1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread - Page 5

kpanic · 09-28-04, 04:53 PM

Heya!

Of course can you use FreeBSD 5.2.1 with your NVidia card on amd64. The only drawback is, that the available drivers (i tested vesa and nv from X.org 6.8) are *not* hardware-accelerated, which means you wouldn't be able to play p.e. quake3 with an acceptable framerate. My suggestion is to wait for FreeBSD 5.3, which will "hit stores" on about 10th October 2004. I think when 5.3's out, NVidia will released amd64 drivers soon.
(If you think you can do it, try cvsupping the RELENG_5 branch which will allow you to use a Beta version of 5.3. These betas are already in a nearly-stable state imho; use it if you want to have a look at 5.3)

regards,

kpanic

muythaibxr · 10-05-04, 12:49 PM

Hey zander, I have a similar config to hishnik.

Here is what happens:

I can set it to use NvAgp, or no AGP, and either way the sysctls and the xorg.log file both don't have anything about AGP getting enabled, other than the fact that the NvAgp option was set to use nvidia's internal agp support. Other than the fact that AGP isn't getting enabled, Everything works fine. Just a little slower than I'd expect for a couple of games (significantly slower than windows, but still accelerated).

When I try to use FreeBSD's AGP, and set all the options to match, I can see in the log (upon reboot) that AGP was enabled in the xorg.log, but the machine hangs hard... I can't even ssh to the machine to reboot it. I tried using FreeBSD's AGP with acpi and apic disabled, and with just acpi, and with just apic, and no matter what the result is the same.

I've just been running without AGP for the time being, but I think that the driver just doesn't have support for my AGP chipset yet.

I have a GeForce FX 5900, Athlon 64 3200+ (running in FreeBSD/i386, 32-bit), 1GB of Corsair RAM, asus k8v deluxe mobo. This uses the Via k8t800 chipset I believe (I might have that wrong, but it's the via chipset that's meant for socket 754 athlon 64's).

Anyway, any idea if the driver will support this chipset on its next release?

**zander** · 10-05-04, 01:57 PM

Yes, K8T800 support is planned for a future driver release.

lanjoe9 · 10-05-04, 08:00 PM

I get the following message whenever X starts:
"NVRM: Detected agp.ko, aborting NVidia AGP setup!".

I have been unable to get the video out working through the CRT port in my laptop as well. In the last drivers it worked perfectly with a similar (if not the same) configuration in the Xconfig file:

Quote:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "1"
Option "TwinView"
Option "MetaModes" "DFP-0:1400x1050,CRT-0:1024x768@1400x1050"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0,CRT-0"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-120.0"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50.0-120"
EndSection

I am using FreeBSD 5.3 Beta1 (I know I should update but I haven't had time. I've planned to do it once 5.3R comes out).
My computer is a toshiba 5205- s503 satellite laptop, and it has TV-OUT and CRT-OUT ports.
I've also tried to get a Nvidia 2 MX 400 working in a desktop computer but it just turns the screen off when starting X. Am I doing something wrong? is it the Beta?

(BTW I disabled the SMP kernel options because otherwise both machines would freeze when starting X)

Thanks in advance

muythaibxr · 10-12-04, 03:59 PM

I tried this driver on another machine, with a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X and the intel 845G (supposed to be supported by the nvidia driver's internal agp). I think there may be a bug here because I'm seeing this in the sysctl:

kaoru:~:> dmesg | grep nvidia
nvidia0: <GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X> mem 0xf0000000-0xf7ffffff,0xfc000000-0xfcffffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci1
nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
kculver@kaoru:~:> sysctl | grep nvidia
usage: sysctl [-bdehNnox] variable[=value] ...
sysctl [-bdehNnox] -a
kculver@kaoru:~:> sysctl -a | grep nvidia
nvidia 339 642K 642K 1159 16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048,4096
hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 4x 2x 1x
hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: not supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000017:0x00000000
hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: disabled
hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: n/a (unused)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: n/a (disabled)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: n/a (disabled)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: n/a (disabled)

I don't have agp compiled into the kernel nor do I have agp.ko loaded. The driver also doesn't complain about any trouble initializing the agp. IT just doesn't work. Any ideas?

0bscure · 10-14-04, 10:41 AM

Hi all!

I have a little problem on my 5.2.1-RELEASE with the lastest drivers on my Toshiba 1410 with NVidia GeForce 420 Go

All works but the screen is a little bit off ...2 cm less at the right border and the low border is out of the screen...
The resolution is 800x600 instead of 1024x768

I haven't find the solution!!!

May you help me please?
Thank you

martin71 · 10-15-04, 07:58 AM

Anyone knows, if/when support for something like the "windows powermizer" is planned ifor FreeBSD? (I have FreeBSD 5.2, nvidia1.0.6113 and nvidia-settings installed).

All I found so far is that powermizer does clock down the card, and (explicitly/implicitly) puts it in low voltage. So maybe its less a dirver more an application issue. In which case anyone an idea, if something like this exists, or what would need to be done?

0bscure · 10-16-04, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0bscure

Hi all!

