From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 02:01:04 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 BB2411065673 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:01:04 +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 5AC7F8FC16 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:01:04 +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 n1A212um015589 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:01:03 -0800 Message-ID: <4990DFDF.4060809@es.net> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:01:03 -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> <4990DD5A.6090807@es.net> In-Reply-To: <4990DD5A.6090807@es.net> 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-0902090190 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 02:01:05 -0000 Oops. Brain FART... I'm in a multi-OS environment... My answer was with respect to a different OS, but it might be applicable to FreeBSD. I don't have experience with nVidia on FreeBSD. Deb Heller-Evans Energy Science Network MS-50A-3101 Berkeley, CA 94720 510/495-2243 Deb Heller-Evans wrote: > 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" >> > _______________________________________________ > 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" >