Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:42:03 +0100 From: "O. Hartmann" <ohartmann@walstatt.org> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: nvidia driver Message-ID: <20171118164203.1d28604d@thor.intern.walstatt.dynvpn.de> In-Reply-To: <aa478dad-b750-b976-852b-ac5b50877502@FreeBSD.org> References: <aa478dad-b750-b976-852b-ac5b50877502@FreeBSD.org>
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Am Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:39:15 +0200
Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> schrieb:
> I would like to clarify a couple of things about x11/nvidia-driver, becau=
se they
> don't seem to be spelled out in the package documentation (pkg-message, e=
tc).
>=20
> First, it seems that the driver requires that syscons (device sc) is comp=
iled
> into the kernel. Even if vt is actually used sc still must be present, b=
ecause
> otherwise the module would fail to load:
> > link_elf_obj: symbol sc_get_softc undefined =20
Me, too.
>=20
> Also, from my experiments it seems that switching between X and text cons=
oles
> works only with syscons. If vt is used then there is a garbage on the sc=
reen
> after switching to a text console.
> Is this true?
Yes, on some UEFI-boot only boxes vt() seems to be the only console driver =
to provide
high resolution text, but the moment nvidia.ko is loaded, the console is bl=
ack or garbled
and de facto unusable.
>=20
> Finally, it seems that syscons should not use any VESA ("graphic") modes.
> On my system the screen becomes garbled and neither X nor text consoles a=
re
> usable if I enabled any VESA mode via device hints.
>=20
> It would be nice to describe these things in pkg-message.
>=20
> Thanks!
>=20
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O. Hartmann
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Werbezwecke oder f=C3=BCr die Markt- oder Meinungsforschung (=C2=A7 28 Abs.=
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