Xorg can't find my graphics card
Ross Gohlke
developer at grinz.com
Sat Jan 12 12:56:53 PST 2008
I have successfully installed FreeBSD7.0-RC1 on a 733MHz G4 tower w/ CD-ROM:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_733.html
I was encouraged by Peter Grehan's report of getting Xorg working on a
computer with the same graphics card (GeForce2 MX) as mine:
http://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc
I am not new to FreeBSD, but I am new to X11. Xorg finished installing, so
I should be able to configure and test it.
#pico /usr/local/etc/xorg.conf
...
##############
Graphics Device Selection
##############
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ViewSonic PF790"
HorizSync 30-97
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce2 MX"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:0:16:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce2 MX"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:0:16:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "GeForce2 MX"
Monitor "ViewSonic PF790"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768 800x600 640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection
...
I tried the same with generic vga driver
#Xorg -config /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf
...
(EE) No devices detected
...
#pico /var/log/Xorg.0.log
...
(--) PCI:*(0:16:0) nVidia Corporation NV11 (GeForce2 MX/MX 400) rev 161,
[...]
...
Pardon my paraphrasing, but I have to retype what I see. It seems to load
the nv driver ok, but it can't find the card.
the nvidia drivers are i386 only.
Do I need agp or something for this card? What am I doing wrong? Any help
is greatly appreciated.
Ross
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