Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:24:22 +0200 From: zork <atissita@navigator.lv> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: jerky opengl, nvidia drivers Message-ID: <41E419D6.4090107@navigator.lv> In-Reply-To: <20050111172251.GB47740@keyslapper.org> References: <41E3F862.3030004@navigator.lv> <20050111162009.GA33518@keyslapper.org> <41E405E9.4070906@navigator.lv> <20050111172251.GB47740@keyslapper.org>
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well, Xorg -version says
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
I think it was installed by sysinstall as a package.
I downloaded the drivers from nvidia.
the device section:
Section "Device"
Identifier "MyGeForce"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "GeForce4 MX 440"
EndSection
the sysctls:
hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 4x 2x 1x
hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: not supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000017:0x00000000
hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: disabled
hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: n/a (unused)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: n/a (disabled)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: n/a (disabled)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: n/a (disabled)
hw.nvidia.version: NVIDIA FreeBSD x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-6113
Mon Aug 2 16:08:32 PDT 2004
hw.nvidia.registry.EnableVia4x: 0
hw.nvidia.registry.EnableALiAGP: 0
hw.nvidia.registry.NvAGP: 1
hw.nvidia.registry.EnableAGPSBA: 0
hw.nvidia.registry.EnableAGPFW: 0
hw.nvidia.registry.SoftEDIDs: 1
hw.nvidia.registry.Mobile: 4294967295
hw.nvidia.registry.ResmanDebugLevel: 4294967295
hw.nvidia.registry.FlatPanelMode: 0
hw.nvidia.cards.0.model: GeForce4 MX 440
hw.nvidia.cards.0.irq: 16
hw.nvidia.cards.0.vbios: 04.17.00.24.00
hw.nvidia.cards.0.type: AGP
kernel is basically the default one, built with agp device.
I *am* getting the acceleration, however, something is not quite right.
As i said, tuxracer runs just fine, so maybe it's some OpenGL feature
which most of the apps use, but tuxracer doesn't?
Anyway, i should probably try updating everything to the latest
versions and see what happens then.
Not so sure that it would help though :(
One more thing, I can't find any line in Xorg config relating
to agp. How is it enabled?
Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> <Top Posting to try keeping this readable>
>
> Next set of questions:
> Are you running Xorg? What version? Did you install it from ports or
> as a package?
>
> Did you install the binaries from nvidia or did you install them from
> ports? If installed from ports, how did you build?
>
> What is the card def block in your X config?
>
> What are your hw.nvidia sysctls (command: "sysctl hw.nvidia" just in
> case)?
>
> Caveat: Nvidia driver problems have come up twice already in the last
> week, and several times in the last month or two. Every time it seems
> there is a magic sword hiding there that causes some poor guy to just
> not be able to get it working.
>
> My setup: FreeBSD 5.3 RELEASE.
> My kernel is build WITHOUT the agp device.
> NVidia GeForce FX5200.
> Drivers built from ports with Linux and ACPI support.
> Xorg 6.8.1 built from ports
> Xorg config enables the NVidia AGP.
>
> I am getting OpenGL acceleration, 8X AGP, and have two monitors
> presenting an extended desktop. I still haven't figured out the tiny
> ingredient that makes it all work for me, but keeps it eluding others.
> That's kinda bugging me - and, I'm sure, those others that can't get it
> working.
>
> Present the info requested above; if I see anything that looks off, you
> can try it. Maybe we'll finally find the missing link.
>
> Good luck.
> Lou
>
> On 01/11/05 06:59 PM, zork sat at the `puter and typed:
>
>>well, yes. the module section looks like this:
>>
>>Section "Module"
>> Load "freetype"
>> # Load "xtt"
>> Load "extmod"
>> Load "glx"
>> Load "dri"
>> Load "dbe"
>> Load "record"
>> Load "xtrap"
>> Load "type1"
>> Load "speedo"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Louis LeBlanc wrote:
>>
>>>On 01/11/05 06:01 PM, zork sat at the `puter and typed:
>>>
>>>
>>>>To get accelerated OpenGL, i installed Nvidia's drivers
>>>>for my Geforce4 MX 440 on a FreeBSD 5.3-release machine.
>>>>
>>>>The problem is, most of the games and apps that use OpenGL
>>>>do not run smoothly - every second or so they would freeze
>>>>for a little while which makes it impossible to enjoy them.
>>>>
>>>>At first I thought my system could be too slow or something,
>>>>however, this also happens with simple apps, even screensavers.
>>>>
>>>>What's more, the game Tuxracer runs smoothly without any problems,
>>>>and since it's a pretty fancy one, i guess that rules
>>>>out system performance.
>>>>
>>>>Does anybody have a clue as to what could be causing this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Are you loading the glx module in your Xorg config?
>>>
>>>Lou
>>
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