Anyone been able to use the ath driver on an atheros 5424/2424? I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 and can not get the wireless light to turn blue?
-----Original Message----- >From: Jules Gilbert <jules.sto...@gmail.com> >Sent: Sep 13, 2009 7:14 PM >To: Kenneth <kennet...@earthlink.net> >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-...@freebsd.org, ges...@yahoo.com >Subject: Re: configuring X on the Presario with the 8200M driver > >Thanks, guys! > >I intend to set aside some time late this week to try this. I bought >one but have not been able to configure the X environment yet; I >notice that PC-BSD comes up fine; I thought of doing that and copying >the file, but that's about a half day or more of effort that way... > >Not good. > >Anyway, a couple questions... > >Is this likely to be compatible with FBSD 8.0? Or no, and I will just use 7.2. > >--jg > > >On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Kenneth <kennet...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Moving this discussion to freebsd-x11. >> >> I have a Presario CQ60 with the NVIDIA 8200M G, and X is working! >> >> Here are the steps to get there. Do everything as root: >> >> 1) Update your ports to the most recent. Follow the FreeBSD manual, section >> 4.5 Using the Ports Collection, nuke the contents of /usr/ports, and install >> a new base using portsnap or cvsup. >> >> 2) Install the nvidia-driver. >> # cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-driver >> # make install clean (I built with options FREEBSD_AGP checked, ACPI >> checked, LINUX unchecked). >> >> 3) You can install 2 more optional tools for configuring the nvidia card >> settings. I have not used them, but I installed them. >> # cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-settings >> # make install clean >> # cd /usr/ports/x11-driver/nvidia-xconfig >> # make install clean >> >> 4) I also installed the fbdev driver from X.Org. >> # cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev >> # make install clean >> >> 5) Add the nvidia driver as a dynamically loaded kernel module. >> # cd /boot >> # vi loader.conf (you better know how to use vi to edit) >> --- add the line nvidia_load="YES" >> --- it is the only line I have in my loader.conf file >> >> 6) Reboot the system >> # reboot >> >> 7) If you want to see the version you just installed (your versions may be >> newer than mine below)... >> # pkg_info | grep nvidia >> nvidia-driver-185.18.29 >> nvidia-settings-190.32 >> nvidia-xconfig-190.32 >> # pkg_info | grep fbdev >> xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0_2 >> >> 8) Generate your xorg.conf.new file. >> # cd /root >> # Xorg -configure >> >> 9) Edit the xorg.conf.new file. >> # vi xorg.conf.new >> --- change the line Driver "nv" >> to read Driver "nvidia" >> >> 10) Test the config file. >> # Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro >> --- you should get a grey screen and your mouse should work, especially if >> your mouse worked when installing FreeBSD >> --- to kill the test, press CTRL-ALT-BKSP >> >> 11) If everything worked, move and rename (drop the new extension) the >> config file to the /etc directory >> # mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> >> 12) Test again. Log in as another user belonging to the wheel group (or >> login as root). >> % startx >> --- you should get 3 green windows >> --- you can kill X by clicking on the large window on the left, and typing >> exit >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
