Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:04:09 -0800 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, scrat <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: Xorg problems Message-ID: <CAFuo_fy3Oer2minmTS88mipVHsOwaAZ3i6jSA=NDzjKpqv5gAQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150307163942.GG34815@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu> References: <20150307163942.GG34815@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu>
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On Mar 7, 2015 8:45 AM, "William Bulley" <web@umich.edu> wrote: > > According to scrat <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> on Sat, 03/07/15 at 11:33: > > > > How do I fix the error: > > Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. > > Configuration failed > > I had a very similar problem just the other day. > > Check the version of your x11/nvidia-driver port: > > unix% pkg info | grep -i nvidia > nvidia-driver-340.76 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering > nvidia-settings-340.24_1 Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver > nvidia-xconfig-310.14 Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver > > The latest nvidia-driver at: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=nvidia-driver&stype=name > > is nvidia-driver-346.47 and this newer version does not support the > older graphics hardware in your Dell Inspiron laptop. If this does > not apply to your situation, then nevermind, but if it does apply > to you, then you need to downgrade nvidia-driver-346.47 to the > older nvidia-driver-340.76 which you can get (download) from the > NVIDIA download site. I hope this helps. > > Regards, > > web... > > -- > > /"\ ASCII RIBBON / William Bulley > \ / CAMPAIGN AGAINST / > X HTML E-MAIL AND / E-MAIL: web@umich.edu > / \ LISTSERV POSTINGS / > > 72 characters width template ----------------------------------------->| > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" The 1501 is a $50 laptop from 2006? i dont know that nvidia is the right driver, I think it has ATI before AMD bought it. This would have been around the time FreeBSD 7.0 was HEAD i think? curious??? If this is the same 1501 that featured the first Dell computer to use AMD chip then probably best to evaluate throwing it in the dumpster. :) Waitman Gobble Los Altos California USA 510 830 7975
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