From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 7 18:04:12 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14694335 for ; Sat, 7 Mar 2015 18:04:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-x22c.google.com (mail-wg0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 98D2FF6C for ; Sat, 7 Mar 2015 18:04:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgha1 with SMTP id a1so15730466wgh.1 for ; Sat, 07 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=/flqnZuE+vHYfchexPz9nzrjC6o0EB48ObVj5nUkrJE=; b=gHTsa2gIVCueMQ+ZnAgqVEki9CHiGBb4q+Lh+RPpK5HpZ8zhymS4fjCmBbwKET03M5 kEpXk8N+Mj1Xh+oJ5e/r87GbaDnlAv+2qMF4IPtuxcOl+se2NLwSifzQg6o2qjx+tM0K VOAxLPUY2puSNPSiZ0FPZzKnQ1cD3X7f3m7xQ1K2Dsd02zMykpccKkI2nV4P+Vzsa4IG 2HlqUrhTF1mDpRFevIwH+9l167QMqGVMC1bWqHYoy4MuNZyOAzNes22jXv2gr93q36xO p3LXPJ9jawI6rfluINkISx0Pp242RaKjjG2NrcqUh6vWzGUrSBgSdiT6YHis88CxkF90 jViA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.90.197 with SMTP id by5mr44847324wib.70.1425751449230; Sat, 07 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.27.214.136 with HTTP; Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.27.214.136 with HTTP; Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150307163942.GG34815@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu> References: <20150307163942.GG34815@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Xorg problems From: Waitman Gobble To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, scrat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 18:04:12 -0000 On Mar 7, 2015 8:45 AM, "William Bulley" wrote: > > According to scrat on Sat, 03/07/15 at 11:33: > > > > How do I fix the error: > > Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. > > Configuration failed > > I had a very similar problem just the other day. > > Check the version of your x11/nvidia-driver port: > > unix% pkg info | grep -i nvidia > nvidia-driver-340.76 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering > nvidia-settings-340.24_1 Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver > nvidia-xconfig-310.14 Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver > > The latest nvidia-driver at: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=nvidia-driver&stype=name > > is nvidia-driver-346.47 and this newer version does not support the > older graphics hardware in your Dell Inspiron laptop. If this does > not apply to your situation, then nevermind, but if it does apply > to you, then you need to downgrade nvidia-driver-346.47 to the > older nvidia-driver-340.76 which you can get (download) from the > NVIDIA download site. I hope this helps. > > Regards, > > web... > > -- > > /"\ ASCII RIBBON / William Bulley > \ / CAMPAIGN AGAINST / > X HTML E-MAIL AND / E-MAIL: web@umich.edu > / \ LISTSERV POSTINGS / > > 72 characters width template ----------------------------------------->| > _______________________________________________ > 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" The 1501 is a $50 laptop from 2006? i dont know that nvidia is the right driver, I think it has ATI before AMD bought it. This would have been around the time FreeBSD 7.0 was HEAD i think? curious??? If this is the same 1501 that featured the first Dell computer to use AMD chip then probably best to evaluate throwing it in the dumpster. :) Waitman Gobble Los Altos California USA 510 830 7975