Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:18:10 -0800 > From: Russell Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: nvidia-driver-1.0.9746 > To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 01:17:46PM +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > > > "FreeBSD WickerBill" writes: > > > On 1/21/07, Dmitriy Ivakin - Private <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > After update my Nvidia GeForce Mx440 driver to current version, I > > > > found now this version is not support my GPU. This is end of Xorg log: > > > > > > > > (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > > > compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.1 > > > > Module class: X.Org XInput Driver > > > > ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.5 > > > > (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 1.0-9746 Tue Dec 19 13:23:45 PST 2006 > > > > (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs > > > > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 GPU installed in this system > > > > is > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): supported through the NVIDIA 1.0-96xx Legacy > > > > drivers. > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): Please visit > > > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.htmlfor > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): more information. The 1.0-9746 NVIDIA driver will > > > > ignore > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): this GPU. Continuing probe... > > > > (EE) No devices detected. > > > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > > no screens found > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > As result my Xorg can't run. What is the problem? > > > > > > > > > > Just what it says. That driver doesn't support your card. Go to the link > > > shown in the error, down load the latest 1.0-96xx Legacy drivers and > > > follow > > > the directions they give you to install it. > > > > > > > Just do what the large comment in the Makefile says to do: > > # Starting with version 7667, NVidia has dropped support for numerous > > # "legacy" GPUs. One can, however, build the port with > > -DWITH_LEGACY_GPU_SUPPOR > > T > > # to go with version 7184 of the driver. > > et cetera. > > > > This is only half correct. A number of GPUs (gf4mx included) were > orphaned in the 97xx driver release. The 96xx series still supports > these chips, so it's a bit absurd to expect users to go back to the 76xx > driver. > > This one bit me as well on a gf4 ti card as well. I guess this is nvidia > nudging everyone to upgrade their hardware. Could soemone remind me > again why binary blobs are good?
I personally will not go back that far to a 76xx version of this driver nor can I update the video card in my laptop (440 go). Until the PR mentioned above branches, I'll just run the nv driver with xorg and leave the binary blob alone; I don't necessarily need 3d accel anyway. Pat _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
