From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 4 12:04:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F039D16A4CE for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:04:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jive.SoftHome.net (jive.SoftHome.net [66.54.152.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 95DBE43D31 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:04:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from teilhk@softhome.net) Received: (qmail 8325 invoked by uid 417); 4 Apr 2004 19:04:04 -0000 Received: from charleston-.softhome.net (HELO softhome.net) (172.16.2.12) by shunt-smtp-out-0 with SMTP; 4 Apr 2004 19:04:04 -0000 Received: from ARLETTE ([201.129.245.183]) (AUTH: LOGIN teilhk@softhome.net) by softhome.net with esmtp; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 13:04:03 -0600 Message-ID: <014f01c41a77$9763ff80$210110ac@ARLETTE> From: "Teilhard Knight" To: "FreeBSD" , "Kent Stewart" References: <00ca01c41a4b$a8e81d30$210110ac@ARLETTE> <200404040737.09696.kstewart@owt.com> <012601c41a5d$4bf562b0$210110ac@ARLETTE> <200404041103.32359.kstewart@owt.com> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:04:00 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: Can't get KDE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 19:04:05 -0000 > 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