From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 30 13:07:29 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5378810656B3 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:07:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [65.122.17.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 236988FC2A for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:07:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bigwig.baldwin.cx (66.111.2.69.static.nyinternet.net [66.111.2.69]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C403946B17; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:07:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jhbbsd.hudson-trading.com (unknown [209.249.190.8]) by bigwig.baldwin.cx (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0A1678A01F; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:07:28 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, Kenneth Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:06:23 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <7341706.1254293628593.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <7341706.1254293628593.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200909300806.23872.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (bigwig.baldwin.cx); Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:07:28 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.1 at bigwig.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on bigwig.baldwin.cx Cc: Jules Gilbert Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:07:29 -0000 On Wednesday 30 September 2009 2:53:48 am Kenneth wrote: > Can anyone help with a syscons error when loading the screen saver on boot up (yes, I know I don't need it if I use X, but I would like to get it working)? > > The error looks like... > Configuring syscons: keyrate blanktime screensaver module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709a7a0, 0) error 19 > > I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 running freeBSD 7.2 from a 4G usb drive. > > My Compaq has a GeForce 8200m G on vgapci0. > #dmesg | grep nvidia > vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_busmaster > vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io > nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > nvidia0: [ITHREAD] > > And my /boot/loader.conf has... > nvidia_load="YES" (just recently built..pkg_info says "nvidia-driver-185.18.29") > > And my /etc/rc.conf has (among other things)... > blanktime="300" > saver="rain" > hald_enable="YES" > dbus_enable="YES" > > Let me know, and I'll send whatever information you need. The nvidia driver is completely unrelated to syscons. I think the rain saver is failing because it doesn't think the relevant graphics mode is available. Maybe check for this message in /var/log/messages? log(LOG_NOTICE, "%s: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320\n", SAVER_NAME); return (ENODEV); -- John Baldwin