From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 25 15:35:11 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8152937B401 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:35:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from twix.hotpop.com (twix.hotpop.com [204.57.55.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD65E43F85 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:35:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by twix.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id DA60F4F7C91 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:34:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fortytwo. (ip68-109-49-234.lu.dl.cox.net [68.109.49.234]) by smtp-2.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id BBFF41800D1; Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:34:12 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:32:22 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: Marc LeMaire Message-Id: <20030725223222.7a426edc.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> In-Reply-To: <3F218AF0.3080002@sympatico.ca> References: <3F218AF0.3080002@sympatico.ca> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.10claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with NVIDIA drivers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:35:11 -0000 After installing it run XFree86 -configure and that should create a config file. Test that. If it still crashes it is most likely a driver problem. On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:54:24 -0400 Marc LeMaire wrote: > Hello, > I've installed the nvidia drivers from the ports. I've followed the > instructions, and all the files are in their directory. But when I'm > trying to start X, the machine crash and reboot. I've looked into the > archives to see if someone had this problem but they are presently > unavailable. > > p.s.: Could it be possible that this line that I received everytime that > I fired up X be the culprit ? > "bad display name "gryphon.krockmitaine.org:0" in "remove" command. How > can I correct this ? > > This is a fresh install, 4.8, with the latest cvsup. Also, the equipment > is a GeForce 256 with a ViewSonic E790. I've included my XF86Config and > the config file for my kernel. > > Thanks in advance > > Marc >