From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 1 06:22:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CFBC106566B for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:22:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kennethcf@earthlink.net) Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 109E78FC13 for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:22:02 +0000 (UTC) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=bMpYaktsUgB+w+r3lIHVhLn57oJWF6NABLt/6QqKugUQLyBitba2g0F0QJbJLjQ3; h=Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:To:Subject:Cc:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [209.86.224.68] (helo=wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MtF3C-0004CT-EO; Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:22:02 -0400 Received: from 66.32.195.98 by webmail.c.earthlink.net with HTTP; Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:22:01 -0400 Message-ID: <2666180.1254378121922.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:22:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth To: John Baldwin , freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: EarthLink Zoo Mail 1.0 X-ELNK-Trace: fa60bc5202b74016ef7f91bc926e004c7e972de0d01da9405ea8608157f0c2174482f47ef1aa6268350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.86.224.68 Cc: Jules Gilbert Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kenneth List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:22:03 -0000 You are correct. Is there anything I can configure for syscons to work with the screen savers? Below are some lines from the messages log file. vgao: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 ... sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> ... rain_saver: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320 module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709b7a0, 0) error 19 -----Original Message----- >From: John Baldwin >Sent: Sep 30, 2009 8:06 AM >To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, Kenneth >Cc: Jules Gilbert >Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 > >On Wednesday 30 September 2009 2:53:48 am Kenneth wrote: >> Can anyone help with a syscons error when loading the screen saver on boot >up (yes, I know I don't need it if I use X, but I would like to get it >working)? >> >> The error looks like... >> Configuring syscons: keyrate blanktime screensaver module_register_init: >MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709a7a0, 0) error 19 >> >> I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 running freeBSD 7.2 from a 4G usb drive. >> >> My Compaq has a GeForce 8200m G on vgapci0. >> #dmesg | grep nvidia >> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_busmaster >> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io >> nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED] >> nvidia0: [ITHREAD] >> >> And my /boot/loader.conf has... >> nvidia_load="YES" (just recently built..pkg_info >says "nvidia-driver-185.18.29") >> >> And my /etc/rc.conf has (among other things)... >> blanktime="300" >> saver="rain" >> hald_enable="YES" >> dbus_enable="YES" >> >> Let me know, and I'll send whatever information you need. > >The nvidia driver is completely unrelated to syscons. I think the rain saver >is failing because it doesn't think the relevant graphics mode is available. >Maybe check for this message in /var/log/messages? > > log(LOG_NOTICE, > "%s: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320\n", > SAVER_NAME); > return (ENODEV); > >-- >John Baldwin