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Date:      Mon, 3 Jan 2005 01:45:29 -0800
From:      "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: nvidia display driver problem
Message-ID:  <20050103094529.GG14949@alzatex.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041231204224.GA40891@keyslapper.org>
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On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 03:42:24PM -0500, Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> This actually goes much better if you just install from the ports.
> That's what I'm using and other than the configuration hoops, it works
> perfectly.
> 
> Have you verified that the GeForce4 is supported?

My GeForce 440 MX runs great in Freebsd.  To install the port just do:

cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver && make install

> 
> Lou
> On 12/31/04 08:29 PM, Emon sat at the `puter and typed:
> > 
> > 
> > Hello every one
> > 
> > I am a nwebie and I am trying to install the nvidia driver for
> > my (GeForce4 MX 440) display card. I running Freebsd 4.10
> > 
> > I have downloaded the driver from nvidia website but i am unable
> > to install it, I am pasting the output after I tried to "make
> > install".
> > 
> > ***************************
> > Magic-Box# make install
> > ===> src
> > install -o root -g wheel -m 555   nvidia.ko /modules
> > ===> lib
> > find: /compat/linux/lib: No such file or directory
> > find: /compat/linux/usr/lib: No such file or directory
> > find: /compat/linux/usr/X11R6/lib: No such file or directory
> > ===> lib/libGL
> > ===> lib/libnvidia-tls
> > ===> lib/libGLcore
> > ===> lib/libXvMCNVIDIA
> > ===> lib/compat
> > ===> lib/compat/libGL
> > install: /compat/linux/usr/lib: No such file or directory
> > *** Error code 71
> > Stop in /root/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-1.0-6113/lib/compat/libGL.
> > *** Error code 1
> > Stop in /root/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-1.0-6113/lib/compat.
> > *** Error code 1
> > Stop in /root/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-1.0-6113/lib.
> > *** Error code 1
> > Stop in /root/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-1.0-6113.
> > Magic-Box#
> > **********************
> > 
> > I hardly have any clue to what the above lines mean
> > 
> > Any sugession or pointer will be welcome
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> -- 
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