Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
I did get X.org running on 6-STABLE. As you have mentioned, starting X via "X -probeonly" with an Asus SLI motherboard and an NVidia 7800 GTX video card fails multiply; the internal configuration tries and fails to load module "fbdev", meanwhile, the probe of the card dials the contrast of the syscons consoles down to near-zero levels. However, running "Xorg -configure" succeeds where the other fails. All modules are loaded, an x.conf file is written and the contrast is not blown. On my system, the monitor is able to support the highest resolution specified in the configuration file, though the text is unreadably small. Therefore, modulo tuning of the acceptable modes, X is now working on this configuration. Thanks for all your help! Mike O'Brien ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:35:55 -0800 > From: Mike O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Kevin Oberman wrote: > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike O'Brien) > >>Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:44:43 -0800 > >>Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>If I run X -probeonly, > >>I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". > >> > >I installed nvidia-driver and nvidia-xconfig. It worked > >immediately. nvidia-xconfig modifies the existing xorg.conf (or > >XF85Config) to work with the nvidia driver. > > > > > Do I need to worry about "module 'fbdev' not found"? > That doesn't sound good and makes me wonder if X.org > might be misconfigured out of the box. fbdev is not used. You should not have it listed in the "Modules" section. Several other modules are gone as their functionality has been rolled into the base system. I suspect fbdev is such a obsolete. If in doubt, use Xorg -configure and let nvidia-xconfig put in the nVidia specific config into the output. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
Kevin Oberman wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike O'Brien) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:44:43 -0800 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I run X -probeonly, I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". I installed nvidia-driver and nvidia-xconfig. It worked immediately. nvidia-xconfig modifies the existing xorg.conf (or XF85Config) to work with the nvidia driver. Do I need to worry about "module 'fbdev' not found"? That doesn't sound good and makes me wonder if X.org might be misconfigured out of the box. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike O'Brien) > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:44:43 -0800 > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I sent this to "freebsd-x11" and didn't hear a peep back, > so I'm widening the net. > > I'm running FreeBSD 6-STABLE, cvsupped as of last night. I upgraded > the ports collection to X.org 6.9 at the same time. Under the X > that ships with 6-RELEASE, in the ISO image, and under X.org 6.9, > the symptoms are the same. > > The hardware is an Athlon 4400+ CPU on an Asus motherboard and an > NVIDIA 7800 GTX video card. > > I'm not running the NVidia FreeBSD driver (yet), preferring to see > the VESA work first before stirring the pot. If I run X -probeonly, > I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". This message > is, however, almost unreadable because the probing of the video > card causes the console contrast to drop almost to zero. The room > has to be almost pitch-black before the remaining dim text can be > read. I have to reboot the machine to make the console brightness > and contrast normal again. I have the same chipset and CPU on an MSI mobo and had exactly the same problem. Right down to the very low contrast video. I think VESA is broken with this chipset. I installed nvidia-driver and nvidia-xconfig. It worked immediately. nvidia-xconfig modifies the existing xorg.conf (or XF85Config) to work with the nvidia driver. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
On Jan 26, 2006, at 7:50 AM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: Mike O'Brien wrote: I sent this to "freebsd-x11" and didn't hear a peep back, so I'm widening the net. I'm running FreeBSD 6-STABLE, cvsupped as of last night. I upgraded the ports collection to X.org 6.9 at the same time. Under the X that ships with 6-RELEASE, in the ISO image, and under X.org 6.9, the symptoms are the same. The hardware is an Athlon 4400+ CPU on an Asus motherboard and an NVIDIA 7800 GTX video card. I'm not running the NVidia FreeBSD driver (yet), preferring to see the VESA work first before stirring the pot. If I run X -probeonly, I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". This message is, however, almost unreadable because the probing of the video card causes the console contrast to drop almost to zero. The room has to be almost pitch-black before the remaining dim text can be read. I have to reboot the machine to make the console brightness and contrast normal again. Any takers on either of these problems? Mike O'Brien It might be worth trying the nvidia drivers even if VESA isn't working. My personal experience with the very recent FreeBSD nvidia drivers is that they are awesome. He should use the official drivers since they allow the end user to experience the chipset (graphics accelleration, rendering, compositing) much better than the non-official drivers do. As for the problems with the drivers... investigate getting a new monitor or returning the existing card via RMA if this problem continues. -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
Mike O'Brien wrote: I sent this to "freebsd-x11" and didn't hear a peep back, so I'm widening the net. I'm running FreeBSD 6-STABLE, cvsupped as of last night. I upgraded the ports collection to X.org 6.9 at the same time. Under the X that ships with 6-RELEASE, in the ISO image, and under X.org 6.9, the symptoms are the same. The hardware is an Athlon 4400+ CPU on an Asus motherboard and an NVIDIA 7800 GTX video card. I'm not running the NVidia FreeBSD driver (yet), preferring to see the VESA work first before stirring the pot. If I run X -probeonly, I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". This message is, however, almost unreadable because the probing of the video card causes the console contrast to drop almost to zero. The room has to be almost pitch-black before the remaining dim text can be read. I have to reboot the machine to make the console brightness and contrast normal again. Any takers on either of these problems? Mike O'Brien It might be worth trying the nvidia drivers even if VESA isn't working. My personal experience with the very recent FreeBSD nvidia drivers is that they are awesome. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
X.org 6.9 doesn't work with NVidia 7800 GTX (fwd)
I sent this to "freebsd-x11" and didn't hear a peep back, so I'm widening the net. I'm running FreeBSD 6-STABLE, cvsupped as of last night. I upgraded the ports collection to X.org 6.9 at the same time. Under the X that ships with 6-RELEASE, in the ISO image, and under X.org 6.9, the symptoms are the same. The hardware is an Athlon 4400+ CPU on an Asus motherboard and an NVIDIA 7800 GTX video card. I'm not running the NVidia FreeBSD driver (yet), preferring to see the VESA work first before stirring the pot. If I run X -probeonly, I get a message that "module fbdev cannot be found". This message is, however, almost unreadable because the probing of the video card causes the console contrast to drop almost to zero. The room has to be almost pitch-black before the remaining dim text can be read. I have to reboot the machine to make the console brightness and contrast normal again. Any takers on either of these problems? Mike O'Brien --- End of Forwarded Message ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