I have a little problem on my 5.2.1-RELEASE with the lastest drivers on my Toshiba 1410 with NVidia GeForce 420 Go

All works but the screen is a little bit off ...2 cm less at the right border and the low border is out of the screen...
The resolution is 800x600 instead of 1024x768

I haven't find the solution!!!

May you help me please?
Thank you

Finally I fixed it!!!!!!
Just adding

Code:

Option "IgnoreEDID" "1"

sshadoww · 10-18-04, 08:15 PM

I have a very strange issue:
my machine

FREEBSD 5.3BETA7
compiled with agp

amd xp 3200+ 400mhz FSB
1Gb DDR 400
MSI KTV600(VIA Kt600 Chipset)
NVIDIA FX 5200 (250/400mhz)

NVIDIA X11 driver compiled with kernel agp

sysctl -a hw.nvidia
hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.rates: 8x 4x
hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.fw: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.sba: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.registers: 0x1f000a1b:0x00000b02
hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 8x 4x
hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: supported
hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000e1b:0x1f000302
hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: enabled
hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: freebsd (agp.ko)
hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: 8x
hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: disabled
hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: enabled
hw.nvidia.version: NVIDIA FreeBSD x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-6113 Mon Aug 2
16:08:32 PDT 2004

resuming:agp 8x sba etc,but:

# glxgears
2696 frames in 5.0 seconds = 539.200 FPS
3153 frames in 5.0 seconds = 630.600 FPS
3109 frames in 5.0 seconds = 621.800 FPS
3165 frames in 5.0 seconds = 633.000 FPS
3175 frames in 5.0 seconds = 635.000 FPS
3150 frames in 5.0 seconds = 630.000 FPS
#

i have no idea why i getting that so bad performance ,(on linux whit the same pc i get around 1800-2000fps)

pd: with the nvidia agp module the performance is equaly bad

Ilkorin · 10-28-04, 01:58 AM

Hello, i have problems with getting my GeForce FX 5950 Ultra to work on FreeBSD 5.2.1 and 5.3, when i try to configure my XFree86Config by running the X setup from ./sysinstall i get a black screen and nothing happens except if i press Ctrl+Alt+Del then after a while the computer reboots.I have tried all things i have come over and nothing worked :S

Any one have any suggestions?
I would be so

if someone could help me, i really want to have my X working....

gonesurfing · 10-31-04, 09:47 AM

Try using one of the other configurator programs. xf86cfg is the graphical program that gives some people problems. There is a text based program that will create a config file for you, but I cant remember the name. I'm running xorg and the name is different.

Shion Uzuki · 10-31-04, 11:30 AM

Hi guys, I need help with installing these drivers. I am a bsd n00bie so i am sure this problem is pretty easy to solve for you guys.

Ok, I extracted the drivers, did make install.

But the next time I boot into kde, I get the KDE crash info thingy, which says something like...

kcminit
signal 11
SIGSEGV crashed

and then my system would hang up and I have to do hard reboot.

Any help would be apperciated

thx in advance

09-28-04, 04:53 PM	#49
kpanic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Heya! Of course can you use FreeBSD 5.2.1 with your NVidia card on amd64. The only drawback is, that the available drivers (i tested vesa and nv from X.org 6.8) are not hardware-accelerated, which means you wouldn't be able to play p.e. quake3 with an acceptable framerate. My suggestion is to wait for FreeBSD 5.3, which will "hit stores" on about 10th October 2004. I think when 5.3's out, NVidia will released amd64 drivers soon. (If you think you can do it, try cvsupping the RELENG_5 branch which will allow you to use a Beta version of 5.3. These betas are already in a nearly-stable state imho; use it if you want to have a look at 5.3) regards, kpanic

10-05-04, 12:49 PM	#50
muythaibxr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 13	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Hey zander, I have a similar config to hishnik. Here is what happens: I can set it to use NvAgp, or no AGP, and either way the sysctls and the xorg.log file both don't have anything about AGP getting enabled, other than the fact that the NvAgp option was set to use nvidia's internal agp support. Other than the fact that AGP isn't getting enabled, Everything works fine. Just a little slower than I'd expect for a couple of games (significantly slower than windows, but still accelerated). When I try to use FreeBSD's AGP, and set all the options to match, I can see in the log (upon reboot) that AGP was enabled in the xorg.log, but the machine hangs hard... I can't even ssh to the machine to reboot it. I tried using FreeBSD's AGP with acpi and apic disabled, and with just acpi, and with just apic, and no matter what the result is the same. I've just been running without AGP for the time being, but I think that the driver just doesn't have support for my AGP chipset yet. I have a GeForce FX 5900, Athlon 64 3200+ (running in FreeBSD/i386, 32-bit), 1GB of Corsair RAM, asus k8v deluxe mobo. This uses the Via k8t800 chipset I believe (I might have that wrong, but it's the via chipset that's meant for socket 754 athlon 64's). Anyway, any idea if the driver will support this chipset on its next release?

10-05-04, 01:57 PM	#51
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Yes, K8T800 support is planned for a future driver release.

