Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:29:44 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: markzero <mark@darklogik.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NVIDIA TNT2 woes Message-ID: <42C3BB88.60609@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <20050630001004.GA60781@logik.ath.cx> References: <20050630001004.GA60781@logik.ath.cx>
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markzero wrote: >Oh the joys of binary drivers. > >I awake from a peaceful slumber after a portupgrade to find that >I suddenly no longer have X. The playful and exciting words >dance across my colourless and tormented screen: > >(WW) The NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro GPU installed in >(WW) this system is supported through the NVIDIA Legacy >(WW) drivers. Please visit >(WW) http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more >(WW) information. The 1.0-7667 NVIDIA driver will ignore this >(WW) GPU. Continuing probe...=20 >(EE) No devices detected. > >The NVIDIA Legacy drivers magically fail to exist on the NVIDIA >site and there appears no be no port for them either. > =20 > Can you use the x.org "nv" driver instead? I've never really figured=20 out what the binary driver buys you over the standard one, but then all=20 I do is run X with fvwm2, mainly for software development, so I have=20 never needed any "fancy" features. (I've never had a TNT2, but I=20 believe it's supported). Man nv says under supported cards: RIVA TNT2 NV5 Alternatively, can you just spring for a newer video card? (I know,=20 that feels like giving in, but if you don't need the latest, fanciest=20 thing then there should be something cheapish out there. Ge4 cards seem = to be about =A320, assuming *they* are supported by nvidia of course). Final alternative, downgrade your driver back to what you had. I=20 believe there is a "portdowngrade" but have never used it. You can tell = portugrade never to upgrade that port (see HOLD_PKGS or similar in=20 /etc/pkgtools.conf) and probably keep a copy of the port directory and=20 driver around "just in case". --Alex
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