Xorg + FreeBSD 9.0BETA3 on iMac 5,1

[richo]

Hi list

I've just installed FreeBSD 9.0BETA3 on my G5 iMac (I'm about 90% sure it's a
5,1, it's the 1.8 ghz one without iSight)

Everything is working great except I can't get Xorg to run up. I know that X
does work on this hardware as I've had it going with linux, openBSD and ( I
think ) an older freeBSD release at some point.

X -configure and relevant parts of pciconf -lv follow:
domino# X -configure                                                                                

X.Org X Server 1.7.7
Release Date: 2010-05-04
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT powerpc 
Current Operating System: FreeBSD domino.psych0tik.net 10.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT #1: Mon Oct 17 09:18:22 EST 2011     richo at domino.psych0tik.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/DOMINO powerpc
Build Date: 17 October 2011  10:58:04PM
   
Current version of pixman: 0.22.2
          Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
          to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Oct 17 23:58:02 2011
Missing output drivers.  Configuration failed.
domino# pciconf -lv
vgapci0 at pci0:0:16:0:    class=0x030000 card=0x001010de chip=0x032910de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
      vendor     = 'nVidia Corporation'
      device     = 'NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200]'
      class      = display
      subclass   = VGA
hostb0 at pci0:0:11:0:     class=0x060000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x0058106b rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
      vendor     = 'Apple Computer Inc.'
      device     = 'U3L AGP Bridge'
      class      = bridge
      subclass   = HOST-PCI
pcib2 at pci1:0:1:0:       class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x0053106b rev=0x00 hdr=0x01
      vendor     = 'Apple Computer Inc.'
      device     = 'Shasta PCI Bridge'
      class      = bridge
      subclass   = PCI-PCI

The issue as partially diagnosed in ##freebsd appears to be that the
extensions/drivers are being installed as .la and .a not .so as Xorg seems to
expect (this is speculative, but seems to be confirmed by the xorg-server
plist)

but at this stage I'm very open to suggestion.

thanks

richo


-- 
richo || Today's excuse: 

Someone hooked the twisted pair wires into the answering machine.
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