Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:23:26 +0200 From: Willie Viljoen <will@unfoldings.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: does XFree86 installed from CD lack anything? Message-ID: <200302120923.26388.will@unfoldings.net> In-Reply-To: <20030211222922.A9154@mail.hitmedia.com> References: <20030211181911.A27344@mail.hitmedia.com> <20030212061317.GB1406@raggedclown.net> <20030211222922.A9154@mail.hitmedia.com>
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On Wednesday 12 February 2003 8:29, BSD baby wrote: > > > Does the default install of XFree86 4.2 binaries from the > > > FreeBSD 4.7 CD-Rom lack any drivers? PCI video drivers, maybe? > > > > > > When I set up a new FreeBSD 4.7 box from CD-Rom I choose the > > > option to install "all sources + XFree binaries" since I'm > > > going to be running XFree86/KDE. > > > > > > Usually it's not a problem, but on a new box with no AGP slot, > > > I've tried TWO different XFree-approved PCI video cards and > > > BOTH give me this error: > > > > > > ------------ > > > Fatal server error: > > > XFree86 has found a valid card configuration. > > > Unfortunately the appropriate data has not been added to > > > xf86PciInfo.h. ------------ > > > > > > > > > my "scanpci -v" has this: > > > > > > pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x0b function 0x00: vendor 0x10de device > > > 0x002d NVidia Riva TNT2 M64 > > > STATUS 0x02b0 COMMAND 0x0007 > > > CLASS 0x03 0x00 0x00 REVISION 0x15 > > > BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x20 CACHE 0x00 > > > BASE0 0xde000000 addr 0xde000000 MEM > > > BASE1 0xdc000008 addr 0xdc000000 MEM PREFETCHABLE > > > MAX_LAT 0x01 MIN_GNT 0x05 INT_PIN 0x01 INT_LINE 0x0b > > > > I believe you have to go through the "non-trivial" exercise of > > installing the Nvidia driver..I have not done this yet, due to lack of > > patience, but several people on the list have been there and done it, > > look back in the recent archives for long discussions on it... > > Or probably someone else will give you a pointer. > > Nvidia support for FreeBSD is very new. > > I wish that was it! > > But I had the same thing happen with a very standard ATI Rage 128 PCI > card. > > Exact same errors. The new NVidia card was a last resort. > > Both are listed as fully supported by XFree 4.2 Try installing XFree86 from the packages tree instead of directly from the distributions. In older versions of FreeBSD, installing from distributions would give you XFree86 3.3.6 (which was still considered to be the "stable" X server), and you would have to install 4.x from packages right at the end of the install. I don't know if this is still the case with 4.7, I havn't needed a fresh install in ages. Even better, try using CVSup to upgrade your ports tree, then [install/upgrade to] the latest XFree86 from ports. At last time I upgraded, it seemed to automatically include nVidia drivers (and everything else you need, even drivers for "abandoned" 3Dfx hardware) I would really do this any way as the XFree86 packages included with the 4.7 CD are obsolete and have been replaced by XFree86 4.2.1, which is really worth the download time to upgrade. While you're at it, also make sure to upgrade to KDE 3.1, it is a huge improvement over the 3.0.x version included on the CD, and alot of security and stability issues have been addressed. Also, the CD version only comes with the kdebase and kdelibs modules. The other modules have stacks and stacks of nifty applications and bells and wistles for you to play with, to get them, you'll have to upgrade anyway, since they will need the latest kdebase and kdelibs. You can check the handbook for instructions on CVSup, ports and portinstall/portupgrade. Will > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) will@unfoldings.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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