From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 12 12:11:05 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 3210E1065672; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:11:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kennethcf@earthlink.net) Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8AF88FC13; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:11:04 +0000 (UTC) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=kozWttElG6wjHfoAd/hZqI48x6GoJFQVZuMZNauMWswJ8DMQ9usaL0Q5N0ViUp/g; 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 [209.86.224.62] (helo=wamui-bucket.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MmRRY-0002UY-C1; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:11:04 -0400 Received: from 66.32.238.44 by webmail.c.earthlink.net with HTTP; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:11:03 -0400 Message-ID: <8782032.1252757463899.JavaMail.root@wamui-bucket.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:11:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth To: FreeBSD-x11@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: fa60bc5202b74016ef7f91bc926e004c7e972de0d01da94093eb35a60b49936b693ed6cb2221b6a7350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.86.224.62 Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kenneth List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:11:05 -0000 OK...I forgot 1 important step before rebooting (step 6 in the sequece below)... 5.5) Edit the /etc/rc.conf file... # vi /etc/rc.conf --- add the following 2 lines hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" -----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth >Sent: Sep 12, 2009 2:23 AM >To: Kenneth , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org >Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com >Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver > >Step 10 should be.... ># Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Kenneth >>Sent: Sep 12, 2009 2:12 AM >>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org >>Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com >>Subject: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver >> >>Moving this discussion to freebsd-x11. >> >>I have a Presario CQ60 with the NVIDIA 8200M G, and X is working! >> >>Here are the steps to get there. Do everything as root: >> >>1) Update your ports to the most recent. Follow the FreeBSD manual, section 4.5 Using the Ports Collection, nuke the contents of /usr/ports, and install a new base using portsnap or cvsup. >> >>2) Install the nvidia-driver. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-driver >># make install clean (I built with options FREEBSD_AGP checked, ACPI checked, LINUX unchecked). >> >>3) You can install 2 more optional tools for configuring the nvidia card settings. I have not used them, but I installed them. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-settings >># make install clean >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-xconfig >># make install clean >> >>4) I also installed the fbdev driver from X.Org. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev >># make install clean >> >>5) Add the nvidia driver as a dynamically loaded kernel module. >># cd /boot >># vi loader.conf (you better know how to use vi to edit) >>--- add the line nvidia_load="YES" >>--- it is the only line I have in my loader.conf file >> >>6) Reboot the system >># reboot >> >>7) If you want to see the version you just installed (your versions may be newer than mine below)... >># pkg_info | grep nvidia >>nvidia-driver-185.18.29 >>nvidia-settings-190.32 >>nvidia-xconfig-190.32 >># pkg_info | grep fbdev >>xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0_2 >> >>8) Generate your xorg.conf.new file. >># cd /root >># Xorg -configure >> >>9) Edit the xorg.conf.new file. >># vi xorg.conf.new >>--- change the line Driver "nv" >> to read Driver "nvidia" >> >>10) Test the config file. >># Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro >>--- you should get a grey screen and your mouse should work, especially if your mouse worked when installing FreeBSD >>--- to kill the test, press CTRL-ALT-BKSP >> >>11) If everything worked, move and rename (drop the new extension) the config file to the /etc directory >># mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> >>12) Test again. Log in as another user belonging to the wheel group (or login as root). >>% startx >>--- you should get 3 green windows >>--- you can kill X by clicking on the large window on the left, and typing exit >> >> >>