Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:06:23 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> 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 Message-ID: <200909300806.23872.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <7341706.1254293628593.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <7341706.1254293628593.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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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
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