From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 21:58:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 148A31065673 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:58:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adamk@voicenet.com) Received: from spamfish.visualtech.com (h-67-102-187-40.phlapafg.covad.net [67.102.187.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFB5E8FC12 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:58:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adamk@voicenet.com) Received: from mailstore.visualtech.com (unknown [67.102.187.41]) by spamfish.visualtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 166631F4661; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from sorrow.ashke.com (c-68-45-151-98.hsd1.nj.comcast.net [68.45.151.98]) by mailstore.visualtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 997A2ADC25A; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:53:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:45:29 -0500 From: Adam K Kirchhoff To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090206164529.2db3e6a2@sorrow.ashke.com> In-Reply-To: <498C97EF.7060609@rawbw.com> References: <498C97EF.7060609@rawbw.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.14.7; i386-portbld-freebsd7.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-visualtech-MailScanner: Found to be clean Cc: yuri@rawbw.com Subject: Re: xorg-server-1.5.3 doesn; t work with nvidia driver: Undefined symbol "miZeroLineScreenIndex" X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:58:37 -0000 First of all, this thread suggests that it is possible to get the nvidia driver working with xorg-server 1.5.3: http://nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=126815 Second, if your estimate of "maybe half of all systems run nvidia" is accurate, that's still "maybe half" of all systems that do not run nvidia, and would likely benefit from an upgrade to xorg-server 1.5.3. I know I do. Third, if you use a binary only driver that has problems with an updated x server, you are certainly not forced to upgrade. You could have just as easily stayed with 1.4.* till nvidia fixed their drivers (which, by most accounts, already work with xorg-server 1.5.3). Adam On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:05:03 -0800 Yuri wrote: > I upgraded my 71-PRERELEASE system and couldn't start xserver any more > (see log below). > > googling this problem I found that many people had the same issue > without the clear solution. > "NVidia has to fix it's driver" is the solution, > > This is the major stability breach. > > There is really no reason to upgrade xorg-server to 1.5.3 if nvidia > driver can't work with it since nvidia is the major card provider and > maybe half of all systems run nvidia. > > I believe xorg should be downgraded back to 1.4.X until the issue with > NVidia driver is resolved. > > Yuri > > > --- error log --- > Current Operating System: FreeBSD xxx.xxx.xxx 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD > 7.1-PRERELEASE #6: Sun Dec 21 13:41:31 PST 2008 > yuri@xxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > Build Date: 05 February 2009 12:07:33PM > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 6 10:28:43 2009 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0) > dlopen: /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so: Undefined symbol > "miZeroLineScre > enIndex" > (EE) Failed to load /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so > (EE) Failed to load module "wfb" (loader failed, 7) > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.