Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:11:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> To: FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver Message-ID: <8782032.1252757463899.JavaMail.root@wamui-bucket.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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OK...I forgot 1 important step before rebooting (step 6 in the sequece below)... 5.5) Edit the /etc/rc.conf file... # vi /etc/rc.conf --- add the following 2 lines hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" -----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> >Sent: Sep 12, 2009 2:23 AM >To: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org >Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com >Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver > >Step 10 should be.... ># Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> >>Sent: Sep 12, 2009 2:12 AM >>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org >>Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com >>Subject: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver >> >>Moving this discussion to freebsd-x11. >> >>I have a Presario CQ60 with the NVIDIA 8200M G, and X is working! >> >>Here are the steps to get there. Do everything as root: >> >>1) Update your ports to the most recent. Follow the FreeBSD manual, section 4.5 Using the Ports Collection, nuke the contents of /usr/ports, and install a new base using portsnap or cvsup. >> >>2) Install the nvidia-driver. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-driver >># make install clean (I built with options FREEBSD_AGP checked, ACPI checked, LINUX unchecked). >> >>3) You can install 2 more optional tools for configuring the nvidia card settings. I have not used them, but I installed them. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-settings >># make install clean >># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-xconfig >># make install clean >> >>4) I also installed the fbdev driver from X.Org. >># cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev >># make install clean >> >>5) Add the nvidia driver as a dynamically loaded kernel module. >># cd /boot >># vi loader.conf (you better know how to use vi to edit) >>--- add the line nvidia_load="YES" >>--- it is the only line I have in my loader.conf file >> >>6) Reboot the system >># reboot >> >>7) If you want to see the version you just installed (your versions may be newer than mine below)... >># pkg_info | grep nvidia >>nvidia-driver-185.18.29 >>nvidia-settings-190.32 >>nvidia-xconfig-190.32 >># pkg_info | grep fbdev >>xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0_2 >> >>8) Generate your xorg.conf.new file. >># cd /root >># Xorg -configure >> >>9) Edit the xorg.conf.new file. >># vi xorg.conf.new >>--- change the line Driver "nv" >> to read Driver "nvidia" >> >>10) Test the config file. >># Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro >>--- you should get a grey screen and your mouse should work, especially if your mouse worked when installing FreeBSD >>--- to kill the test, press CTRL-ALT-BKSP >> >>11) If everything worked, move and rename (drop the new extension) the config file to the /etc directory >># mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> >>12) Test again. Log in as another user belonging to the wheel group (or login as root). >>% startx >>--- you should get 3 green windows >>--- you can kill X by clicking on the large window on the left, and typing exit >> >> >>
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