Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:22:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Cc: Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> Subject: Re: nVidia SYSCONS Problem on Compaq Presario CQ60 Message-ID: <2666180.1254378121922.JavaMail.root@wamui-hunyo.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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You are correct. Is there anything I can configure for syscons to work with the screen savers? Below are some lines from the messages log file. vgao: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 ... sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> ... rain_saver: the console does not support M_VGA_CG320 module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (rain_saver, 0xc709b7a0, 0) error 19 -----Original Message----- >From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> >Sent: Sep 30, 2009 8:06 AM >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 > >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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