From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Aug 14 20:32:15 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03561378266 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:32:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ej1-x632.google.com (mail-ej1-x632.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::632]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BSw8t0XL2z47kt for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:32:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ej1-x632.google.com with SMTP id jp10so11260421ejb.0 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:32:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=e+bAPzqbDiaGD0wqWgc5d+fB/Ye8gwCGGzoDIFAb45k=; b=mpiS0+ga9gWy/w/3BWeSk41JYG4TmXwyVg0hWtUCx+lQpxePPn0lXA6En98n9iwW8M wZ9c72mmy5wICiULbK6QBFSXofl8KDhpnQqw/0HfO7ZWp9ZkGhSw+MY6F/5VRSEhGq4r YLp7AB6jObiQgpDaHWY91w3+94kCQ2TJ6MmLuyFTfMfrpU3kxlTMnh5qxX8+f1Nsum9f 6a1zowlrLdlldVgWIRZQgnOnZ7VJEpZHH5wZwcUPXteQXpfnHdNGl5KpY2DzXOOmelOO P351IlGa1gynvgqC9/PrlY7kvHvaQGL1krgz4ox9tJ/0xsdhXL1h3WkbHYWeiHe3pn8g ODVQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=e+bAPzqbDiaGD0wqWgc5d+fB/Ye8gwCGGzoDIFAb45k=; b=tk7oiD3yyPf7r/x+xNptuRFOuTjWd1tX5ckTc+muMvgI7wK2Gzt3Vdw2kbrjFVFd+c ZKXyoqECWZnBgVuOyKlBKTffoYl23pIfpfagPLMf2Lr8h5HPhkecuYVmG9xV22MeX3qz 97Mo9QkjUTlV59LBHy4wjCd3U8T/RUjyzS+nsUBSCC7lHy3xpi+fC7WPLhyg1s4Q39ai d4MZSAe0/6stDT3chRdN2RF336nqrYPFbXuthuAfNYpa6OBKbeKS9dnqBhD1yggGeEx3 78tfmuCrm7JSli4f798zJKnB1bmwLvS2vVqFtAvIBW15VjlmXy1WjfSThTZMTGvPKg0G gqmg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533NEenwI8MpPfh3nNsnc3fvD7T6rZNSayZJA4ykFJ49LLeVvVsu i2DkPA+k6kSQYUgDEuj59H2ERrNbBA9RB/SFcBlIo3wcHFaniw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw2IsTs9IGJ5IGHSUfw/c9u/ftUErpHmzHDmAwg7OUZqwqM9RnII5njj0DCnUlNBaUSumkWqLtmtSCo9ItO6zw= X-Received: by 2002:a17:907:72c8:: with SMTP id du8mr3961273ejc.237.1597437132166; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:32:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4be32bee4c39525d22592eb43f7abec8.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <683be1ac-ee0d-5b98-d8bd-50de4811e92b@mm.st> <20200814214921.fd0fda9b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20200814214921.fd0fda9b.freebsd@edvax.de> From: Waitman Gobble Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 16:32:00 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Nvidia on FreeBSD To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BSw8t0XL2z47kt X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=mpiS0+ga; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of gobblewa@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::632 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=gobblewa@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.73 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.04)[-1.039]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.01)[-1.008]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::632:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.68)[-0.684]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:32:15 -0000 On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 3:49 PM Polytropon wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 21:42:12 +0300, moridin@mm.st wrote: > > James B. Byrne via freebsd-questions wrote: > > > FreeBSD-12.1p8 > > > > > > I am forced to configure a new workstation (WS) due to an unrecoverable > > > hardware error on my old (c.2009) one. The new WS has only basic VGA on the > > > motherboard and has an Nvidia card as its primary video i/f. > > > > > > I have two monitors both connected to the card. Each works independently of > > > the other but when both are connected only one display is used. > > > > > > I have the Mate desktop installed and working. However when I try to configure > > > the monitors the display dialogue window only shows one, unknown, display and > > > the detect monitor button is not active. I also get a message stating that the > > > mate-settings-daemon cannot start. > > > > > > I need some help getting this sorted out. If someone could guide me through > > > this I would appreciate it very much. > > > > I know nothing about mate and its settings, but I remember running X on > > dual-monitor setup with nvidia. What you need is to get the output > > names from Xorg.log in /var/log (e.g. DFP-0, DFP-2) and add relevant > > config line to your /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/.conf, e.g.: > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Something here" > > Driver "nvidia" > > MetaModes "DFP-0:3840x2160,DFP-2:3840x2160" > > EndSection > > > > Check the documentation shipped with nvidia-driver for more options. > > I have been using a dual-head system with nVidia card + driver in > the past (one connected to DVI, the other one connected to VGA), > and the whole thing was configured independently from any window > manager or desktop environment simply in xorg.conf. If I remember > correctly, there were two Section "Monitor", each one with an > Option "PreferredMode" and Option "Position" (this one was > different!), and it worked. I got the example code from the > nVidia documentation. Maybe this is still possible? > > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I use nVidia on FreeBSD with two monitors. Driver 440.100 Quadro K2100M on a Dell M4800 *Every* time I boot, I always have to open "NVIDIA X Server Settings" and change "Underscan" under "X Server Display Configuration" So when it boots it's at 1920x1080, changing underscan to "2" changes the monitor resolution to 1916x1077. and then the screen starts working. I found out by hard-coding the smaller size (1916x1077) in Xorg.conf, after a boot I can then change underscan to "0" and get 1920x1080. and the screen starts working. Of course it sounds weird, I know, but without changing the underscan setting, then the screen attached to the laptop does not show anything (Blank). [But the laptop screen does work without a second monitor plugged in.] -- Waitman Gobble