-alt-backspace, nor even ctrl-alt-delete work). The only way to get back the system is to power it off and on (which corrupts the filesystem because it has not been properly dismounted). I also looked at the xorg log file in: /var/log/Xorg.0.log Interestingly it seems to detect the card as a GeForce 9500 GT rather than a 8500 GT (which makes me wonder whether I got the right info from the vendor receipt): (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device (--) Chipset GeForce 9500 GT found But this should not be an issue because in the same log file it says that both GeForce 8500 GT and GeForce 9500 GT are supported by the "nv" driver. As for the monitor, the xorg log file says: II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) NV(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm (II) NV(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0 (II) NV(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0 (II) NV(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 28 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 150 MHz(II) NV(0): Monitor name: L226WA (II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) NV(0): clock: 119.0 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm (II) NV(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1728 h_sync_end 1760 h_blank_end 1840 h_border: 0 (II) NV(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1080 v_border: 0 Then the log file says: (II) NV(0): Output VGA1 disconnected (II) NV(0): Output DVI0 disconnected (II) NV(0): Output VGA2 disconnected (II) NV(0): Output DVI1 connected (II) NV(0): Output DVI1 using initial mode 1680x1050 (--) NV(0): Virtual size is 1680x1680 (pitch 1792) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1680x1050": 146.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 65.3 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x60.0 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1680x1050": 119.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 64.7 kHz, 59.9 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x59.9 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x75.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1280x1024": 109.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 63.7 kHz, 59.9 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x59.9 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync (63.7 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1440x900": 136.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 70.6 kHz, 75.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1440x900"x75.0 136.75 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 903 909 942 -hsync +vsync (70.6 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1440x900": 106.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 55.9 kHz, 59.9 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1440x900"x59.9 106.50 1440 1528 1672 1904 900 903 909 934 -hsync +vsync (55.9 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1280x960": 101.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 59.7 kHz, 59.9 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x960"x59.9 101.25 1280 1360 1488 1696 960 963 967 996 -hsync +vsync (59.7 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1152x864": 104.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 67.7 kHz, 74.8 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1152x864"x74.8 104.00 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 867 871 905 -hsync +vsync (67.7 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1024x768": 78.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1024x768"x75.1 78.80 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.1 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "832x624": 57.3 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 49.7 kHz, 74.6 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "832x624"x74.6 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 46.9 kHz, 75.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "640x480"x60.0 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz) (**) NV(0): Driver mode "720x400": 28.3 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 31.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz (II) NV(0): Modeline "720x400"x70.1 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz) (==) NV(0): DPI set to (96, 96) After this rather long post (I apologize), I have two simple questions: 1) is there a way to use the "nvidia" driver on this system? 2) is it worthwhile or does "nv" work just as well? Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion. best giuseppe -- Giuseppe Pagnoni Dip. Scienze Biomediche Sezione Fisiologia Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Campi 287 I-41100 Modena, Italy Tel: +39-059-205-5742 Fax: +39-059-205-5363