From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 12 21:41:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2346C16A46B for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:41:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout1.cac.washington.edu (mxout1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.134]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 032A113C4AD for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:41:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from hymn01.u.washington.edu (hymn01.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.55]) by mxout1.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.05) with ESMTP id l5CLfXXp000951 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:41:33 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hymn01.u.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l5CLfXUi030813 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:41:33 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.55.52.2] by hymn01.u.washington.edu via HTTP; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:41:33 PDT Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:41:33 -0700 (PDT) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20070612232034.4048a3fa.jlalarcon@nerdshack.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.6.12.141932 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='NO_REAL_NAME 0, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Cc: Subject: Re: Failed to load module "nv" ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:41:34 -0000 On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:42:19 +0200 > "Kiffin Gish" wrote: > >> The other day I upgraded to xorg 7.2 but when I run startx I get the >> following error message: >> >> --> Failed to load module "nv" >> > Hi Kiffin. > > Change your /etc/X11/xorg.conf archive. the line now is: > > Driver "nv" > > must be: > > Driver "nvidia" > > Hope this help. > > Regards. > > Jose. > >> Rather that using the nvidia driver from the ports I had earlier downloaded >> the official freebsd driver from the nvidia site, but had installed it into >> the old xorg environment under /usr/X11R6. >> >> Do I need to reinstall it but this time in the new environment? >> >> Is that then under /usr/X11R6? >> >> How do I tell the make script to point it there, export X11BASE? >> >> Or should I remove this driver altogether and go with the official ports >> one? >> >> Thanks a lot in advance for all your help. >> >> -- >> Kiffin Rex Gish >> Gouda, The Netherlands >> > > -- > http://www.lordofunix.org/ > > Not Registered GNU/Hurd User. > Registered BSD User 51101. > Registered Linux User #213309. > Memories..... You are talking about memories. > Rick Deckard. Blade Runner. ** x11-drivers/nvidia-driver only works with i386 at this time. -Garrett