Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:09:38 +0400 From: Yuri Pankov <yuri@darklight.org.ru> To: Dino Vliet <dino_vliet@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: max resolution with vesa driver on amd64 system running FreeBSD 6.2 Message-ID: <20070719140938.GA1092@darklight.org.ru> In-Reply-To: <649370.47002.qm@web51110.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <649370.47002.qm@web51110.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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--Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 02:21:09AM -0700, Dino Vliet wrote: > Hi folks, >=20 > I'm having problems with my monitor on freebsd. The vesa driver uses 1024= X768 while the monitor is capable of doing 1680x1050. >=20 > Observed here as well: >=20 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nv/+bug/5801 >=20 > Using the nv driver is no option because it freezes my system and I have = to turn the power down to start booting the system again. >=20 > Am I in a problematic situation now because: >=20 > 1) Vesa isn't capable of using higher resolutions? > 2) I can use NV because the driver isn't ok on my amd64 system > 3) Nvidia doesn't provide a FreeBSD version of their nvidia driver on AMD= 64 based systems? >=20 > Brgds >=20 Not an answer you want but.. Try using xf86-video-nv 2.1.2 (as opposed to 1.2.2.1, which is in ports now). All you need to do is change PORTVERSION to 2.1.2 in x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv/Makefile, delete distinfo and `make fetch makesum install'. HTH, Yuri --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBGn3CieoAklVFrLdgRAmUXAJ90d2RFXpjzDlNbtyenzVY0er+rNACfZLu2 F79ErTP5FvnL2LF1OCa/f6w= =MUYR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi--
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