From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 22 00:08:16 2007 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 8FAD016A468 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:08:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dino_vliet@yahoo.com) Received: from web51112.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web51112.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.39.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8983313C483 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:07:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dino_vliet@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 77317 invoked by uid 60001); 22 Jul 2007 00:01:11 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=0CWwDoEN1RcdG+Dz1oidtNZzAK20BUmxOy4mcR/vKqtcCLOIISCMGGkzNqDkStKqF561zrQGoQXjx4QozWeSvTgAkoalLzNJTVFzyVIyTbHiG9ZIdIvPmE3KlZw9M2jGKWUV8dY641H5A/JpggIAWoqCQMCwvUIetF5hoDJVngs=; X-YMail-OSG: GPA.II8VM1kv1klcoOldnFWB1U_OS4EkQO6ndO1pOmnEyMBvpEP6kW.JP_LnjGU4fOU6iZKaXlWVVYZUSKQD9XN0wtXuyo4lDJJm6dAbDS6xQBKSRkg.CRfO5w-- Received: from [195.241.94.180] by web51112.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:01:11 PDT Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:01:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Dino Vliet To: Florent Thoumie , Yuri Pankov In-Reply-To: <469F8906.4050503@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <545808.76942.qm@web51112.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Dino Vliet , freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: max resolution with vesa driver on amd64 system running FreeBSD 6.2 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: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:08:16 -0000 Florent Thoumie wrote: Yuri Pankov wrote: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 02:21:09AM -0700, Dino Vliet wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm having problems with my monitor on freebsd. The vesa driver uses 1024X768 while the monitor is capable of doing 1680x1050. >> >> Observed here as well: >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nv/+bug/5801 >> >> Using the nv driver is no option because it freezes my system and I have to turn the power down to start booting the system again. >> >> Am I in a problematic situation now because: >> >> 1) Vesa isn't capable of using higher resolutions? >> 2) I can use NV because the driver isn't ok on my amd64 system >> 3) Nvidia doesn't provide a FreeBSD version of their nvidia driver on AMD64 based systems? >> >> Brgds >> > > Not an answer you want but.. Try using xf86-video-nv 2.1.2 (as opposed > to 1.2.2.1, which is in ports now). All you need to do is change > PORTVERSION to 2.1.2 in x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv/Makefile, delete > distinfo and `make fetch makesum install'. No need to change the Makefile anymore, it's in ports. -- Florent Thoumie flz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD Committer I already have it installed and I updated it today. Will try to change it to nv iso vesa driver and see what's happening. I knew my whole desktop was freezing when I used the nv driver together with the geforce 6200 GPU on my amd64 system. Will look if I don't get these anymore. Thanks --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell.