Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:30:35 +0200 From: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com> To: Nenhum_de_Nos <matheusber@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems: nvidia latest driver and 7.0-BETA1 Message-ID: <4728756B.4020609@moneybookers.com> In-Reply-To: <4956a5e50710301848i50fa9b19ube28113cf29c13d5@mail.gmail.com> References: <4956a5e50710301848i50fa9b19ube28113cf29c13d5@mail.gmail.com>
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Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > first of all, since the RELENG_7 birth, I never know where to post > 7.0-BETA stuff. well, here I go ... > > this is a fresh BETA1 install, did it yesterday. xorg and half gnome > completed, I tried to make nvidia work and nothing. > > the kernel module kldloads ok, but nothing gets posted to > dmesg(/var/log/messages) > > there are some sysctl things: > > [matheus@xxx /usr/home/matheus]$ sysctl hw.nvidia > hw.nvidia.version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 100.14.19 Tue Sep > 18 13:59:09 PDT 2007 > hw.nvidia.registry.EnableVia4x: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.EnableALiAGP: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.NvAGP: 1 > hw.nvidia.registry.EnableAGPSBA: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.EnableAGPFW: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.SoftEDIDs: 1 > hw.nvidia.registry.Mobile: 4294967295 > hw.nvidia.registry.ResmanDebugLevel: 4294967295 > hw.nvidia.registry.FlatPanelMode: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.DevicesConnected: 0 > hw.nvidia.registry.RmLogonRC: 1 > hw.nvidia.registry.DetectPrimaryVga: 1 > hw.nvidia.registry.dwords: > > but no /dev/nvctl (or whatever it is) and when I startx it just says > me the /dev entry is not there and no fun at all can be :/ > > [matheus@darkside /usr/home/matheus]$ uname -a > FreeBSD xxx 7.0-BETA1 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA1 #0: Tue Oct 30 00:28:27 BRT > 2007 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/xxx i386 > > if anyone has any clue, I'm using i386 just for nvidia(amd64 machine) > > thanks, > > matheus > > add to /boot/loader.conf nvidia_load="YES" and reboot. May be you have device vga which blocks access to the card, so if you load nvidia module before the kernel .. -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177
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