Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:17:19 +0100 From: Martin <nakal@nurfuerspam.de> To: Andreas Kohn <andreas.kohn@gmx.net> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia-driver v8174 - DGA missing (cont'd) Message-ID: <43A7154F.6050507@nurfuerspam.de> In-Reply-To: <1134987189.700.3.camel@localhost> References: <43A37A71.608@nurfuerspam.de> <43A49A25.2020609@nurfuerspam.de> <200512190031.45197.freebsd.ports@melvyn.homeunix.org> <1134987189.700.3.camel@localhost>
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Andreas Kohn wrote: > just as a pointer, please review the NVIDIA README file, quoting from > it: > ------------------------------------------ > Q. My X server log file contains the message: > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): You appear to be using the XFree86-DGA extension. > Please > (WW) NVIDIA(0): be aware that support for this extension will be > (WW) NVIDIA(0): removed from the NVIDIA driver in a future > driver > (WW) NVIDIA(0): release. See the NVIDIA README for details. > > > What is NVIDIA's plan for support of the XFree86-DGA extension? > > A. Support for the XFree86-DGA extension will be removed from the NVIDIA > driver in a future driver release. This means that while the > extension will > continue to be advertised and XDGASelectInput() will still function > properly so that DGA clients can acquire relative pointer motion, DGA > entry > points such as XDGASetMode() and XDGAOpenFramebuffer() will fail. > > If you would prefer that DGA support not be removed from the NVIDIA X > driver, please feel free to make your concerns known on the FreeBSD > forum > on nvnews.net. > -------------------------- > > Do you see the message in your Xorg log file? (I'm not using DGA, and > watching tv with mplayer which uses Xv). Hi Andreas, I don't see this message. But this might be the cause why DGA does not work anymore, of course. I tried mplayer now. Seems to work fine. Thank you for the hint! A bit OT: Now I wished, my ~/.mplayer/input.conf would work, so I can use the cursor keys to change channels (it seems, it is being ignored, even when using "-input conf=..."). Martin
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