From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 01:50:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E2DC106566B for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:50:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail2.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:107:1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E33C8FC1B for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:50:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@es.net) Received: from [192.168.1.149] (c-76-103-90-90.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [76.103.90.90]) (authenticated bits=0) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n1A1oH9v014638 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:50:18 -0800 Message-ID: <4990DD5A.6090807@es.net> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:50:18 -0800 From: Deb Heller-Evans User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Marc G. Fournier" References: <20090209211505.O14664@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20090209211505.O14664@hub.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Proofpoint-SPF-Result: softfail X-Proofpoint-SPF-Record: v=spf1 mx a:mail1.es.net a:mail2.es.net a:mail3.es.net a:mail4.es.net a:mail.es.net a:mailgw.es.net a:postal1.es.net a:postal2.es.net a:postal3.es.net ~all X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.7400:2.4.4, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-02-09_11:2009-02-05, 2009-02-09, 2009-02-09 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0811170000 definitions=main-0902090187 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg && 7-current && ( kde || nvidia driver ) == desktop crash X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:50:20 -0000 I ran into the same kind of issue. FWIW, I had better luck downloading the nVidia drivers from the website which includes modifying the kernel. I can now do all kinds of extra things, like spanning 2 monitors, etc (on workstations). I can dig up my notes if you intend to go this route at some point... d Deb Heller-Evans Energy Science Network MS-50A-3101 Berkeley, CA 94720 510/495-2243 Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > Okay, I've exhausted every google search I can think of, and not > getting anywhere, so now to ask ... > > Just upgraded my motherboard / CPU (old one fried out) ... picked up > an ASUS P5Q with a Quad Core Intel CPU ... everything boots / runs > fine, until I try and start up X ... > > If I use the 'nv' driver in my X conig file, and the twm window > manager, everything starts up fine, I can load Firefox, etc, etc ... > > As soon as I switch from nv -> nvidia and start, the screen goes blank > and the machine reboots ... > > If I switch from nvidia -> nv and use '/usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde', > the screen goes blank, and the machine reboots ... > > I just installed icewm, and using that, everything loads up fine too ... > > So, I figure there is something that I'm either missing in my install, > or that I've configured wrong that kde is trying to use, but I'm at a > lose as to what ... > > Can anyone help? > > Thanks ... > > > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . > scrappy@hub.org > Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >