Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:25:36 -0500 From: Shawn Webb <lattera@gmail.com> To: Henry Hu <henry.hu.sh@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: nvidia-driver fails to load gui Message-ID: <CADt0fhzR6bATHdqqGQNM43x%2Bbj-tS1%2BbU4MYSfQqj32DfvJP1A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAEJt7haY5Zzr%2BwBRLKA9hYdp2vLL6PQ3fnLV26D47hzo1_X7Aw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADt0fhw9yPYpuRCNE6M92z9BbxyAsuXLf_FeWoPxYQWW-LHmgg@mail.gmail.com> <CAEJt7hasT44g8iMVy34rVOFPJsBxYS67F_3M6M=0v0UJjTYp9Q@mail.gmail.com> <CADt0fhyUnXYs5_JEOPS4H=LqUgVQCqMKcMTzaG58jTfEO-Y2%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> <CAEJt7haY5Zzr%2BwBRLKA9hYdp2vLL6PQ3fnLV26D47hzo1_X7Aw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Henry Hu <henry.hu.sh@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Shawn Webb <lattera@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Henry Hu <henry.hu.sh@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Shawn Webb <lattera@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey All, >>>> >>>> More new laptop woes. The good-ish news is that the VESA driver works, >>>> but >>>> x11/nvidia-driver doesn't. I'm on a Lenovo Y50-70. When I run `startx`, >>>> it >>>> appears that xorg switches to a new vty, but doesn't actually bring up >>>> the >>>> UI. I see a new console (as in vty) with a cursor at the top left >>>> corner. >>>> >>>> xorg.conf is pasted here: http://ix.io/1Dr >>>> Xorg.0.log is pasted here: http://ix.io/1Dq >>>> >>>> I'll just use the VESA driver for now, but it'd be nice to be able to >>>> hook >>>> the laptop up to a second monitor or a projector, which I can't do with >>>> the >>>> VESA driver. >>>> >>> >>> Is it an optimus laptop? Have you tried uninstalling nvidia driver and >>> try the intel driver? >>> >> >> It's a Lenovo Y50-70, which is running Intel Haswell, so the intel driver >> won't work. >> > > I'm afrad that the nvidia card would not work either, at least for the > internal LCD. > Some optimus cards only provide 3d acceleration, and some are only > connected to HDMI/DisplayPort outputs. Have you tried other outputs on the > laptop? > I haven't tried the other outputs. My primary output will be the internal LCD. What would it take to get it to work?help
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