Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:23:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> To: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver Message-ID: <27572196.1252736598020.JavaMail.root@wamui-june.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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Step 10 should be.... # Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro -----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> >Sent: Sep 12, 2009 2:12 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org >Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com, gesbbb@yahoo.com >Subject: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver > >Moving this discussion to freebsd-x11. > >I have a Presario CQ60 with the NVIDIA 8200M G, and X is working! > >Here are the steps to get there. Do everything as root: > >1) Update your ports to the most recent. Follow the FreeBSD manual, section 4.5 Using the Ports Collection, nuke the contents of /usr/ports, and install a new base using portsnap or cvsup. > >2) Install the nvidia-driver. ># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-driver ># make install clean (I built with options FREEBSD_AGP checked, ACPI checked, LINUX unchecked). > >3) You can install 2 more optional tools for configuring the nvidia card settings. I have not used them, but I installed them. ># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-settings ># make install clean ># cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-xconfig ># make install clean > >4) I also installed the fbdev driver from X.Org. ># cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev ># make install clean > >5) Add the nvidia driver as a dynamically loaded kernel module. ># cd /boot ># vi loader.conf (you better know how to use vi to edit) >--- add the line nvidia_load="YES" >--- it is the only line I have in my loader.conf file > >6) Reboot the system ># reboot > >7) If you want to see the version you just installed (your versions may be newer than mine below)... ># pkg_info | grep nvidia >nvidia-driver-185.18.29 >nvidia-settings-190.32 >nvidia-xconfig-190.32 ># pkg_info | grep fbdev >xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0_2 > >8) Generate your xorg.conf.new file. ># cd /root ># Xorg -configure > >9) Edit the xorg.conf.new file. ># vi xorg.conf.new >--- change the line Driver "nv" > to read Driver "nvidia" > >10) Test the config file. ># Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro >--- you should get a grey screen and your mouse should work, especially if your mouse worked when installing FreeBSD >--- to kill the test, press CTRL-ALT-BKSP > >11) If everything worked, move and rename (drop the new extension) the config file to the /etc directory ># mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf > >12) Test again. Log in as another user belonging to the wheel group (or login as root). >% startx >--- you should get 3 green windows >--- you can kill X by clicking on the large window on the left, and typing exit > > >
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