Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:58:15 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@flat.berklix.net> To: Dan Finn <dhrider@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new Nvidia drivers for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200408181558.i7IFwFDn001365@lapa.jhs.private> In-Reply-To: Message from Dan Finn <dhrider@gmail.com> <89ceee7040817135039331aca@mail.gmail.com>
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Dan Finn wrote: > http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-6113.html > > Looks like these were released a couple of days ago. I got the > drivers to compile and install w/o problem on 5.2.1. The only problem > I have found so far is that on any form of exit of X it hangs my Dell > Inspiron 2650. Does anyone know of a workaround or fix for this > behavior? My Toshiba Satellite S5100-603 with 5.2.1 has also hung on exiting X before, but not always. also uses nv driver. My entire log file of all kernel & X config files & diagnostics etc is here BTW http://berklix.com/~jhs/hw/toshiba/s5100-603/ ( as I have a bad memory so I document things instead ). > I am also having trouble getting any resolution higher than 1024x768. > No matter what I set in the X config file it still runs the above > resolution. Does anyone have any experience with this on a Inspiron > 2650. Also if someone could provide the correct vertical refresh and > horizontal sync settings I should be using that would be helpful. I dont have a problem (now, but did) getting X at 1600x1200: I fought X for ages, using xf86cfg in visual, then vi'ing, then a friend told me: use -textmode, click on eg 1600x1200, accept high freq. default values to do high res you know LCD will do, then tweak with vi later. Was a lot quicker than my earlier tweaks on a base from initial visual mode. BTW my toshiba manual states horiz freq but not vert. maybe your dell manual will have some info ? If you don't have a paper manual: my Tosh. manual is also on XP recovery CDROMs maybe you'll find a DELL manual on DELL cdrom. Good luck. BTW, Off topic: I do have a problem with fxp0: timeouts. I guess it may be Toshiba bios switching stuff off So I've got a while (1) sleep 2 ping -c 1 evil but helps I guess. (I'll be looking later to see if there's any ports/ stuff to access BIOSes, as Toshiba doesn't give you BIOS at boot, & I'll also look at http://www.buzzard.org.uk/toshiba/) ( ... Hard for me to tell currently where my combo of ACPI, X/ nv drivers & fxp0: timeout issues interact, hence mentioned here, rather than a seperate Subject: - sorry if it confuses, but I am too :-) - Julian Stacey. Unix C & Net Services Consultant, Munich. http://berklix.com Mail Ascii plain text. Html dumped as Spam. Ihr Rauch = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Nimm Schnupftabak ! Evil Software Patents: http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,312066,00.html
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