Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 10:28:04 +0100 From: Richard Dymond <richard@myrmidon.freeuk.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: nvidia kernel module ate my modem (!) Message-ID: <20030913102804.3ab079cd.richard@myrmidon.freeuk.com>
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OK, so here's the story. I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 on a PC, and I've just compiled the nvidia kernel module so I can get the most out of my GeForce card. I've got nvidia_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf, and I reboot. Log in, startx, lovely nvidia splash screen. Hooray! Decide to dial up and have a browse: $ ppp -auto provider Working in auto mode Using interface: tun0 ...and then: nothing. Computer hangs. No response to any keypress. Finger embarks on sad journey to the reset button. Chapter 2: Investigation. Had a fiddle with /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf, and discovered that if I refrain from loading the nvidia module at boot time, ppp works fine and dandy. I suppose the best way to summarise the questions I have about this is: WTF? In longer form: Why would loading the nvidia kernel module mess up my modem and/or ppp? These things are surely not related. Incidentally, I still have the linux kernel module - which nvidia seems to require - loaded, so I think we can cross that off the list of suspects. Insights welcome. Richard P.S. In case it's relevant, the modem is a PCI hardware model sitting on /dev/cuaa4, and the graphics card is a GeForce 2 MX.
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