Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 22:12:52 -0700 From: Justin Lundy <jbl@subterrain.net> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: MET <met@uberstats.com> Subject: Re: NVIDIA GeForce4 440 GoTM video controller with 64MB Message-ID: <20021002051252.GA87691@subterrain.net> In-Reply-To: <002201c265a5$abd83e00$6401a8c0@SURVIVAL> References: <002201c265a5$abd83e00$6401a8c0@SURVIVAL>
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Of interest to you will be the FreeBSD NVIDIA Driver Initiative web site. They provide documentation and downloads for using the Linux NVIDIA drivers under emulation mode as well as a native driver which is only lacking 3D support. http://nvidia.netexplorer.org/ --jbl On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 05:42:23PM -0400, MET wrote: > I just bought a new Dell laptop, Inspiron 8200. I'm trying to install > XFree86 and KDE 3.0. So here's what I've done. I've installed FBSD > 4.6.2 which installs XFree86 4.2.0. At the end of install it asks me if > I want to configure the X Server, so I say yes. The screen goes blank > as if its attempting to load the gray background w/ the mouse we've all > seen before. However, it goes nuts with some blue-ish shacking thing. > I quickly press ctrl-alt-backspace which safely returns me to the CUI. > Not knowing how to fix this I sent a similar questions to > freebsd-questions and wasn't able to get specific responses, but I was > suggested to go to this mailing list (so here I am). > > So I'm at a stand still...how do I get XFree86 to work if I can't even > configure it? Someone on the questions list suggested that the correct > NVIDIA drivers probably aren't installed, if so, I noticed that NVIDIA > does offer Linux drivers for my card...should I install those? And if > so....how? > > Please someone help!! I don't want to use Windows...or even Linux for > that matter. > > ~ Matthew > > P.S. I did get KDE 3 built and installed properly, but naturally I > can't view it. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- --jbl [subterrain / techitch] --email : jbl@subterrain.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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