Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:04:00 -0600 From: "Teilhard Knight" <teilhk@softhome.net> To: "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "Kent Stewart" <kstewart@owt.com> Subject: Re: Can't get KDE Message-ID: <014f01c41a77$9763ff80$210110ac@ARLETTE> References: <00ca01c41a4b$a8e81d30$210110ac@ARLETTE> <200404040737.09696.kstewart@owt.com> <012601c41a5d$4bf562b0$210110ac@ARLETTE> <200404041103.32359.kstewart@owt.com>
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> On Sunday 04 April 2004 08:55 am, you wrote:
> > > On Sunday 04 April 2004 07:22 am, Teilhard Knight wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday 04 April 2004 06:49 am, Teilhard Knight wrote:
> > > > > > I have been doing my research, reading all pieces of
> > > > > > information which can help me. My problem is that I installed
> > > > > > the NVIDIA driver for my Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 with NVIDIA
> > > > > > chipset. When I command the machine "startx", I get the error
> > > > > > message: "NVIDIA: chipset "GeForce3 in device section "card0"
> > > > > > isn't valid for this driver". Now, I cannot even revert to
> > > > > > the old "nv" driver because I get another error. I have found
> > > > > > the line "start nvidia" in an archive, God knows where else
> > > > > > there are configured files in my system. I'll appreciate any
> > > > > > help.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you have locate turned on, do a "locate XF86Config". There
> > > > > may be old versions lying around. X expects it in serveral
> > > > > places, I have mine in
> > > > >
> > > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your answer. I have XF86Config in /etc/X11. I have
> > > > fiddled with the configuration file to no avail. First thing I
> > > > did was to change the driver "nvidia" for the one loaded by
> > > > default ("nv"). I also set up the modules as the file README.
> > > > Linux (in the NVIDIA driver package) instructs, and I haven't
> > > > been successful. FAQ in the package do not address the problem,
> > > > let alone the Handbook.
> > >
> > > I would look at the XFree86 web page for your video card and add it
> > > to your config file. I ran xf86cfg and haven't had to go back to it
> > > in some time. There used to be a web page devoted to the video
> > > cards but I
> >
> > I had done it before posting. As for the page you mention, I can't
> > find it either. I'll keep searching, though. Thanks.
> >
>
> http://xfree86.org/4.3.0/nv.4.html
>
> You should be able to "man nv".
Thanks a lot. The README.Linux includes the GeForce3 among the cards
supported by the "nvidia" driver. I cannot tell why my system doesn't like
it for my card. Weird, huh?
Teilhard.
Teilhard
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