Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:05:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> To: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net>, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Cc: Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 Message-ID: <27208517.1254380723260.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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Some more info... The only savers that work are the text based savers, snake, stars, blank... I did not try a splash screen, but my guess is that it won't work either. I even put the vesa_load="YES" in my "/etc/rc.load", but still won't work. -----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> >Sent: Oct 1, 2009 2:22 AM >To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org >Cc: Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 > >You are correct. Is there anything I can configure for syscons to work with the screen savers? Below are some lines from the messages log file. > >vgao: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 >... >sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0 >sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> >... >rain_saver: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320 >module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709b7a0, 0) error 19 > >-----Original Message----- >>From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> >>Sent: Sep 30, 2009 8:06 AM >>To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> >>Cc: Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> >>Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 >> >>On Wednesday 30 September 2009 2:53:48 am Kenneth wrote: >>> Can anyone help with a syscons error when loading the screen saver on boot >>up (yes, I know I don't need it if I use X, but I would like to get it >>working)? >>> >>> The error looks like... >>> Configuring syscons: keyrate blanktime screensaver module_register_init: >>MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709a7a0, 0) error 19 >>> >>> I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 running freeBSD 7.2 from a 4G usb drive. >>> >>> My Compaq has a GeForce 8200m G on vgapci0. >>> #dmesg | grep nvidia >>> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_busmaster >>> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io >>> nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED] >>> nvidia0: [ITHREAD] >>> >>> And my /boot/loader.conf has... >>> nvidia_load="YES" (just recently built..pkg_info >>says "nvidia-driver-185.18.29") >>> >>> And my /etc/rc.conf has (among other things)... >>> blanktime="300" >>> saver="rain" >>> hald_enable="YES" >>> dbus_enable="YES" >>> >>> Let me know, and I'll send whatever information you need. >> >>The nvidia driver is completely unrelated to syscons. I think the rain saver >>is failing because it doesn't think the relevant graphics mode is available. >>Maybe check for this message in /var/log/messages? >> >> log(LOG_NOTICE, >> "%s: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320\n", >> SAVER_NAME); >> return (ENODEV); >> >>-- >>John Baldwin
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