Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:03:40 +0300 From: George Liaskos <geo.liaskos@gmail.com> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Very bad performance with nvidia-driver Message-ID: <BANLkTinNBXz-taC6eBjHVS=v5b01pC%2BN_w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimOcChpyjC2-1%2Bu5fiDNZwSK_kBEw@mail.gmail.com> References: <iph5j6$pto$1@dough.gmane.org> <BANLkTin2Z1nfD0ALehxHiPbTFq5Fcm_S7g@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTimOcChpyjC2-1%2Bu5fiDNZwSK_kBEw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 30 April 2011 18:13, George Liaskos <geo.liaskos@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> What version of the driver are you using? Your card is supported by >= 270.41.06 >> Should we send a pr? 256.53 is outdated and i don't see a reason to >> not use the latest stable version available. >> >> I use 270.x my self without issues, gnome3 is unusable with everything >> older than that. > > I have just tried the latest freebsd/amd64 driver from nvidia's web > site, it is the same version you suggest > (NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86_64-270.41.06.tar), and I get hard lockups on x.org > startup while still in text mode, so I had to revert to the ports > version. > This is surprising, did you create a new xorg.conf? You really need 270.41.06 for your card to work. http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x64-270.41.06-driver.html I usually edit the Makefile, do a make makesum and update as usual. No problems with 270.41.06 http://imgur.com/57jf0
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