Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:53:13 +0000 From: "Ganael Laplanche" <ganael.laplanche@martymac.com> To: K.Wieland <wieland.k@gmail.com>, Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 Radeon 9000 nForce3 250 agp support - Yes and No Message-ID: <20050915155131.M39844@martymac.com> In-Reply-To: <4efa8eff718166b299f7d6a317011a37@gmail.com> References: <ae2326977d72940d74c5831947cf8359@wustl.edu> <200509131117.10960.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <777362bd663bbe40600d195b7cecf30c@wustl.edu> <200509131240.45207.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <4efa8eff718166b299f7d6a317011a37@gmail.com>
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Hi all, I tried beta-1 with Radeon 9000 pro and nforce3-250gb, but system hangs during X bootup. I had to go back to the goold old driver from 5.x :( The PR is here : http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/84015 Any clue ? Ganaël LAPLANCHE ganael.laplanche@martymac.com http://www.martymac.com Tel : (+33)6.84.03.57.24. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: K.Wieland <wieland.k@gmail.com> To: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:22:26 -0500 Subject: amd64 Radeon 9000 nForce3 250 agp support - Yes and No > Jung-uk and fellow amd64 subscribers, > > I tried upgrading to 6.0B4 last night, after spending several nights > reading the documentation. I have been reading and am subscribed to > the amd64 list, so I figure I might as well try it! > > First, I mounted the new 6.0_B4 CD under 5.4 and tried to run the > sysinstall that way as outlined in the docs (I don't remember where, > but I can get the reference). sysinstall (v6.0 B4) would not run, > complaining about some libraries not being present (I had a previous > version of the libraries it was looking for, so I made sym links (bad, > I know!) but it failed looking for the next library, so I deleted the > symlink, and decided to reboot with the CD. > > I rebooted, went into fixit and did a dmesg. AGP was there, and the > device /dev/agpart existed. I was happy, and decided to upgrade to > 6.0 beta4 using the upgrade option in sysinstall. I didn't remember > the mount points for the various file systems so I had to boot back > into > 5.4 and write it all down (it would be nice if this was in the > documentation)! > > Anyway, I upgraded and rebooted. The first thing I noticed was the > generic kernel detected my com port, but didn't create a /dev/cuaa0 (I > dial up for internet). And, because I want sound and my TV card > (bktr) I decided to customize the kernel like I had done in 5.4. > > So, I did a diff of the GENERIC to the custom kernel, MYKERNEL, and > found that it was basically the same (MYKERNEL had the sound, bktr, > and agp with several extraneous things commented out). I built the > new kernel, installed it and rebooted. AGP was gone! I thought, > well maybe you don't need "device agp" in the kernel (I didn't see it > in the GENERIC, and agp loaded with that), so I tried that...still no > AGP. Then, I decided to use the GENERIC and see if that worked--- > still no AGP. But, if I boot up with the CD, AGP is back! > > The confusing part to me is that the uname -a still gives me RELENG5.4 > -p7. That seems strange to me. The ps command also didn't work as > expected (just prints the headers, none of the processes). > > I read that if your sources don't match your kernel, you can get weird > stuff like this, so I went to cvsup to the most recent. BUT, in the > /usr/share/examples/standard-cvsup files it still had RELENG 5.4. I > went ahead and cvsup'ed anyway. > > I don't have anything critical on the drive, so I am tempted to wipe > it clean and reinstall (ala windows style) but I would really like to > understand what is going on here. > > I am CCing the freebsd-amd64 list in case they have some insights, too. > > Thanks, > > Kristopher Wieland > Graduate Student > Washington University in St. Louis > Dept. of Physics- Compton Hall > On Sep 13, 2005, at 11:40 AM, Jung-uk Kim wrote: > > > On Tuesday 13 September 2005 12:19 pm, K Wieland wrote: > >> Thanks again for the quick reply. > > > > No problem. > > > >> Is there a "best method" for installing another version? I would > >> rather not loose the kernel config, etc. Is it best to just wipe > >> everything and start over? > > > > cvsup, buildworld, installworld, mergemaster... But it's quite a > > hassle for new users. First of all, if the only problem for you is > > the agp, try booting from the ISO, select Fixit, select CD/DVD, then > > you will get shell. You can see if agp is probed/attached from > > there. If that's there, you have two choices: > > > > 1. Upgrade. > > 2. Patch kernel to add support for the AGP device. > > > > If you choose option 2, the only thing you really need is this: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/pci/agp_amd64.c.diff? > > r1=1.6&r2=1.7 > > > > Good luck, > > > > JK > > > >> I'll give it a try and see how it goes! > >> > >> Kristopher > >> > >> On Sep 13, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Jung-uk Kim wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 13 September 2005 11:06 am, K. Wieland wrote: > >>>> Thank you for your quick reply! > >>>> > >>>> Yes, I am using 5.4 Release. I guess since I was just starting > >>>> out with Freebsd, I'd go with "release" vs. stable or current. > >>>> > >>>> Do you know an ftp site for getting the images for 6.0 beta4? > >>>> Or should I just cvsup to it? You can tell I am new, new new! > >>> > >>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-amd64/6.0/ > >>> > >>> JK > >>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> Kristopher > >>>> > >>>> On Sep 13, 2005, at 9:54 AM, Jung-uk Kim wrote: > >>>>> On Tuesday 13 September 2005 10:42 am, K. Wieland wrote: > >>>>>> Hello Jung-uk! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I was reading through the archives of the freebsd-amd64 > >>>>>> archives (I am a new Freebsd user) and I have the exact same > >>>>>> problem that you and Geneal talked about. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I also have a radeon 9000 with a nForce3 250 chipset that does > >>>>>> not detect the agp, even though it is in the kernel. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Did you ever get this issue resolved? > >>>>> > >>>>> Are you using FreeBSD 5.4 or something? Try 6.0BETA4. It > >>>>> should be fine. > >>>>> > >>>>> JK > >>>>> > >>>>>> Thank you, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Kristopher Wieland > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------- End of Original Message -------
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