Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:00:59 +0100 From: markzero <mark@darklogik.org> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NVIDIA TNT2 woes Message-ID: <20050630130059.GA11793@logik.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <42C3BB88.60609@dial.pipex.com> References: <20050630001004.GA60781@logik.ath.cx> <42C3BB88.60609@dial.pipex.com>
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--OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Can you use the x.org "nv" driver instead? I've never really figured=20 > out what the binary driver buys you over the standard one, but then all= =20 > I do is run X with fvwm2, mainly for software development, so I have=20 > never needed any "fancy" features. (I've never had a TNT2, but I=20 > believe it's supported). >=20 > Man nv says under supported cards: >=20 > RIVA TNT2 NV5 >=20 > Alternatively, can you just spring for a newer video card? (I know,=20 > that feels like giving in, but if you don't need the latest, fanciest=20 > thing then there should be something cheapish out there. Ge4 cards seem= =20 > to be about ?20, assuming *they* are supported by nvidia of course). >=20 > Final alternative, downgrade your driver back to what you had. I=20 > believe there is a "portdowngrade" but have never used it. You can tell= =20 > portugrade never to upgrade that port (see HOLD_PKGS or similar in=20 > /etc/pkgtools.conf) and probably keep a copy of the port directory and=20 > driver around "just in case". Thanks for the suggestions, Alex. I decided to go with the nv driver as I don't use the glx extensions any more. I decided to reinstall xorg-libraries as the nvidia drivers fiddle with them and after tweaking xorg.conf, I seem to be up and running again. Cheers, Mark --=20 pgp: http://www.darklogik.org/pub/pgp/pgp.txt B776 43DC 8A5D EAF9 2126 9A67 A7DA 390F DEFF 9dD1 --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iQIVAwUBQsPtCafaOQ/e/53RAQpXgQ/+PRoffsJKee5Uh8StdhQFAqFTSaNbfMWP t0+PEqrhGLBLJzJUj+37ckzrFNMH+0Wa6z8MgE4MUvtf5iYMNLrE5WMNtkViKCED tdpvwfo5CqlYuZ8drqRCycP/cn62chgmNp1co2V1GwAclCJvpj4oZcILyb7DGWbP 9BD5HmuVt81G409uWr7yjIJCK8PHqjsNOrLT+oEu1Vd+sjaWWRh39XUEjwbqL1QE FFXypiZFKFWY75TRiXQ1a3flMqv2iQymLGTaTbBWd/JvwtY14Ev4sNaSvZRPY0rx fAR9GYOiAUURY7fJfO6oJfN8EAX9c/G31mxPaLYVdmjwS9809eEeKp2o3TAJcuij RCNFfF0ByCnN0vK9Ch3gghvBwcChEQzn+Js2E9LqNlXC9WH5jXHFbp6nKKYJwQ6x /p4zz9wJfwltl3D4N0gZ7+x3GeZiQbavus4FpKWpj7SRSXyL0KrSJT2oLnHoDwZj TuMDqMlOjEKfUEFBmqmq/dEaA1sKzpBjwqmz5TMx7zedNAPKbFjkhLKbSflNencX cxtFB6CA0JkoHDQ8jEPyzmBQoTbDW+f96ZrwZbLRvf+quNVO4zv6w2RqBhY9diI3 wjB7A6S0aX7ttyEWyKFwbnC8brddiRI7lcS1ByWiCQ2gLF6C81JekXLpPybqArSp yvCIF0gwDnM= =fIep -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY--
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