From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 15 08:28:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2F1116A4CE; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:28:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from itchy.rabson.org (mailgate.nlsystems.com [80.177.232.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A30943D2F; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:28:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dfr@nlsystems.com) Received: from ns0.nlsystems.com (ns0.nlsystems.com [80.177.232.243]) by itchy.rabson.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7F8S4qd070301; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:28:04 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from dfr@nlsystems.com) From: Doug Rabson To: Kenneth Culver Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:28:17 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <200408141934.24107.dfr@nlsystems.com> <20040815012413.GA1872@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <20040814221106.ggww0cgosos808wc@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040814221106.ggww0cgosos808wc@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200408150928.17985.dfr@nlsystems.com> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on itchy.rabson.org X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.75.1, clamav-milter version 0.75c on itchy.rabson.org X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Tim Robbins Subject: Re: New nvidia drivers available X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:28:08 -0000 On Sunday 15 August 2004 03:11, Kenneth Culver wrote: > Quoting Tim Robbins : > > On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 07:34:24PM +0100, Doug Rabson wrote: > >> The latest 6113 build of the nvidia graphics drivers has just > >> appeared on nvidia's web site. Check out > >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-6113.html if you are > >> currently using the nvidia proprietary drivers. This driver works > >> nicely on FreeBSD-current and while this version is not > >> thread-safe, it does not conflict with libpthread or libthr's use > >> of %gs so you don't have to map everything down to libc_r any more > >> :-). > > > > Are you aware of any plans to release an AMD64 build of the driver? > > Also, AGP doesn't seem to want to work with my ASUS k8v deluxe > motherboard. I don't know about that - I'm currently using the nvidia built-in agp support. > > I tried to use FreeBSD's agp.ko, and with that, the screen just goes > blank and I > have to push the reset button, and I tried with nvidia's agp, and > this is what the sysctl values say: > > hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 8x 4x > hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported > hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: supported > hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000e1b:0x00000000 > hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: disabled > hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: n/a (unused) > hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: n/a (disabled) > hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: n/a (disabled) > hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: n/a (disabled) > > Is there something special to do in order to enable AGP (other than > change the value in the X config, and compile the kernel module > right)?? The agp.status bits should change value after X starts. I think if you want to use FreeBSD's agp driver, you need to edit nv-freebsd.h and define NV_SUPPORT_OS_AGP. If that doesn't work, your best bet is to post in the support forum at http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14.