From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 28 12:54:43 2008 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 11FEA1065687 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:54:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mbeis@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr16.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr16.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E6338FC32 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:54:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mbeis@xs4all.nl) Received: from yokozuna.lan (213-84-73-82.adsl.xs4all.nl [80.101.78.208]) by smtp-vbr16.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id mBSCgLjO004321 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:42:22 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mbeis@xs4all.nl) Received: from yokozuna.lan (yokozuna.lan [127.0.0.1]) by yokozuna.lan (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mBSCgLMj085977; Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:42:21 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mbeis@xs4all.nl) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:42:21 +0100 From: Marco Beishuizen To: af300wsm@gmail.com Message-ID: <20081228134221.4c112923@yokozuna.lan> In-Reply-To: <001636458c861e94e4045ef719cf@google.com> References: <001636458c861e94e4045ef719cf@google.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Having issues with the nvidia driver on my box 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, 28 Dec 2008 12:54:43 -0000 On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:14:38 +0000 af300wsm@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > For several reasons, one of which was to use the nvidia driver for > my board, I switched from amd64 to i386. So, I installed the driver > and although things are working I'm getting this on console 0: > > NVRM: AGP cannot be enabled on this combination of the amd CPU and OS > kernel NVRM: kernel upgrade recommended > > So, when I installed the nvidia driver I said to enable AGP. > (Figuring only that this is an AGP board, why not?) My graphical > environment works but I'd like to resolve this. Also, I think that > some little quirks in my display can be attributed to this, but I'm > not sure. Is there some sort of kernel option I must include and > build my own kernel? > > Thanks, > Andy > > ps in case it matters, my board is rather "old." I purchased it 4 > years ago and as I'm not a gamer, it suffices quite nicely. Here's > the driver I had to install for support of this chip: Did you install the latest Nvidia driver? Perhaps your card isn't supported anymore. Nvidia dropped some "older" chipsets in their latest driver. You can try "nvidia-driver-96xx" or "nvidia-driver-71xx" in the ports. I hope this helps. regards Marco -- Economies of scale: The notion that bigger is better. In particular, that if you want a certain amount of computer power, it is much better to buy one biggie than a bunch of smallies. Accepted as an article of faith by people who love big machines and all that complexity. Rejected as an article of faith by those who love small machines and all those limitations.