From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 14:26:44 2007 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 CC80D16A418 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:26:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from flz@xbsd.org) Received: from postfix1-g20.free.fr (postfix1-g20.free.fr [212.27.60.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99D1613C469 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:26:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from flz@xbsd.org) Received: from smtp6-g19.free.fr (smtp6-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.36]) by postfix1-g20.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 995D919D322B for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp6-g19.free.fr (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp6-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8153FCAF7E; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.xbsd.org (xbsd.org [82.233.2.192]) by smtp6-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5EE3CAF62; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:33 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost.xbsd.org [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.xbsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E98D1196E; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:33 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at xbsd.org Received: from smtp.xbsd.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (srv1.xbsd.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id N6V5TJm61zdP; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:27 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mayday.esat.net (mayday.esat.net [193.95.134.156]) by smtp.xbsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AF0E117C4; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:27 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <46EA959C.5060206@xbsd.org> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:07:24 +0100 From: Florent Thoumie User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070808) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lowell Gilbert References: <44myvpz9u5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <44myvpz9u5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Scott I. Remick" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nVidia driver with Xorg 7.3? 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: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:26:44 -0000 Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "Scott I. Remick" writes: > >> Anyone tried the current nVidia-driver with the new X.org 7.3? I heard >> that there was a general (non-FreeBSD-specific) incompatibility, but just >> saw that 7.3 was now in the ports system. > > It's broken. Apparently the X.org drop uses a new ABI. [Thanks for > the note; I wouldn't have fully tested my upgrade otherwise.] > > I guess I'll be dropping back to the open-source "nv" driver for now. > Mssr. Thoumie: could you add a warning to the UPDATING entry? Thanks for reminding me, will do in a second. You have to make sure the Composite extension is disabled and start Xorg with startx -- -ignoreABI. Nvidia will be releasing a compatible driver shortly. -- Florent Thoumie flz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD Committer