Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:58:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> To: Luca Pizzamiglio <l.pizzamiglio@bally-wulff.de> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID Message-ID: <1332341888.45829.YahooMailNeo@web160101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4F69AD9C.9070302@bally-wulff.de> References: <1332322627.84169.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <4F69AD9C.9070302@bally-wulff.de>
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> From: Luca Pizzamiglio <l.pizzamiglio@bally-wulff.de> > To: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> > Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:29 AM > Subject: Re: X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID > > Hi Unga, > > is this an Optimus laptop? > NVidia's Optimus technology has no support on FreeBSD. > you can only use the Intel graphic controller patching the kernel and > using the experimental xorg tree (in this list you can find kernel > patches and instruction about the experimental tree). > > Best regards, > Luca > > > > This is an opt > > On 03/21/12 10:37, Unga wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I have a laptop running FreeBSD 9.0 and it has two display controllers. >> >> "pciconf -lv" shows following: >> >> vgapci1@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0xc0a5144d chip=0x01168086 > rev=0x09 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated > Graphics Controller' >> class = display >> subclass = VGA >> >> vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030200 card=0xc0a5144d chip=0x0df410de > rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'nVidia Corporation' >> device = 'GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3]' >> class = display >> subclass = 3D >> >> >> I need to use the Nvidia display controller and the xorg-7.5.1 and the > Nvidia driver (ver. 295.20) is installed in the system. >> >> I have added BusID as follows in the xorg.conf: >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "Device0" >> Driver "nvidia" >> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" >> BusID "PCI:1:0:0" >> EndSection >> >> But the Xorg still doesn't come up and complain following: >> (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 295.20 Mon Feb 6 21:10:33 PST 2012 >> (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs >> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0 >> (EE) No devices detected. >> >> Fatal server error: >> no screens found >> >> >> GeForce GT 555M is supported by the ver. 295.20 of the Nvidia driver for > FreeBSD. >> >> Appreciate very much your help in this regard. >> >> Best regards >> Unga >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ----- Original Message ----- Thanks Luca for the reply. Yep, its a Nvidia card with the Optimus technology (GeForce GT 555M). But the Nvidia driver documentation say the card is supported on FreeBSD (http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x86-295.20-driver.html). That's the very reason bought this laptop. Any ideas? Unga
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