Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:11:20 +0100 From: SirDice <sirdice@xs4all.nl> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Successful upgrade to Xorg 7.x Message-ID: <45788378.5060706@xs4all.nl>
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Hi all, Just wanted to let you know my upgrade to Xorg 7.x was a success. I have a GA-7DPX mainboard with a Nvidia FX 5200 graphics card. I made sure Xorg 6.9.0, nvidia-driver (9631) and gnome2-lite were up2date before I started. Followed the instructions on http://wikitest.freebsd.org/ModularXorg. I ran into one little snag building xorg-apps. It failed on configuring xdriinfo. It said something about needing GL even though it did find GL.1. I fixed it by reinstalling the nvidia-driver, after that xorg-apps and everything else build fine. Perhaps it would have been better to remove the nvidia-driver before the upgrade and reinstall it again instead of libGL (which I didn't install). A startx complained about not finding nvidia and glx (I added ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/xorg/modules"). These were installed in the "old" location (/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/ drivers and extensions). I moved these by hand to /usr/X11R6/lib/xorg/modules. After that everything started as usual. Xdriinfo does complain about libGL being too old though. I haven't figured out why yet, perhaps it is due to the config error I had. And I'm wondering if OpenGL works right now. But besides that everything else seems to work. Since everything is modular now can I suggest creating an xorg-lite, if possible? That would install the absolute bare minimum, minimal fonts, no man pages, no documentation, no applications and no drivers. As you can easily add things you need/want with additional ports now anyway. I have no need for a i810 driver i.e. so why would I install it? Additional fonts, drivers and applications are installed as you like afterwards. That would keep my system clean and tidy :) Anyway, great work guys! Hope to see the port appear in the ports tree real soon now. Remko C.
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