Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:41:27 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 Message-ID: <200910010941.28285.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <2666180.1254378121922.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <2666180.1254378121922.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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On Thursday 01 October 2009 2:22:01 am Kenneth wrote: > 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. It should just work. I have no idea why it would think your console doesn't support VGA. You'd have to add some printfs in the VGA/fb(4) code where it figures out which video modes to enable to figure that out. > 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 > > -- John Baldwin
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