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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...
>>
>>
>
>

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