Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:22:54 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org> To: FreeBSD Questions Mail List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Question regarding new Nvidia FreeBSD drivers Message-ID: <20030708172254.GE91154@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <1057654300.455.38.camel@enigma.8ball.co.za> References: <1057654300.455.38.camel@enigma.8ball.co.za>
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--jTMWTj4UTAEmbWeb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 10:51:40AM +0200, Nelis Lamprecht wrote: > Hi List, >=20 > I have been using the Nvidia beta drivers for some time now ( version > 1.0-3203 ) flawlessly without any problems, well except for one or 2 > problems with Xscreensaver and OpenGL. Yesterday I tried loading the > latest non-beta release 1.0-4365 and all it does is freeze my PC and > then after a few seconds reboots without so much as a single error in > XFree86.log or messages. > I am using the following card, taken from dmesg: nvidia0: <RIVA TNT2 > Model 64> > I made the necessary changes to my XF86Config file ( see attached ) to > include the "NV Agp" driver and also had to take out one or 2 items > namely "pex5" and "xie" which worked fine with the beta drivers.=20 > Lastly, I then tried using the FreeBSD agp kernel option ( loaded via > kldload ) and disabled the Nvidia agp driver but still my PC freezes and > reboots. >=20 > I have resorted back to using the beta drivers for the time being but > was hoping that maybe someone has a solution to the problem I'm > experiencing ? I also noticed that someone else has been experiencing > this problem at > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=3D&forumid=3D14 but th= ere > was no solution. >=20 > Thanks and regards, > Nelis >=20 > New driver url: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=3Dfreebsd_1.0-4365 >=20 I had very similar problems yesterday after a cvsup + buildworld on -STABLE. After updating the nvidia-driver port, I then needed to remove the agp driver from my kernel, and ensure that no FreeBSD agp module is loaded at boot time (remove load_agp=3Dyes from /boot/loader.conf). Make sure your nvidia-driver port was built without the WITH_FREEBSD_AGP=3D= YES (the default is to not use it). At this point, the machine should at least boot all the way without panicking. However, I still had problems - `startx' bombed out, but left clues in the X error log file. I also needed to change the BoardName entry in /etc/X11/XF86Config to match the string in the log file. This was the only alteration I needed. According to the README's distributed with the driver, you should only use one or other of the AGP drivers - the nVidia one often won't behave itself if the FreeBSD one is compiled into your kernel or loaded as a module. I found the README's very helpful - give 'em a glance. HTH Dan --=20 Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3B9D 8BBB EB03 BA83 5DB4 3B88 86FC F03A 90A1 BE8F _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ --jTMWTj4UTAEmbWeb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/Cv3uhvzwOpChvo8RAqVAAKCghyTiwAsl8u/2OizXzH2KtGAoPACfZdGX 2zmDRSftPQFsWS4WcI1ShxI= =ny5X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jTMWTj4UTAEmbWeb--
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