10-12-04, 03:59 PM	#53
muythaibxr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 13	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread I tried this driver on another machine, with a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X and the intel 845G (supposed to be supported by the nvidia driver's internal agp). I think there may be a bug here because I'm seeing this in the sysctl: kaoru:~:> dmesg \| grep nvidia nvidia0: <GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X> mem 0xf0000000-0xf7ffffff,0xfc000000-0xfcffffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci1 nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED] kculver@kaoru:~:> sysctl \| grep nvidia usage: sysctl [-bdehNnox] variable[=value] ... sysctl [-bdehNnox] -a kculver@kaoru:~:> sysctl -a \| grep nvidia nvidia 339 642K 642K 1159 16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048,4096 hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 4x 2x 1x hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: not supported hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000017:0x00000000 hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: disabled hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: n/a (unused) hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: n/a (disabled) hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: n/a (disabled) hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: n/a (disabled) I don't have agp compiled into the kernel nor do I have agp.ko loaded. The driver also doesn't complain about any trouble initializing the agp. IT just doesn't work. Any ideas?

10-14-04, 10:41 AM	#54
0bscure Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milan, IT Posts: 2	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Hi all! I have a little problem on my 5.2.1-RELEASE with the lastest drivers on my Toshiba 1410 with NVidia GeForce 420 Go All works but the screen is a little bit off ...2 cm less at the right border and the low border is out of the screen... The resolution is 800x600 instead of 1024x768 I haven't find the solution!!! May you help me please? Thank you

10-15-04, 07:58 AM	#55
martin71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Anyone knows, if/when support for something like the "windows powermizer" is planned ifor FreeBSD? (I have FreeBSD 5.2, nvidia1.0.6113 and nvidia-settings installed). All I found so far is that powermizer does clock down the card, and (explicitly/implicitly) puts it in low voltage. So maybe its less a dirver more an application issue. In which case anyone an idea, if something like this exists, or what would need to be done?

10-18-04, 08:15 PM	#57
sshadoww Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread I have a very strange issue: my machine FREEBSD 5.3BETA7 compiled with agp amd xp 3200+ 400mhz FSB 1Gb DDR 400 MSI KTV600(VIA Kt600 Chipset) NVIDIA FX 5200 (250/400mhz) NVIDIA X11 driver compiled with kernel agp sysctl -a hw.nvidia hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.rates: 8x 4x hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.fw: supported hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.sba: supported hw.nvidia.agp.host-bridge.registers: 0x1f000a1b:0x00000b02 hw.nvidia.agp.card.rates: 8x 4x hw.nvidia.agp.card.fw: supported hw.nvidia.agp.card.sba: supported hw.nvidia.agp.card.registers: 0x1f000e1b:0x1f000302 hw.nvidia.agp.status.status: enabled hw.nvidia.agp.status.driver: freebsd (agp.ko) hw.nvidia.agp.status.rate: 8x hw.nvidia.agp.status.fw: disabled hw.nvidia.agp.status.sba: enabled hw.nvidia.version: NVIDIA FreeBSD x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-6113 Mon Aug 2 16:08:32 PDT 2004 resuming:agp 8x sba etc,but: # glxgears 2696 frames in 5.0 seconds = 539.200 FPS 3153 frames in 5.0 seconds = 630.600 FPS 3109 frames in 5.0 seconds = 621.800 FPS 3165 frames in 5.0 seconds = 633.000 FPS 3175 frames in 5.0 seconds = 635.000 FPS 3150 frames in 5.0 seconds = 630.000 FPS # i have no idea why i getting that so bad performance ,(on linux whit the same pc i get around 1800-2000fps) pd: with the nvidia agp module the performance is equaly bad

10-28-04, 01:58 AM	#58
Ilkorin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Hello, i have problems with getting my GeForce FX 5950 Ultra to work on FreeBSD 5.2.1 and 5.3, when i try to configure my XFree86Config by running the X setup from ./sysinstall i get a black screen and nothing happens except if i press Ctrl+Alt+Del then after a while the computer reboots.I have tried all things i have come over and nothing worked :S Any one have any suggestions? I would be so if someone could help me, i really want to have my X working....

10-31-04, 09:47 AM	#59
gonesurfing Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Try using one of the other configurator programs. xf86cfg is the graphical program that gives some people problems. There is a text based program that will create a config file for you, but I cant remember the name. I'm running xorg and the name is different.

10-31-04, 11:30 AM	#60
Shion Uzuki Engineer-in-training Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: University of Waterloo, Canada Posts: 35	Re: 1.0-6113 for FreeBSD thread Hi guys, I need help with installing these drivers. I am a bsd n00bie so i am sure this problem is pretty easy to solve for you guys. Ok, I extracted the drivers, did make install. But the next time I boot into kde, I get the KDE crash info thingy, which says something like... kcminit signal 11 SIGSEGV crashed and then my system would hang up and I have to do hard reboot. Any help would be apperciated thx in advance __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 1GB DDR400 Enermax NoiseTaker 485W w/PPFC CoolerMaster Cavalier 1 (dB meter, CCFL etc...) Seagate 200GB w/NCQ Pioneer DVR-109 DVD+/-RW DL XFX GeForce 6600GT PCIe