From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 11:09:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AD241065771 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:09:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpagnoni@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C52B8FC0C for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:09:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpagnoni@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so3953488yxb.13 for ; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:09:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=gTGxoJT2cofhiLA4sOBp3LKQQnmLGQnB11TLa+w5LKQ=; b=RKhvG8s+cLgtYQ1XqMmqKUF7gw3flc+oLq7IiXqIppRV2h8c1JG1rx7Eu71ZfTxiD4 grs2fhtsmf6u0AwSNIjKbqEf+9KD8yP1+IyijgZNh4zk/50bC0LMwf5majRKuIRHDVk6 rI7+h0X9IG5e824BpZsQKw6dMUPIuuU06PvQ0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=Vp/Tg1iYsmE9e5VeBSimUBx2eIZcvKLPeHX5EU170ss7U0lwx6rnzBOczGuHXnPS6v 0dec2eKpmbrSLlixhXOV6stEfNEOAYM2Kl16mq0tftFpakoXX24AQCIx6qoS1yEWgql3 l93d5VM+JSJzgwFu1pIYFIpOyJl04FUWa/5ko= Received: by 10.64.10.2 with SMTP id 2mr18106940qbj.76.1231499345150; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:09:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.137.10 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 03:09:05 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <92056ebc0901090309m65541c20pb04a5718a8a96a1c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:09:05 +0100 From: "Giuseppe Pagnoni" To: "Paul B. Mahol" In-Reply-To: <3a142e750901090017j752744b7lc457903acf70b001@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <92056ebc0901061334o40f37463y84cdfda54e281126@mail.gmail.com> <4963EE76.1050808@datapipe.com> <92056ebc0901062317n2022daf2s8990dc78255f87e4@mail.gmail.com> <200901081344.23105.pieter@degoeje.nl> <92056ebc0901080911g5a144fc3o9f957ad92bb11aa@mail.gmail.com> <92056ebc0901082358g46579ecdp9ec6b63bc4acdb77@mail.gmail.com> <3a142e750901090017j752744b7lc457903acf70b001@mail.gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1, nvidia-driver, GeForce 8500 GT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:09:09 -0000 Yes, I did. And although the system appears to list the specified amount of RAM (3GB or 2GB), the X server crashes nonetheless... On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Paul B. Mahol wrote: > On 1/9/09, Giuseppe Pagnoni wrote: >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Giuseppe Pagnoni >> Date: Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:11 PM >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1, nvidia-driver, GeForce 8500 GT >> To: Pieter de Goeje >> >> >> Dear Pieter, >> >> thanks for the information. Unfortunately, putting the line >> hw.physmem="3G" in /boot/loader.conf as you suggested does not prevent >> the system from crashing when starting X (even using "2G"), while > > You rebooted after that change? > >> taking physically out the 2G memory bank from the motherboard does. >> That's a pity because this being a dual boot system, I could have left >> the 4 GB of RAM in when using the other OS.... Is there any other >> option that you would be aware of? >> >> thanks again >> >> giuseppe >> >> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Pieter de Goeje wrote: >>>> >>>> How much memory do you have? Freebsd/Nvidia doesn't work with 4Gigs >>>> >>>> of memory OR PAE enabled kernels. Nvidia's forums have lots more >>>> >>>> information >>>> >>>> regarding this. >>>> >> >>>> >> I'm not sure of the internals exactly, but the amount of onboard >>>> >> memory >>>> >> plus the memory that comes with the card can't exceed 4G. (I could be >>>> >> wrong, but I think this is accurate). In this case, assuming you have >>>> >> a >>>> >> 512M card or similar then 3 Gigs of memory should work. I have seen >>>> >> reports of 2Gigs of memory working (i386) and am sure that works >>>> >> without >>>> >> problems. amd64 doesn't work at all, as you have already stated. >>>> >> >>>> >> If you have a requirement to use the nvidia based graphics driver, >>>> >> then >>>> >> you really don't have an alternative at this time, then to remove >>>> >> system >>>> >> memory from your main board. >>>> >> >>>> >> ~Paul >>> >>> Putting hw.physmem="3G" in /boot/loader.conf might also work. >>> >>> -- >>> Pieter de Goeje >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Giuseppe Pagnoni >> Dip. Scienze Biomediche >> Sezione Fisiologia >> Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia >> Via Campi 287 >> I-41100 Modena, Italy >> Tel: +39-059-205-5742 >> Fax: +39-059-205-5363 >> >> >> >> -- >> Giuseppe Pagnoni >> Dip. Scienze Biomediche >> Sezione Fisiologia >> Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia >> Via Campi 287 >> I-41100 Modena, Italy >> Tel: +39-059-205-5742 >> Fax: +39-059-205-5363 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > -- > Paul > -- Giuseppe Pagnoni Dip. Scienze Biomediche Sezione Fisiologia Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Campi 287 I-41100 Modena, Italy Tel: +39-059-205-5742 Fax: +39-059-205-5363