OK, I got this problem fixed now, thanks to Mark Vojkovich on the XPert XFree86 mailing list. I'm posting this in case anyone else has any similar problems. There was a problem in the int10 module. I suppose looking at my output (below), you can see that it tries to load and initialize the "int10" module, but then it runs into a whole lot of problems. Fortunately, there is a way to prevent the int10 module from loading I added: > Option "NoInt10" > > In the Section "Device" of the XF86Config file Anyway, thanks to everyone here for their help and concern! -James Turnbull ----- Original Message ----- From: "James" <effdefender@earthlink.net> To: <newbie@xfree86.org> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: Re: Anyone else have any other ideas -- Problems running XFree86 v 4.2.0 on 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. > > 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 _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
