Re: XFree86 with nVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

["Marcin M. Jessa" <lists%yazzy.org@localhost>]

kamel derouiche wrote:
> HI all,
>
> I've been trying to get XFree86 running on a PC
> running NetBSD/amd64 4.0.1 which has an nVidia GeForce
> 6150SE nForce 430 card.
>
> this nv driver, startx fails with !!, 
> .........
> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
> (EE) No devices detected.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> Using the vesa driver instead just produces a black
> screen when I run startx, and the only way to recover
> seems to be a reboot.
>
> What do they mean? the driver GeForce 6150SE nForce
> 430 content in
> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/xsrc/external/mit/xf86-video-nv/dist/ChangeLog,there
> is a solution? 
>   
I think that's for Xorg which comes with the base in NetBSD CURRENT and 
5.0_BETA.
I suggest you to install xorg from pkgsrc or upgrade to 5.0_BETA and run 
xorg from base.
I am running X.Org X Server 1.4.2 from the base with nVidia Corporation 
G80 [Quadro NVS 320M] on NetBSD 5.0_BETA.


Cheers,
Marcin