Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:19:07 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu> To: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GeForce 2 MX && XFree86 4.0.1 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0011031318030.6337-100000@rac1.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <20001103104903.A30743@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>
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That may work... I don't know, the cvs version worked for me... however, I used cvsup to get my tree... I've had problems with cvs under certain situations doing stuff wrong... cvsup always works though. :-) ================================================================= | Kenneth Culver | FreeBSD: The best NT upgrade | | Unix Systems Administrator | ICQ #: 24767726 | | and student at The | AIM: muythaibxr | | The University of Maryland, | Website: (Under Construction) | | College Park. | http://www.wam.umd.edu/~culverk/| ================================================================= On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Ernst de Haan wrote: > Heya Kenneth, > > Thanks very much for the kind reply! I checked out xfree86.org/cvs and I > downloaded the `xc' repository. I followed the instructions in INSTALL.TXT. > When I try to make it, it fails, with the following messages: > > including in lib/GLw... > make: don't know how to make /main/gfx/lib/glw/GLwDrawA.h. Stop > *** Error code 2 > > I guess that file is missing. I tried another cvs update -d, but no luck. I'm > now following a different lead, provided by Pete Young. He writes: > > > Support for the Geforce 2 has not been included with the latest release of > > XFree86 yet but it has been added to the CVS repository. > > > > I used the FreeBSD port system to build it. Here are the steps that worked. > > > > cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > > make patch > > > > I then copied these files from the XFree86 anoncvs repository to the same > > directories under /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/work/ > > > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/common/xf86PciInfo.h > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/nv_driver.c > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/nv_include.h > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/nv_local.h > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/nv_type.h > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/riva_tbl.h > > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/nv_xaa.c > > > > Edit nv_include.h and remove the line #include "vbe.h" . Finish > > with > > > > cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > > make install > > XFree86 -configure > > I'll let you know what the result is. Thanks again! > > _ > O o > | Ernst > \_/ > > > Kenneth Wayne Culver wrote: > > Yeah, I'm using it no problem with Xfree86 4.0.1c (cvs version... kinda > > like a -CURRENT for XFree86) and it works perfectly... except if u switch > > virtual terminals... then when u switch back to the X VT the mouse won't > > move. > > > > > > ================================================================= > > | Kenneth Culver | FreeBSD: The best NT upgrade | > > | Unix Systems Administrator | ICQ #: 24767726 | > > | and student at The | AIM: muythaibxr | > > | The University of Maryland, | Website: (Under Construction) | > > | College Park. | http://www.wam.umd.edu/~culverk/| > > ================================================================= > > > > On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Ernst de Haan wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After the problems I head with my upgrade from XFree86 3.3.6 to 4.0.1 (using > > > the port, on an NVidia TNT card) I cvsupdated my sources, made world, > > > recompiled and -installed kernel, etc. No luck. Recompiled the port, no luck. > > > So I tried running it with an NVidia TNT2 card. No luck. > > > > > > At the moment, I exchanged the TNT2 card for a GeForce 2 MX, and I downloaded > > > a binary distro from xfree86.org. Guess what? The Geforce 2 isn't supported > > > yet :-/ > > > > > > Does any1 have experience with using a GeForce 2 (MX) card with XFree86 ? > > > > > > -- > > > Ernst > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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