Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:47:27 +0200 From: Sergio Carlavilla <carlavilla@freebsd.org> To: Rocky Hotas <rockyhotas@post.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to determine the correct graphics card driver Message-ID: <CAFwocyPxXqJv0ZrdKBwQz=UjTr=rwWQdAWdKA-1iyBvYuWRiEA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <trinity-acc9b4b9-114e-49f8-97d9-965c395b1542-1657963338728@3c-app-mailcom-lxa09> References: <trinity-acc9b4b9-114e-49f8-97d9-965c395b1542-1657963338728@3c-app-mailcom-lxa09>
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--00000000000005947a05e3e9dde5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 11:22, Rocky Hotas <rockyhotas@post.com> wrote: > Hello! > After installing FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE amd64 on an old machine with Intel > Pentium E5300, I would like to properly configure the graphics card. > Currently the display has a 640x480 resolution and I'm struggling to > find the right graphics driver. > > `pciconf -lv' shows: > > vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0: class=3D0x030000 rev=3D0xa2 hdr=3D0x00 vendor=3D0= x10de > device=3D0x07e1 subvendor=3D0x1734 subdevice=3D0x115b > vendor =3D 'NVIDIA Corporation' > device =3D 'C73 [GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i]' > class =3D display > subclass =3D VGA > > So I guessed that it's an NVIDIA card. According to the link in Section > 2.1 of > > < > https://docs.freebsd.org/doc/7.3-RELEASE/usr/share/doc/en/articles/compiz= -fusion/nvidia-setup.html > > > > (which is https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/legacy-gpu/) > > such a device is supported by the `304.xx' driver. So, I installed the > package nvidia-driver-304-304.137_9 and added `kldlist=3D"nvidia"' to > /etc/rc.conf as instructed. The driver installs in fact > `/boot/modules/nvidia.ko'. > > However, this had no success. The resolution is still 640x480. Some > relevant lines in the dmesg(8) possibly are: > > vtvga0: <VT VGA driver> > vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> mem > 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff,0xe0000000-0xefffffff,0xfc000000-0xfcffffff irq 22 > at device 16.0 on pci0 > vgapci0: Boot video device > ... > linker_load_file: /boot/kernel/atanvidia.ko - unsupported file type > nvidia0: <GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i> on vgapci0 > vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io > > Here are the full outputs > - of dmesg(8): http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmesg1 > - of `pciconf -lv': http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/pciconf1 > - of dmidecode(8): http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmidecode1 > > First, is this the correct driver? And, if so, what is possibly wrong? > > Rocky > > The documentation link it=E2=80=99s from an old version, The current is: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/ --00000000000005947a05e3e9dde5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 11:22, Rocky Hotas <<a href=3D"mailto:rockyh= otas@post.com">rockyhotas@post.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><div class= =3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px = 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;bo= rder-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">Hello!<br> After installing FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE amd64 on an old machine with Intel<br= > Pentium E5300, I would like to properly configure the graphics card.<br> Currently the display has a 640x480 resolution and I'm struggling to<br= > find the right graphics driver.<br> <br> `pciconf -lv' shows:<br> <br> vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 class=3D0x030000 rev=3D0xa2 hdr=3D0x00 ve= ndor=3D0x10de<br> device=3D0x07e1 subvendor=3D0x1734 subdevice=3D0x115b<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 vendor=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D 'NVIDIA Corporation'<br= > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 device=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D 'C73 [GeForce 7100 / nForce= 630i]'<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 class=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =3D display<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 subclass=C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D VGA<br> <br> So I guessed that it's an NVIDIA card. According to the link in Section= <br> 2.1 of<br> <br> =C2=A0<<a href=3D"https://docs.freebsd.org/doc/7.3-RELEASE/usr/share/doc= /en/articles/compiz-fusion/nvidia-setup.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"= _blank">https://docs.freebsd.org/doc/7.3-RELEASE/usr/share/doc/en/articles/= compiz-fusion/nvidia-setup.html</a>><br> <br> (which is <a href=3D"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/legacy-gpu/"= rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/= unix/legacy-gpu/</a>)<br> <br> such a device is supported by the `304.xx' driver. So, I installed the<= br> package nvidia-driver-304-304.137_9 and added `kldlist=3D"nvidia"= ' to<br> /etc/rc.conf as instructed. The driver installs in fact<br> `/boot/modules/nvidia.ko'.<br> <br> However, this had no success. The resolution is still 640x480. Some<br> relevant lines in the dmesg(8) possibly are:<br> <br> vtvga0: <VT VGA driver><br> vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> mem<br> 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff,0xe0000000-0xefffffff,0xfc000000-0xfcffffff irq 22<br= > at device 16.0 on pci0<br> vgapci0: Boot video device<br> ...<br> linker_load_file: /boot/kernel/atanvidia.ko - unsupported file type<br> nvidia0: <GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i> on vgapci0<br> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io<br> <br> Here are the full outputs<br> - of dmesg(8): <a href=3D"http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmesg1" rel=3D"no= referrer" target=3D"_blank">http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmesg1</a><br>; - of `pciconf -lv': <a href=3D"http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/pciconf1= " rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/pcic= onf1</a><br> - of dmidecode(8): <a href=3D"http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmidecode1" r= el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://rockyhotas.freeshell.org/dmideco= de1</a><br> <br> First, is this the correct driver? And, if so, what is possibly wrong?<br> <br> Rocky<br> <br> </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto">The documentation link it=E2=80= =99s from an old version,</div><div dir=3D"auto">The current is:=C2=A0<div = dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https://docs.freebsd.org/en/">https://docs.freebsd.= org/en/</a></div></div> --00000000000005947a05e3e9dde5--
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