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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:13:32 -0600
From:      Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   NVidia driver not using AGP?
Message-ID:  <200411291513.35761.kirk@strauser.com>

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On my 5.3 system (recompiled completely, including ports, one week ago), th=
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NVidia driver (for a GeForce MX 400) from ports doesn't seem to be using AG=
P:

    $ sysctl hw.nvidia.agp.status.status
    hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: disabled

I've built a new kernel with "device agp" commented out, and kldstat verifi=
es=20
that it's not loaded.  I set 'Option "NvAGP" "1"' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. =20
I've read all of the READMEs that seemed relevant.  Still, I seem to be=20
running in PCI mode and display updates are painfully slow and CPU-intensiv=
e.

I'm running out of things to check.  Any idea what combination of settings=
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would result in a system where the display seems to run correctly, but is=20
much slower than expected?
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Kirk Strauser

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