> Try downloading and installing the linux drivers that nvidia provides for > your video card if you haven't already done so (I checked, there a quite a > few, you may want to go to the bottom of the page and download the source > and then uzip and follow the install instructions). That may be the "nv" > driver that the xfree website is referring to. I'll try that. I was a little worried about doing that, but it looks like the drivers might be the same for both systems, due to the special "module loader." http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/RELNOTES4.html#12 I think I'll try that in a little while and get back to you. It looks like some other people have had the same problems that I've had, but no-one says how to fix them. http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/newbie/2001-November/011538.html Here's a guy with a GeForce2 that had the problem with 4.0.2: http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/newbie/2000-December/003893.html Here's a guy using an alpha system with a Matrox card in linux (he found a way to fix it, but it's card specific): http://www.linuxalpha.org/archives/axp-list/December2000/0373.shtml I'd consider using XFree86 4.0.1 (since the guy above said it worked for him), but in the docs, XFree86 specifically says that version 4.2.0 and 4.2.0 only supports the GeForce3 card with the nv driver. I sent a bug report to XFree86 late last night, but I haven't heard back. > So, you're running xfree 4.2.0 and you also have the nv driver? Is this the > "nv" driver selected whne you pick from the option of video cards when you > run the text mode configuration of your video card? Yes. I thought that XFree86 came with the drivers. Is that right? Did you have to download a driver seperately from the XFree86 install? > Good luck w/ the install. I'm kinda out of ideas right now, but if i think > up of anything else i'll let you know. Thanks man. I really appreciate the help. Thanks, -James Turnbull ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desmond Lee" <desmond60@hotmail.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:45 AM Subject: Anyone else have any other ideas -- Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > Hi James > > THat really sucks,... hmmmm. I'm kinda confused cause if the nv driver is > installed it should be all good and the 'XFree86 -configure' should do the > configuration for you. I'm no freebsd guru (i just picked it up last week) > so i'm not really sure what to do. > > So, you said that you did or didn't download and install the linux drivers > from the nvidia web site? They say their drivers are for linux, but i think > that should be okay, cause linux uses the xfree xwindows which is the same > for freebsd. > > Try downloading and installing the linux drivers that nvidia provides for > your video card if you haven't already done so (I checked, there a quite a > few, you may want to go to the bottom of the page and download the source > and then uzip and follow the install instructions). That may be the "nv" > driver that the xfree website is referring to. If you've already done that > i'm not sure what else could be the problem. I dunno if reinstalling the > whole os would make a difference cause if you couldn't configure your video > card during install then reinstalling the os wouldn't make a difference. > THis may or may not be right (as i said before, i'm super new to freebsd > too). > > So, you're running xfree 4.2.0 and you also have the nv driver? Is this the > "nv" driver selected whne you pick from the option of video cards when you > run the text mode configuration of your video card? > > Good luck w/ the install. I'm kinda out of ideas right now, but if i think > up of anything else i'll let you know. If your still having problems maybe > some other xfree or bsd pros who are reading this can lend a hand. > > Desmond > > > >From: "James" <effdefender@earthlink.net> > >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org > >To: <newbie@xfree86.org> > >Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > >Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 21:45:29 -0700 > > > >When I do that, I get a WHOLE HECK of a lot of "Symbol xxx from module > >/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/xx_drv.o is unresolved!" > > > >I wonder what the heck the problem is. > >I've tried deinstalling and reinstalling several times. > >Should I just try re-installing the whole OS? > >Thanks, > >-James Turnbull > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Desmond Lee" <desmond60@hotmail.com> > >To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> > >Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 1:52 PM > >Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > > > > > > > Hi James > > > > > > Sorry, i didn't see the part of your original email that said you were > > > already using the "nv" driver. That's weird, cause i would have thought > >that > > > xwindows would work then? > > > > > > Have you tried to configure the xwindows by going > > > > > > >XFree86 -configure > > > > > > ( i think you have to go into the directory where xfree 4.2.0 files were > > > installed /usr/X11R6/, not sure about the location caues i can't check > >my > > > freebsd machine cause i can't access it right now) > > > > > > This should generate a config file which you can copy over to where your > > > config files are kept, i think /etc/X11/ is where the config files are > >kept > > > (some one correct me if i'm wrong). > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > desmond > > > > > > >From: "James" <effdefender@earthlink.net> > > > >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org > > > >To: <newbie@xfree86.org> > > > >Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > > > >Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:08:06 -0700 > > > > > > > >Interesting. Thank you for your response! > > > >They do have a Linux driver, but I figured there would be problems when > >I > > > >tried to use it with FreeBSD. > > > > > > > >I do have the "nv" driver selected, and I figured that would be enough. > > > > > > > >I'll read about getting the Linux driver then. > > > >Thanks, > > > >James Turnbull > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Desmond Lee" <desmond60@hotmail.com> > > > >To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> > > > >Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 12:50 PM > > > >Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi James > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure if this is right (cause i'm a newbie to freebsd too), > >but > >i > > > > > think that on the xfree site it says that the Geforce 3 card is > > > >supported > > > > > under xfree 4.2 w/ an "nv" driver. > > > > > > > > > > "Support (accelerated) for the Riva 128, 128ZX, TNT, TNT2 (Ultra, > >Vanta, > > > > > M64), GeForce (DDR, 256), Quadro, GeForce2 (GTS, Ultra, MX), > >GeForce3, > > > >and > > > > > Quadro2 is provided by the "nv" driver." > > > > > > > > > > You may want to go to the nvidia web site and see if they have a > > > >linux/unix > > > > > driver available and then install it. Installing the driver > >shouldn't > >be > > > >to > > > > > hard. Usually, there's an install file w/ directions. Just download > >the > > > > > source, unzip it and then follow the instructions. If you install > >from > > > >the > > > > > source it'll probably tell you to do something like the following: > > > > > > > > > > >make > > > > > >make install > > > > > > > > > > or something like that. > > > > > > > > > > hope this helps, good luck > > > > > > > > > > desmond > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "James" <effdefender@earthlink.net> > > > > > >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org > > > > > >To: <newbie@xfree86.org> > > > > > >Subject: Problems running XFree86 v 4.2 on FreeBSD > > > > > >Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:26:28 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > >I've got an Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti200 graphics card, and I'm using the > > > >"nv" > > > > > >driver. > > > > > >When I try to run > > > > > > > > > > > >#XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config > > > > > > > > > > > >I get an error message: > > > > > > > > > > > >Symbol vgaHWUnmapMem from module > > > >/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nv_drv.o > > > >is > > > > > >unresolved! > > > > > > > > > > > >How do I go about fixing this? > > > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > > > >-James Turnbull > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > >Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > > > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > >Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Newbie@XFree86.Org > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
