xorg-server-1.5.3 doesn; t work with nvidia driver: Undefined symbol "miZeroLineScreenIndex"

[Robert Noland]

On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 12:05 -0800, Yuri wrote:
> I upgraded my 71-PRERELEASE system and couldn't start xserver any more 
> (see log below).
> 
> googling this problem I found that many people had the same issue 
> without the clear solution.
> "NVidia has to fix it's driver" is the solution,
> 
> This is the major stability breach.
> 
> There is really no reason to upgrade xorg-server to 1.5.3 if nvidia 
> driver can't work with it since nvidia is the major card  provider and 
> maybe half of all systems run nvidia.

This assumption is totally bogus.

> I believe xorg should be downgraded back to 1.4.X until the issue with 
> NVidia driver is resolved.

You can use the nv driver.  Xorg can't wait on Nvidia to decide to play
nice.  Other major vendors are supporting open source and their drivers
work.

robert.

> Yuri
> 
> 
> --- error log ---
> Current Operating System: FreeBSD xxx.xxx.xxx 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 
> 7.1-PRERELEASE #6: Sun Dec 21 13:41:31 PST 2008     
> yuri at xxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
> Build Date: 05 February 2009  12:07:33PM
> 
>         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: Fri Feb  6 10:28:43 2009
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
> dlopen: /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so: Undefined symbol 
> "miZeroLineScre
> enIndex"
> (EE) Failed to load /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
> (EE) Failed to load module "wfb" (loader failed, 7)
> 
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Robert Noland <rnoland at FreeBSD.org>
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