Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:31:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Florent Thoumie <flz@xbsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nVidia driver with Xorg 7.3? Message-ID: <20070914092746.K4579@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <46EA959C.5060206@xbsd.org> References: <pan.2007.09.14.04.49.58@sremick.net> <44myvpz9u5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <46EA959C.5060206@xbsd.org>
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Florent Thoumie wrote: > Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> "Scott I. Remick" <scott@sremick.net> 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. As long as you're revising, it would be helpful to early installers if there is a note about the cyclic dependencies problem and how to fix it. Thanks! -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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