From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 09:34:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AC53106566B for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:34:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tevans.uk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f170.google.com (mail-bw0-f170.google.com [209.85.218.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7088E8FC14 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:34:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tevans.uk@googlemail.com) Received: by bwz18 with SMTP id 18so5996256bwz.19 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:34:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=1xRQhfW6kHr+ldmGYgpLw7bUEeXBMmU4Kz+38Y2C5rg=; b=ogAtR8nRdNopYBdUh+B6nD0jFkm8IV4dMIhsdMlXKdyTerakXgRJ4ysW1rd4zQGFa4 dUfdKXKY6L/ifr2ANZ+nHCLXybznfaMA9adwdwaBeoVuNk9wJyzmfRGSPa1Mhn2hvH1+ T0F4ACnngEOQVVK3BjKTN7lWTAiCQqdY6Ud8I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=j8MItVW9Eb/ieRudnK2vfN4LUdZx9wAk479WCXYBrX+vAlaM0HHrroZmy54P8Xk7yu ulcpz7CHiD3OPZOTX28tVVsrEWX+mg0/OR6JuRvWhJ4Rmudfs8+hXAHFaivPS7OP20bj Ik7vN4WOJa0WCgPqfgJmwmuGZJRjyczyQfwwM= Received: by 10.223.109.148 with SMTP id j20mr4481328fap.43.1235381670362; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:34:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?127.0.0.1? (87-194-39-182.bethere.co.uk [87.194.39.182]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c9sm4930092nfi.34.2009.02.23.01.34.28 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:34:29 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Evans To: Garrett Cooper In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d0902220531l4a35106kfe67253ebaa7f112@mail.gmail.com> References: <7d6fde3d0902220531l4a35106kfe67253ebaa7f112@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:35:58 +0000 Message-Id: <1235381758.2224.55.camel@strangepork.mintel.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-x11 , czander@nvidia.com, freebsd-ports Subject: Re: FYI: x11/nvidia-driver no longer nvidia provided Xorg libraries X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:34:32 -0000 On Sun, 2009-02-22 at 05:31 -0800, Garrett Cooper wrote: > Hi Chris, porters, and x11, > This is a note that our version of x11/nvidia-driver available in > ports no longer loads with the current provided plist due to ABI > incompatibility between the nvidia provided Xorg X11 libraries and the > vanilla libraries. Not using the nvidia provided libraries loads up > X11 at least; however, trying to use the vanilla X11 libraries with my > system also causes issues after 10~30 minutes of use with my 8800GTS > and dual-head / Xinerama enabled. Something's livelocking the kernel > somewhere, so even if I do CTRL-ALT-Backspace, and provide further > input my console doesn't respond, and I'm forced to warm boot my > system. > Thus I've reverted to the nv / nouveau drivers for the time being. > Thanks, > -Garrett See http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=313562+0 +archive/2009/freebsd-x11/20090208.freebsd-x11 Cheers Tom