7 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-ppcXorg can't find my graphics card| From | Sent On | Attachments |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Gohlke | Jan 12, 2008 12:56 pm | |
| Torfinn Ingolfsen | Jan 12, 2008 3:21 pm | |
| Ross Gohlke | Jan 12, 2008 8:48 pm | |
| Torfinn Ingolfsen | Jan 13, 2008 3:21 am | |
| Ross Gohlke | Jan 13, 2008 9:06 am | |
| Torfinn Ingolfsen | Jan 14, 2008 10:30 am | |
| Peter Grehan | Jan 14, 2008 10:58 am |
| Subject: | Xorg can't find my graphics card | |
|---|---|---|
| From: | Ross Gohlke (ro...@grinz.com) | |
| Date: | Jan 13, 2008 9:06:44 am | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-ppc | |
BTW, in case you dont know 'pciconf -lv | grep -B 4 VGA' will report
what kind of video card you have.
I didn't know that trick! Here are the results for the curious: # pciconf -lv | grep -B 4 VGA vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0: class=0x030000 card=0xa5b80208 chip=0x011010de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Nvidia Corp' device = 'NV11 GeForce2 MX / MX 400' class = display subclass = VGA
(WW) xf86EnableIO 5 (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff (WW) Can't map IO space!
Aha, Here is a clue. Try 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=1' before you use X, Xorg or startx. All that from an earlier thread[1] on this mailing list.
I did search the archives, but not hard enough I guess.
# sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=1 hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap: 0 -> 1
This did fix my installation, I can't believe it!
I returned to the FreeBSD documentation and completed the steps, resulting in a final /usr/local/etc/xorg.conf. I did find out that you cannot have ANY xorg.conf file (regardless of actual name) in /etc or /usr/local/etc when you first run #X -configure
I also learned that if #startx doesn't run, you should troubleshoot that before running #X or #xorgconfig.
I may have more questions, but for now I'm giddy! Thanks for the friendly help!
Ross