From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 5 16:57:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 220F837B404 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:57:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 255-225.ip.ll.net (255-201.ip.ll.net [209.131.255.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C8F443FA3 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:57:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jimd_NOSPAM@siu.edu) Received: from siu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebsd2.localnet10 (8.12.9/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h55NuZNL000364 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:56:38 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <200306052356.h55NuZNL000364@freebsd2.localnet10> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:56:35 -0500 (CDT) From: jimd_NOSPAM@siu.edu To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <3EDF3F1A.70403@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: cvsup 06/05/2003 breaks nvidia driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jimd@siu.edu List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 23:57:52 -0000 Thanks for the suggestion about recompiling the nvidia driver, but I do after each kernel compile and install, so that isn't the answer, though not a bad idea. Recompiles of both the Linux-nvidia-port and the standalone-nvidia driver failed, so I am in the process, now, of backing out of everything that was updated. Are there any suggestions for better diagnosing of the problem? On 5 Jun, Scott Long wrote: > jimd_NOSPAM@siu.edu wrote: >> I am not on my 5.1-BETA2 system right now, so I don't have any useful >> details, but after CVSuping /usr/src early 05/06/2003 (after midnight), then >> build world and recompiling and installing "my" kernel, the nvidia driver >> "checks out" when X is loaded with a failure to initialize the driver. >> >> The system in question has run 5.1-BETA1 and earlier 5.1-BETA2 code before >> without any nvidia driver problem. >> >> In the meantime, any suggestions on how to provide useful information, other >> than just the XFree86.0.log file, would be helpful. I have used both of the >> "native" nvidia driver and the ports-linux version (once), but tend to stay >> with the "native" version (1.0-3203). > > There was yet another ABI change recently that affected the nvidia > driver. The only thing to do is just recompile that driver. > > Scott