Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 09:13:49 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> To: Alex Povolotsky <tarkhil@webmail.sub.ru> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual video card notebook: no X11 at all Message-ID: <CAN6yY1uzim20mto33M231BUTLuKrOZyqM-kbWFXeLNgd2tFSYQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4FF19731.4020601@webmail.sub.ru> References: <4FF16170.80802@webmail.sub.ru> <CAPS9%2BSvTVaPfAfi-0to_VtQypDO9%2BF6CcyJhaE2QwktU9Hof%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <20120702094132.GT2337@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <1341230349.29141163@f233.mail.ru> <4FF19731.4020601@webmail.sub.ru>
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On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Alex Povolotsky <tarkhil@webmail.sub.ru> wrote: > On 07/02/12 15:59, Yury Glukhovskoy wrote: >> If the dual-GPU machine is labeled as Optimus, Nvidia card has no chance of > where can I check it? >> working with any version of FreeBSD right now. There should be no video >> outputs on Nvidia chip at all, which only performs rendering into the >> main memory to be displayed by embedded GPU pipeline. >> >> On-CPU GPU should typically work, for some definition of 'work', but indeed >> requires recent stable or head for kernel bits, and recent ports compiled >> with right options for usermode bits. >> > Ok, I'll give a try) Be sure to add: WITH_NEW_XORG=YES WITH_KMS=YES to /etc/make.conf before building the new kernel and then re-build x11-drivers. (At least the Intel, keyboard, and mouse.) If BIOS gives the option of turning off the nVidia, please do so. Good luck! If you get it working (and it usually just runs, you should be happy with it. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com
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