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Date:      Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:59:24 +0200
From:      Anders Troback <freebsd@troback.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Nvidia on CURRENT...
Message-ID:  <20061027215924.2746ab96@devil.troback.com>
In-Reply-To: <20061025154148.201f061b@server25.gelita.swe>
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:41:48 +0200
Anders Troback <freebsd@troback.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:56:03 +0200
> Tore Lund <toreld@netscape.net> wrote:
>=20
> > Anders Troback wrote:
> > > On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:14:38 +0200
> > > Tore Lund <toreld@netscape.net> wrote:
> > >=20
> > >> Anders Troback wrote:
> > >>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:25:05 +0400
> > >>> "Andrew Pantyukhin" <infofarmer@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > >>>> I have it working fine on my current. Have you disabled agp in
> > >>>> kernel config?
> > >>> No, should I? Running on GENERIC!
> > >> It's a little easier to try it out by putting this line into
> > >> /boot/device.hints:
> > >>
> > >> hint.agp.0.disabled=3D"1"
> > >=20
> > > No, no luck!
> > >=20
> > > This is the error from startx:
> > >=20
> > > NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (No such
> > > file or directory).
> > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
> > > Please ensure
> > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this
> > > system, and (EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been
> > > created properly. (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README
> > > for details. (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
> > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> > >=20
> > > And yes there is a Nvidia GPU in my system (at least when I'm
> > > running 6.2):-)
> >=20
> > Hmmm.  What about dmesg?  Does it report the device nvidia0 or
> > anything else with nvidia chips?  And are you running
> > nvidia-settings?
> >=20
> > The port nvidia-xconfig solved some problems for me by modifying my
> > xorg.conf.  And I solved a couple of other problems by browsing the
> > Nvidia knowledgebase:
> >=20
> > http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php
> >=20
> > (Though, I am running 6.1-RELEASE.)
>=20
> Dmesg, nothing but pciconf outputs this info:
>=20
> vgapci0@pci1:0:0:       class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x01cc1028 chip=3D0x01d81=
0de
> rev=3D0xa1 hdr=3D0x00 vendor   =3D 'NVIDIA Corporation'
>     class    =3D display
>     subclass =3D VGA
>=20
> If I boot into my 6.2-PRERELASE it works...!
>=20
>=20
> \\troback
>=20
>=20

Is there anyone out there how can verify that the nvidia-driver are
working on current?

Thanks!!!


\\troback

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How many Microsoft employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they declare darkness a new standard.
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