From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 15:50:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBF64106566B for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BFBB8FC14 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5AFo1RX071357 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m5AFo1Ca071356; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200806101550.m5AFo1Ca071356@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Paul Dokas Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FAA7106567A for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:40:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dokas@shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu) Received: from mail.oitsec.umn.edu (mail.oitsec.umn.edu [128.101.238.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F4068FC0A for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:40:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dokas@shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.oitsec.umn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A54C6D46A for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.oitsec.umn.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.oitsec.umn.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CxHrv+eXObxY for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:21 -0500 (CDT) Received: from shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu (shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu [160.94.247.195]) by mail.oitsec.umn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30BE26D46B for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:21 -0500 (CDT) Received: by shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 0BC0433CD3; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:20 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <20080610152621.0BC0433CD3@shoggoth.oitsec.umn.edu> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:20 -0500 (CDT) From: Paul Dokas To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: ports/124450: nvidia-driver-173.14.05 does not work on some laptops X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Dokas List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:01 -0000 >Number: 124450 >Category: ports >Synopsis: nvidia-driver-173.14.05 does not work on some laptops >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 10 15:50:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Paul Dokas >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1 i386 >Organization: University of Minnesota >Environment: System: FreeBSD host.umn.edu 7.0-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1 #24: Mon Apr 21 13:39:41 CDT 2008 root@host.umn.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HOST i386 >Description: After upgrading my laptop's install ports, X no longer starts properly. The laptop is a Dell Latitude D820 with an nVidia GeForce Go 7400 graphics card. Under the previous nvidia driver, it worked perfectly fine. With nvidia-driver-173.14.05, I'm see the same problem described here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=113929 Interestingly, this same driver works just fine on my desktop computer (Dell Precision 380 with an nVidia Quadro FX 1400). >How-To-Repeat: Upgrade certain nVidia equipted laptops to the latest nvidia-driver. >Fix: According to the link given above, the only fix is to downgrade the driver. Perhaps we could just create a new port such as x11/nvidia-driver-173 ? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: