Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:11:32 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: System lockups in X with nVidia GeForce 7600 GS (G73) and Gtk+ Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK0uMwTyOoNptPE_az59PfwWSNmA91zuunLj=kpnQxmOPA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110814032206.49ad7062.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20110814032206.49ad7062.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > Has anyone got the "nouveau" driver working, and if, > how precisely has he done so? > I used to have it working, but I think for various reasons it's being abandoned by FreeBSD x11 team. Not sure of exact current state but it's not worth pursuing. > > Is there an explaination of the lockups (always only > in relation to Gtk+ triggering it)? Does it indicate > a defective driver or a defective hardware? What do > you think? > Too soon to say. I always use the proprietary nvidia driver, and I've never had major issue from one installed from ports: /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver -- Adam Vande More
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