Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:55:46 -0500 (EST) From: Wesley Morgan <morganw@chemikals.org> To: "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What laptop do you recommend? Message-ID: <20060316074008.A48679@volatile.chemikals.org> In-Reply-To: <441917C2.6090107@gmx.de> References: <20060315223738.36D0D45041@ptavv.es.net> <20060315200342.W48679@volatile.chemikals.org> <441917C2.6090107@gmx.de>
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: > Try to rely completely on auto detection and don't enter any features of > your monitor in your xorg.conf (such as modes or frequencies). Lately > the auto detection seems to work much better. That's how I already have/had it. Turns out the driver needs the VM86_INT10CALL option enabled to properly probe the EDID and set up the display. > > Wesley Morgan wrote: >>> >>> You need to add nvidia_load to your /boot/loader.conf file and then run >>> nvidia-xconfig to update your xorg config file. >> >> With the nvidia driver, I end up with only a partial display -- ie, the >> LCD stretch kicks in and a full 75% or more of the display is "off >> screen". Haven't been able to figure out why... >> >> > > -- This .signature sanitized for your protection
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