From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 28 03:59:50 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B102716A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:59:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.wardco.com (wardco.com [64.175.20.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C45343D54 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:59:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ward@wardco.com) Received: from [64.175.20.106] (helo=[192.168.23.2]) by mail.wardco.com with esmtp (Exim 4.44 (FreeBSD)) id 1D5c4U-000GwC-2j for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:59:50 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:58:59 -0800 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ward Willats Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Subject: 5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:59:50 -0000 Hello Everyone. I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg. Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all right now. I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen. The "nvidia-driver" port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember it complaining...) The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a magic way to "wrap" them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is. Anyway, the Vesa driver would be good enough for my needs, and indeed, it easily drives the card to various resolutions, but all the built-in modes are with a 60hz refresh rate and the flicker drives me nuts. Guess I can concoct a custom modeline to raise the refresh rate with the vesa driver, but that seems like a pretty primitive way to go here in THE FUTURE. So thought I'd ask if you folks had any suggestions. Thanks, -- Ward