Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:12:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth <kennethcf@earthlink.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-x11@freebsd.org Cc: jules.stocks@gmail.com Subject: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver Message-ID: <17216271.1252735922654.JavaMail.root@wamui-june.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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Moving this discussion to freebsd-x11.
I have a Presario CQ60 with the NVIDIA 8200M G, and X is working!
Here are the steps to get there. Do everything as root:
1) Update your ports to the most recent. Follow the FreeBSD manual, section 4.5 Using the Ports Collection, nuke the contents of /usr/ports, and install a new base using portsnap or cvsup.
2) Install the nvidia-driver.
# cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-driver
# make install clean (I built with options FREEBSD_AGP checked, ACPI checked, LINUX unchecked).
3) You can install 2 more optional tools for configuring the nvidia card settings. I have not used them, but I installed them.
# cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-settings
# make install clean
# cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-xconfig
# make install clean
4) I also installed the fbdev driver from X.Org.
# cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev
# make install clean
5) Add the nvidia driver as a dynamically loaded kernel module.
# cd /boot
# vi loader.conf (you better know how to use vi to edit)
--- add the line nvidia_load="YES"
--- it is the only line I have in my loader.conf file
6) Reboot the system
# reboot
7) If you want to see the version you just installed (your versions may be newer than mine below)...
# pkg_info | grep nvidia
nvidia-driver-185.18.29
nvidia-settings-190.32
nvidia-xconfig-190.32
# pkg_info | grep fbdev
xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0_2
8) Generate your xorg.conf.new file.
# cd /root
# Xorg -configure
9) Edit the xorg.conf.new file.
# vi xorg.conf.new
--- change the line Driver "nv"
to read Driver "nvidia"
10) Test the config file.
# Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro
--- you should get a grey screen and your mouse should work, especially if your mouse worked when installing FreeBSD
--- to kill the test, press CTRL-ALT-BKSP
11) If everything worked, move and rename (drop the new extension) the config file to the /etc directory
# mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
12) Test again. Log in as another user belonging to the wheel group (or login as root).
% startx
--- you should get 3 green windows
--- you can kill X by clicking on the large window on the left, and typing exit
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