Re: 5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64
On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 07:58:59PM -0800, Ward Willats wrote: Hello Everyone. I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg. Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all right now. I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen. The nvidia-driver port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember it complaining...) The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a magic way to wrap them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is. Anyway, the Vesa driver would be good enough for my needs, and indeed, it easily drives the card to various resolutions, but all the built-in modes are with a 60hz refresh rate and the flicker drives me nuts. You could try using xrandr to change the refresh rate. The other option might be to modify the monitor section in ur xorg.conf file with VertRefresh, I believe, to set a refresh range starting just above 60hz. Guess I can concoct a custom modeline to raise the refresh rate with the vesa driver, but that seems like a pretty primitive way to go here in THE FUTURE. So thought I'd ask if you folks had any suggestions. Thanks, -- Ward ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:58, Ward Willats wrote: Hello Everyone. Hello, I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg. Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all right now. I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen. The nvidia-driver port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember it complaining...) The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a magic way to wrap them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is. I can't help you. But, maybe you add a me too and list your hardware to this NVIDIA AMD64 on FreeBSD thread?: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41545 -Al ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64
Hello Everyone. I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg. Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all right now. I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen. The nvidia-driver port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember it complaining...) The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a magic way to wrap them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is. Anyway, the Vesa driver would be good enough for my needs, and indeed, it easily drives the card to various resolutions, but all the built-in modes are with a 60hz refresh rate and the flicker drives me nuts. Guess I can concoct a custom modeline to raise the refresh rate with the vesa driver, but that seems like a pretty primitive way to go here in THE FUTURE. So thought I'd ask if you folks had any suggestions. Thanks, -- Ward ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
