Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 08:58:59 +0100 From: Richard-1 <richard.bown@blueyonder.co.uk> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with V7.0 Message-ID: <20080504085859.7d1a05ee@gb7tf.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <BAY113-W5300000582F6C302A53E8EA1D50@phx.gbl> References: <20080503125041.0025aece@gb7tf.ath.cx> <BAY113-W5300000582F6C302A53E8EA1D50@phx.gbl>
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HI Rick Thanks for the info, I'll put my comments art the end of the mail, Mandriva's back port of claws-mail doesn't put the original mail in quotes. Rick said :- Hi, I have an 8500GT and it works great in FreeBSD Release 7.0 at 1680x1050, ... The best refernce to help with configuring FreeBSD (if you're used to Linux like I was/am) is still the FreeBSD Handbook. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ I've had many nvidia cards, its best to update your FreeBSD ports, and then install and load the nvidia-driver. #portsnap fetch extract update #cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver/ ; make install clean optionally, #cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-settings/ ; make install clean #cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig/ ; make install clean (a nice GUI version of xorgconfig -but you'll have to be root/sudo) -if you already have xorg, and gnome then run #xorgconfig -even though its a CLI, I like to use "xorgconfig". -re-edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and under the Section "Device" make sure you "nvidia" after Driver, NOT the xorg "nv" . ie: Driver "nvidia" http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_169.12.html -has some good tips on fine-tuning your xorg.conf settings, as well as (http://us.download.nvidia.com/freebsd/169.12/README/chapter-04-section-02.html) although the basic ones (via the FreeBSD ports and Handbook are more than sufficient. also, you shouldn't have to edit /etc/rc.conf at all, other than optionally having the linux emulator of your cho ice loaded ie: in /etc/rc.conf -> linux_enable="YES" edit ~/.xinitrc and add "exec startkde" (if your using kde) or exec startgnome, although I'm not sure-I dont use gnome. and make sure you have the line: nvidia_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf anyway, sorry if I'm long-winded here , but its all in the FreeBSD Handbook :) -For the conexant/Huappage stuff check out the "pvrxxx" FreeBSD port and/or serch the subject threads here. I have a Hauppage PVR-350 thats workin great on FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE, although I havent checked in a year or so :) Good luck. I've got X running with the nv driver at the moment, but I'll move over to the nvidia driver once I've got the desktop sorted. The last fresh install went in cleanly, only one packaged borked, whereas before it was many.. I agree about the handbook, I would have been really stuck without it, There must have been something still left on the HD from the first install which I screwed up.. I'll have a look a the pvr port. thanks for the infor Richard
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