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Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Wed, 20 May 2009 06:39:27 -0700 Message-ID: <20090520063927.53hhbmnhckossg40@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 06:39:27 -0700 From: Chris H To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <7859_1242786313_4A136A09_7859_88_1_4A136A08.10004@solnetsolutions.co.nz> <20090520062704.5ajcgi8m00ckw88g@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <20090520062704.5ajcgi8m00ckw88g@webmail.1command.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) 4.1 Professional (not for redistribution) / UNIX Subject: Re: nv driver on Dell Latitude 830 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 13:39:37 -0000 Quoting Chris H : > Greetings... > > Quoting Jonathan Chen : > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm running 7.2-STABLE/amd64 on a Dell 830, and have been attempting >> to get XOrg working with the "nv" driver. However, it fails with: >> >> X.Org X Server 1.6.1 >> Release Date: 2009-4-14 >> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 >> Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.2-PRERELEASE amd64 >> Current Operating System: FreeBSD jonathan.chen 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD >> 7.2-STABLE #0: Tue May 19 09:24:33 NZST 2009 >> root@jonathan.chen:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >> Build Date: 11 May 2009 08:36:27AM >> >> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org >> to make sure that you have the latest version. >> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, >> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed May 20 13:27:55 2009 >> (==) Using config file: "/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf" >> (EE) Failed to load module "xtrap" (module does not exist, 0) >> (EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0) >> (EE) NV(0): Failed to determine the amount of available video memory >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. >> >> Fatal server error: >> no screens found >> >> Is there any hope of getting this to work? > > Yes there is, and you'll be happy to know I just got done smooting > my X install out - just in time to try using the latest driver > from the nVidia site (but that's a story for another time). > > To the point; to best serve you, one will need to see the output from > /var/log/Xorg.0.log, and a copy of your xorg.conf file. Without this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ EDIT That /should/ have read /var/run/dmesg.boot > information /nobody/ can posibly know where you/it went wrong. You > would do well to search the posts I made yesterday in a thread. Search > for mtrr: invalid argument. I posted all the info you already should have. ;) > But you'll see a good example to get some ideas for your own. > > Have fun. > > --Chris out... > >> -- >> Jonathan Chen >> Solnet Solutions Limited T: +64 9 9775800 >> Level 7, Brookfields House, F: +64 9 9775801 >> 19 Victoria Street, DDI: +64 9 9775871 >> PO Box 6619, M: +64 21 635618 >> Auckland 1141, New Zealand http://www.solnetsolutions.co.nz/ >> >> >> Attention: >> This email may contain information intended for the sole use of >> the original recipient. Please respect this when sharing or >> disclosing this email's contents with any third party. If you >> believe you have received this email in error, please delete it >> and notify the sender or postmaster@solnetsolutions.co.nz as >> soon as possible. The content of this email does not necessarily >> reflect the views of Solnet Solutions Ltd. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >