From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 14 04:01:17 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B455A1065670 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:01:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DC78FC18 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:01:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-15-138.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.15.138]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E7E3D310; Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:01:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id p7E41F9s002017; Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:01:15 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:01:15 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Antonio Olivares Message-Id: <20110814060115.25636903.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <20110814032206.49ad7062.freebsd@edvax.de> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System lockups in X with nVidia GeForce 7600 GS (G73) and Gtk+ X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:01:17 -0000 On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:12:26 -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > I have nouveau working but for another card: > > vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x82781043 chip=0x06e410de > rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'NVIDIA Corporation' > device = 'NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (G98)' > class = display > subclass = VGA > > [olivares@quadcore ~]$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep 'nouveau' > (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" > (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so > (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > [drm] failed to load kernel module "nouveau" Do you still have the commands that successfully brought you there? > > It complains about xorg-server must be >= 1.8, but > > only 1.7.7 is in latest ports (right now). This is > > step 4 on the list. Note that it's "./autogen.sh", > > not "./autogen" as in the article. > > This would explain it :( The xorg-server is at 1.7.7, I questioned > myself why xf86-driver-nouveau is from 2009 :(, and in Fedora it is > just old and these guys keep churning and churning new & updated > drivers :( What I don't understand is how a port that's more than one year old can require a X server version that's not reached yet _today_... :-) > The folks recommended me to get nvidia driver, but I get: > > quadcore# pwd > /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver > quadcore# make install clean > ===> Building for nvidia-driver-270.41.19 > ===> src (all) > "/usr/share/mk/bsd.kmod.mk", line 12: "can't find kernel source tree" > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver/work/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86_64-270.41.19. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver. Just tried, and it compiled quick and nice. It also seems to run very good, and 3D is also at a sufficient rate (see my other reply to the list). In your case - it seems that you don't have the kernel sources installed? Populate your /usr/src tree via CVS (csup) or from the installation media in case you're using a -RELEASE system. The subtree for the kernel is /usr/src/sys. > The folks recommend it to me because of some additional things, lower > CPU usage, better 3D stuff & other good things I'm looking forward to be able to play my (today "old fashioned") Linux and wine-powered 3D games. :-) Next thing will be dual screen. I have to try that in order to form an opinion if this is just silly nonsense or helpful for my individual productivity. > Some folks say that it is the recommended thing to do, is to install > nvidia drivers. As I have (hopefully correctly) understood from the documentation of the "nv" driver, this one is only for 2D. With the present incorporation of 3D stuff into "simple" desktop applications this might be worth considering. PS. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace now works. I'm always "impressed" how much work it takes to _transform_ functionality that one takes for granted with all the old software into their "modern" continuations... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...