From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 12 20:56:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC7EE16A418 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:56:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from developer@grinz.com) Received: from mail.boomhaus.com (emerson.grinz.com [64.219.233.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DE1413C447 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:56:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from developer@grinz.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.boomhaus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345642AD for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:56:20 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at emerson.grinz.com Received: from mail.boomhaus.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (emerson.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id fgBn387k3jn7 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:56:19 -0600 (CST) Received: from grinzport.grinz.com (localhost.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.boomhaus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1D34241 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:56:19 -0600 (CST) Received: from 68.18.203.96 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ross.emerson.grinz.com) by grinzport.grinz.com with HTTP; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:56:19 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <56277.68.18.203.96.1200160579.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:56:19 -0600 (CST) From: "Ross Gohlke" To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Xorg can't find my graphics card X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: developer@grinz.com List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:56:53 -0000 I have successfully installed FreeBSD7.0-RC1 on a 733MHz G4 tower w/ CD-ROM: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_733.html I was encouraged by Peter Grehan's report of getting Xorg working on a computer with the same graphics card (GeForce2 MX) as mine: http://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc I am not new to FreeBSD, but I am new to X11. Xorg finished installing, so I should be able to configure and test it. #pico /usr/local/etc/xorg.conf ... ############## Graphics Device Selection ############## Section "Monitor" Identifier "ViewSonic PF790" HorizSync 30-97 VertRefresh 50-160 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "GeForce2 MX" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" Driver "nv" BusID "PCI:0:16:0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "GeForce2 MX" Driver "nv" BusID "PCI:0:16:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "GeForce2 MX" Monitor "ViewSonic PF790" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubSection EndSection ... I tried the same with generic vga driver #Xorg -config /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf ... (EE) No devices detected ... #pico /var/log/Xorg.0.log ... (--) PCI:*(0:16:0) nVidia Corporation NV11 (GeForce2 MX/MX 400) rev 161, [...] ... Pardon my paraphrasing, but I have to retype what I see. It seems to load the nv driver ok, but it can't find the card. the nvidia drivers are i386 only. Do I need agp or something for this card? What am I doing wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated. Ross