From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 6 00:35:20 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0460A16A41F; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:35:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E213713C457; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:35:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from hymn09.u.washington.edu (hymn09.u.washington.edu [140.142.12.183]) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.05) with ESMTP id l560ZJ4a004161 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:35:19 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hymn09.u.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l560ZJvC026966; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:35:19 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.55.52.3] by hymn09.u.washington.edu via HTTP; Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:35:19 PDT Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:35:19 -0700 (PDT) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: Doug Barton In-Reply-To: <4665EB93.4040402@FreeBSD.org> 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: 2007.6.5.171832 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='NO_REAL_NAME 0, __CP_MEDIA_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel C2D COREs not used equally in FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:35:20 -0000 On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Doug Barton wrote: > Wesley Shields wrote: > >> Nvidia cards work just fine - just not with the nvidia driver. I'm >> using xorg 7.2 with the nv driver just fine on an AMD64 laptop. > > By any chance is anyone using the nv driver with a docking station? > With the nvidia driver I can use the docking station's video out to > drive my big monitor without any problem, but with the nv driver it > doesn't seem to pump bits to the monitor at all. If I try to start X > the monitor immediately goes into power save mode. If I turn off the > monitor and open the laptop lid, the nv driver works with the laptop's > screen as if the docking station weren't there, but I'd prefer to use > my nice big scree when I'm at home. > > I'd give up the graphics acceleration to be able to run my C2D in > amd64 mode, but my old eyes can't give up the big monitor. :-/ > > Doug >From my understanding the nv driver (no real hardware support?) can't drive nVidia cards properly, and thus can't drive large monitors. -Garrett