Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 13:30:38 -0400 From: David Gurvich <david.freebsd@verizon.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using nvidia-driver with 6-x/CURRENT Message-ID: <200505091330.38204.david.freebsd@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <20050509164825.GA24749@fit.vutbr.cz> References: <200505081828.08055.david.freebsd@verizon.net> <20050509164825.GA24749@fit.vutbr.cz>
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If you use burncd instead of cdrecord there is no need for atapicam in the kernel or as a module. It appears you are only using for your CD drives. For simple burning, burncd is enough. On Monday 09 May 2005 12:48, Rudolf Cejka wrote: > David Gurvich wrote (2005/05/08): > > I was able to install v.7174 from the port after modifying nv-freebsd.h. > > This consisted of commenting out the portion where an error is given if > > the freebsd version is greater than 6. > > Hello, thanks for the information. I tried today's current with the new > nvidia driver and here are my first rough experiences: > > - I adjusted Makefile and distinfo from 6113 to 7174, then removed all > patches for 6113 in directory files and put here just one patch for > nv-freebsd.h, which removes above mentioned error. There seems to be > needed more adjustments for the port, but wow - I'm able after very > long time with my NVidia FX5200 to switch between graphics and text mode > again - great. > > - However when updating to the todays -current, I had to disable atapicam > from my kernel, because it stopped my system from booting. It hanged > after acd1 message - here are the last booting lines: > ... > sym0: <875> port 0xd000-0xd0ff mem > 0xfbefec00-0xfbefecff,0xfbefd000-0xfbefdfff irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci2 > sym0: Symbios NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, SE, parity checking > sym0: open drain IRQ line driver, using on-chip SRAM > sym0: using LOAD/STORE-based firmware. > sym0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > ... > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing. > ad0: 76319MB <WDC WD800JB-00ETA0 77.07W77> at ata0-master UDMA100 > acd0: CDRW <HL-DT-ST GCE-8520B/1.04> at ata1-master UDMA33 > acd1: CDROM <CDU5211/YYS7> at ata1-slave UDMA33 > > When I removed SCSI controller from my computer, I was able to boot > the kernel again, but it paniced shortly. However removing atapicam > from kernel configuration seems to be sufficient. In kernel without > atapicam, kldload atapicam seems that it does nothing, kldunload atapicam > panics the system with current process = 33 (swi2: cambio).
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