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Date:      Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:37:58 -0500
From:      sweetleaf <sweetleaf@myrealbox.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problem with NVIDIA drivers
Message-ID:  <20030725173758.4a51c96b.sweetleaf@myrealbox.com>
In-Reply-To: <3F218AF0.3080002@sympatico.ca>
References:  <3F218AF0.3080002@sympatico.ca>

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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:54:24 -0400
Marc LeMaire <krockmitaine@sympatico.ca> 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
> 


Nvidia just released a new freebsd drivers tar ball. I am using it fine, just go to their website and d/l the freebsd tar.gz untar it and type make setup.



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