Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:01:02 -0800 From: Remington L <mrl0lz@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia-driver weirdness Message-ID: <fe18b2280511281401j4f399bd4g9ebd2a0baa4dc6fc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20051128144330.GA80820@keyslapper.net> References: <1133159840.646.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20051128144330.GA80820@keyslapper.net>
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This is a fresh install as of three days ago. I can try NvAGP 0 but what point would that do if it disables AGP? On 11/28/05, Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.net> wrote: > On 11/27/05 10:37 PM, Remington sat at the `puter and typed: > > FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #1: Sat Nov 26 23:19:14 PST > > 2005 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MACHINE i386 > > > > nvidia-driver-1.0.7676_1 > > All ports current as of a few hours ago. No special make flags. > > > > Im sure this is a repeat post or I'm missing something stupid. Xorg > > keeps randlonly locking and hard rebooting my machine when the nvidia > > xorg driver is loaded. It can keep running for a few minutes, or take a > > few hours before the lockup can occur. > > > > I have commented out device agp out of my kernel config, and likewise > > kept it in there, both with no luck. I've also tried NvAGP set to both > > 1, and 2 with no luck > > > > Driver "nvidia" > > VendorName "NVIDIA" > > BoardName "Geforce 6800 GT" > > Option "NvAGP" "2" > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > > > Any assitance would be great, after an extensive google search I got > > nothing. > > Is this an upgrade, or a new install of 6.0? Many of the threads I've > read regarding the Nvidia driver with 6.0 suggested that the Nvidia > driver be rebuilt after the 6.0 upgrade. In fact, I believe rebuilding > all ports was recommended, which is why I've decided to invest in a > second hard drive to do a new install. > > I don't know if it will help, but my own config is pretty much the > same - with a couple extras to omit the logo splash, accelerate > rendering, etc. Of course, I'm still running 5.4. > > Try rebuilding the driver from ports - that's probably your best bet. > > HTH > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net > Key fingerprint =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 > > Nusbaum's Rule: > The more pretentious the corporate name, the smaller the organization. > (For instance, the Murphy Center for the Codification of Human and > Organizational Law, contrasted to IBM, GM, and AT&T.) > > >
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