From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 29 11:45:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CE2F16A4CE for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:45:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (hak.cnd.mcgill.ca [132.216.11.133]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11F5843FEC for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:45:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hATJgG15041734; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:42:16 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: (from mat@localhost) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8/Submit) id hATJgGOT041733; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:42:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:42:16 -0500 From: Mathew Kanner To: Justin Smith Message-ID: <20031129194216.GE26657@cnd.mcgill.ca> References: <3FC4E595.5000308@drexel.edu> <200311261919.11942@harrymail> <3FC8B8CE.6040002@drexel.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3FC8B8CE.6040002@drexel.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Organization: I speak for myself, operating in Montreal, CANADA X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on hak.cnd.mcgill.ca cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nvidia problem fixed in current? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:45:08 -0000 On Nov 29, Justin Smith wrote: > > [snip] > The kernel nvidia driver worked fine in 5.1. It only STOPPED working > when I upgraded to 5.2 beta (and rebuilt and reinstalled the kernel driver). > > This is a problem of 5.2 vs 5.1 ---- something changed that stopped it > from working. Perhaps some libraries in 5.2 are no longer compatible > with the nvidia kernel driver (since it is, fundamentally, a binary > program --- one cannot recompile the core of it). > > Perhaps it's a problem with AGP in 5.2. Slowing down AGP (to 1x) allows > the nvidia driver to work but it still reboots the machine whenever I > try to do anything that involves OpenGL... > > Also, it's odd the the thing fails in such a strange manner (rebooting > the machine without any error messages). Have you tried a kernel without acpi? --Mat -- Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out. - Chekhov