> You have an option to use the FreeBSD agp device support or nVidia's. I > have no idea what criteria one might use to select between them. > > > i'll try recompiling this evening the port and try a boot -s :) > > If the device is loaded from /boot/loader.conf you might need to disable > that in order for the boot to single-user to work. YMMV.
the upgrade was successful! tnx, jan, for the tips and the list for accurate information on this subject. overview of the 5.4-release to RELENG_6 upgrade: following the steps as described in the UPDATING document with additional disabling of '3th party' modules (see also [1] in updating) nvidia driver: comment out nvidia_load=YES in /boot/loader.conf linux emu: comment out linux_load=YES in /boot/loader.conf vmware: chmod a-x of /usr/local/etc/rc.d/rtc.sh and vmware.sh at this point i recompiled successfully the new nvidia driver. tnx everyone and esp. the freebsd team for this release! filip > > > -- > jan grant, ILRT, University of Bristol. http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ > Tel +44 (0)117 3317661 http://ioctl.org/jan/ > Goth isn't dead, it's just lying very still and sucking its cheeks in. -- ---- http://filip.freeshell.org mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
