Re: Binary nVidia-driver with GeForce2 Integrated GPU

[Frank Steinborn]

Rafal Grodzinski wrote:
> Frank Steinborn wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I have a box with a GeForce2 MX/MX400 onboard on an nForce-chipset and
>> want to use the binary nVidia-driver with it. I have to use the legacy
>> driver (96.43.13). It installs without problems, and the GPU gets
>> detected properly: 
>>
>> nvidia0:  on vgapci0
>> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_busmaster
>> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
>> nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
>> nvidia0: [ITHREAD]
>>
>> However, if I start X, strange things happen. The video is shown, but
>> there are many artifacts and all looks kind of strange - it is
>> unusable. I can see the following from the nVidia-driver in dmesg
>> after X started:

[ ... ]

>> What I've done so far to track this down:
>>
>> - Tried the driver from ports (atm in version 96.43.11) and the one
>>   from the website (96.43.13).
>> - installed compat5x (The nVidia page claims this is necessary).
>> - I tried with agp-support from the nVidia-driver and with agp-support
>>   from the FreeBSD kernel.
>>
>> All that did not changed the observed beharviour. I would be more than
>> happy if someone could provide me with a hint...
>
> Hello Frank,
>
> I'd advise you to try out different versions of nvidia driver from  
> ports, especially x11/nvidia-driver-71 as it's quite an old card.
>
> I have GeForce 6100 and if I use anything different than  
> x11/nvidia-driver-173 I get some random issues.
>
> If you still get issues with x11/nvidia-driver-71 I think that you  
> should check out some older drivers from nvidia web site.
>
> About your xorg.conf file I don't think that you need to have both  
> Option   "DPMS"
> and
> HorizSync30-60,
> VertRefresh  50-76
> set at the same time. As I understand it DPMS means that graphics card  
> reads these information directly from screen so you don't have to set it  
> yourself. I've got only
> Option   "DPMS"
> set and it works fine.
>
>
> Rafal

Rafal,

thanks for your reply. I tried the 71-driver, and this panics my
system instantly. So no luck here. Older 96 versions of the driver are
not really usable, since they are not compatible with xorg-server-1.6.

Cheers,
Frank
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Re: Binary nVidia-driver with GeForce2 Integrated GPU

[Rafal Grodzinski]

Frank Steinborn wrote:

Hi list,

I have a box with a GeForce2 MX/MX400 onboard on an nForce-chipset and
want to use the binary nVidia-driver with it. I have to use the legacy
driver (96.43.13). It installs without problems, and the GPU gets
detected properly: 


nvidia0:  on vgapci0
vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_busmaster
vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
nvidia0: [ITHREAD]

However, if I start X, strange things happen. The video is shown, but
there are many artifacts and all looks kind of strange - it is
unusable. I can see the following from the nVidia-driver in dmesg
after X started:

NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01016100 008a 0104 0003
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014200 0062 0300 fff7
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014200 0062 0300 fff1
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01016100 008a 0104 97004200
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01016100 008a 0104 97004200
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01016100 008a 0104 97004200
0002
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01011900 0019 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01011900 0019 0104 
0800
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01019700 1196 0c28 02410273
0800
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01014a00 004a 0104 0003
0802
NVRM: Xid (0002:00): 13,  01016100 008a 0104 97004200
0002

The README of the driver says that Xid-errors occor when the card gets
wrong instructions from the driver and/or vice-versa, but that doesn't
help me much getting to the root of the problem.

What I've done so far to track this down:

- Tried the driver from ports (atm in version 96.43.11) and the one
  from the website (96.43.13).
- installed compat5x (The nVidia page claims this is necessary).
- I tried with agp-support from the nVidia-driver and with agp-support
  from the FreeBSD kernel.

All that did not changed the observed beharviour. I would be more than
happy if someone could provide me with a hint...

The Xorg.0.log doesn't provide meaningful informations, except the
Xid-errors shown above. xorg.conf attached.

Thanks,
Frank




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Hello Frank,

I'd advise you to try out different versions of nvidia driver from 
ports, especially x11/nvidia-driver-71 as it's quite an old card.


I have GeForce 6100 and if I use anything different than 
x11/nvidia-driver-173 I get some random issues.


If you still get issues with x11/nvidia-driver-71 I think that you 
should check out some older drivers from nvidia web site.


About your xorg.conf file I don't think that you need to have both 
Option   "DPMS"

and
HorizSync30-60,
VertRefresh  50-76
set at the same time. As I understand it DPMS means that graphics card 
reads these information directly from screen so you don't have to set it 
yourself. I've got only

Option   "DPMS"
set and it works fine.


Rafal
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