Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:07:52 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: rsh.lists@comcast.net Cc: bobo1009@mailtest1.eng.ufl.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia drivers Message-ID: <54db439905091723073532d6f2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <432A0CA4.5030906@comcast.net> References: <432A0CA4.5030906@comcast.net>
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On 9/15/05, Sean <rsh.lists@comcast.net> wrote: > I am using a test system and have been try to get the nvidia drivers=20 > working. >=20 > I am running freebsd 5.3 release, nvidia ultra 6800 256mb, and tried=20 > installing the drivers using the port. >=20 I have installed the nvidia driver a few times and it has worked, but I've gone to the nvidia website and followed their directions, rather than using the port. > Went through all the info I can find and tried various things and no luck= . Have you read nvidia's README at http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-7676.html ? In the default version distributed by nVidia, you have to disable FreeBSD's AGP support or the nvidia driver will refuse to load. I don't know if the port builds it with that configuration or not. - Bob
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