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Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:07:52 -0400
From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: nvidia drivers
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On 9/15/05, Sean <rsh.lists@comcast.net> wrote:
> I am using a test system and have been try to get the nvidia drivers=20
> working.
>=20
> I am running freebsd 5.3 release, nvidia ultra 6800 256mb, and tried=20
> installing the drivers using the port.
>=20

I have installed the nvidia driver a few times and it has worked, but
I've gone to the nvidia website and followed their directions, rather
than using the port.

> Went through all the info I can find and tried various things and no luck=
.

Have you read nvidia's README at
http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-7676.html ?

In the default version distributed by nVidia, you have to disable
FreeBSD's AGP support or the nvidia driver will refuse to load.  I
don't know if the port builds it with that configuration or not.

- Bob