From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 28 06:14:00 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE9BD16A473 for ; Mon, 28 May 2007 06:13:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gram@geekraver.com) Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net (vms044pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEEE113C44B for ; Mon, 28 May 2007 06:13:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gram@geekraver.com) Received: from server.geekraver.com ([71.112.38.70]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JIQ00LYHMNAY9JC@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 01:13:59 -0500 (CDT) Received: from GRAMPC ([::ffff:192.168.0.66]) (AUTH: LOGIN gram, TLS: TLSv1/SSLv3,128bits,AES128-SHA) by server.geekraver.com with esmtp; Sun, 27 May 2007 23:14:11 -0700 Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 23:13:22 -0700 From: "Graham Wheeler" To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-id: <4F65C8D579D942EB8ADB1D01F29F59D0@GRAMPC> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16386 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-index: Aceg70s2bZRNAd45SIyxtPIVNn4ANw== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Can't get nvidia driver to behave X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 06:14:00 -0000 Hi all Quick summary: I have nvidia driver and Gnome configured - gdm login screen displays fine but once I log in my screen blanks ("out of range") and I get the same out of range issue even when I switch to consoles - from that point on I can see nothing on my display and can only ssh in from remote hosts until I reboot. I had X working okay before I installed NVidia's driver, but the best resolution I got was 1440x1050, while my monitor (a Sceptre x20 LCD) supports 1680x1050 natively. My video card is a GeForce 6200. I'm using a KVM but I don't think that's a problem as I have a Mac Mini connected to the same KVM driving the monitor just fine. But that does mean I'm using VGA connector, not DVI. After installing NVidia's driver I ran the nvidia-xconfig utility to generate a config file. I am not specifying any modelines (I don't know what the settings would be for this monitor); I have tried with and without specifying HSync and VRefresh ranges, and with/without specifying tin driver options that I am using a DFP, not CRT. Using Ctrl-Alt-+ doesn't seem to help. Can anyone suggest anything before I abandon hope and go back to the non-proprietary driver and 1440x1050 res? Thanks!