Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:40:18 +0100 From: "Karel J. Bosschaart" <karelj@kayjay.nl> To: craig <craig.freebsd@online.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia driver problem Message-ID: <20050110124018.GA4822@kayjay.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <41E261E9.5040800@online.de> References: <41E261E9.5040800@online.de>
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On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:07:21PM +0100, craig wrote:
> hi all,
>
> i am having a problem getting the nvidia-provided freebsd drivers to
> work correctly.
> specifically, although the bsd-provided nv drivers work (albeit without
> any accel), when i switch to the nvidia-provided nvidia drivers, xorg
> loads into 8bit colour mode - which looks terrible!
>
> looking in /var/log/Xorg.0.log doesnt provide any clues (to me, at
> least!). there are no terrible errors or dire warnings that seem related.
> (find attached)
>
> and, as best as i can tell, my /etc/X11/xorg.conf seems just fine.
> (also find attached)
Not sure if it helps, but try adding the line
DefaultDepth 24
to the "Screen" section:
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Card0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 24
> Modes "1600x1200"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
Good luck,
Karel.
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