From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 26 22:51:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BE6D1065674 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:51:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc3-s12.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc3-s12.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.116.87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E83B38FC16 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:51:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU0-SMTP272 ([65.55.116.74]) by blu0-omc3-s12.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:51:49 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [174.109.142.1] X-Originating-Email: [carmel_ny@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ([174.109.142.1]) by BLU0-SMTP272.phx.gbl over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:51:48 -0700 Received: from scorpio (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: carmel_ny@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3RlyKv1zYcz2CG4t for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:51:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:51:46 -0400 From: Carmel To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20110826172328.67f707d7@cox.net> References: <20110826172328.67f707d7@cox.net> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.24.5; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Aug 2011 22:51:48.0653 (UTC) FILETIME=[BCE33DD0:01CC6442] Subject: Re: Problem with nvidia-driver and "X" after upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:51:50 -0000 On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:23:28 -0500 Conrad J. Sabatier articulated: > On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:30:47 -0400 > Carmel wrote: > > > After updating my system as per the UPDATING file, I now find that > > the Nvidia driver no longer works with Xorg. > > [snip] > > Hmm, very strange. I've been updating ports left and right the last > couple of days (including both libproxy and libnotify), with no > unpleasant results re: nvidia-driver. > > Could there be anything else in your Xorg.0.log that might help to > pinpoint the problem? I found the problem. I had downloaded the source files for BSD a few days ago; however, I never rebuild the kernel or world. When the nvidia driver got rebuild it was evidently using those new files. I got the answer while Googling. When trying to manually load the driver, I received this error message: kldload: can't load nvidia: Exec format error Evidently, this is a known phenomena with the nvidia-driver. So, after rebuild World/Kernel and installing same and then rebuilding the nvidia-driver, all is well again. Now, in my not so humble opinion, there should be some sort of warning in the driver dialog, or at least in the port description that warns of this behavior. It could have save3d me several hours of needless searching. Hours that I will never get back. :) -- Carmel ✌ carmel_ny@hotmail.com