Re: nVidia vs NetBSD v7 resolving issue.

[Mike <ginger%email.su@localhost>]

On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 08:35:42AM +0330, Mohammad Badie Zadegan wrote:
BTW, I'm also using OpenBSD, as my second OS on "main" computer....)) It
is good system, of course.... but there is no framebuffer at all in
openbsd(((
> Hi Mike,
> First of all I tried with default config of last release but it did not worked!
> At now I switched to OpenBSD with no issue and run X with vesa good.
> Thanks for your Help too.
> Regards.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Mar 2, 2016, at 3:02 AM, Mike <ginger%email.su@localhost> wrote:
> > 
> >> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 05:54:49PM +0330, Mohammad Badie Zadegan wrote:
> >> I set vesa 0x118 mode in boot prompt and I saw the boot process was change visiblity to new mode but still errored me (EE) No Device detected.
> >> BTW, I didn't use current version.
> >> Is that I must use current version for vesa?
> >> 
> >>>> On Feb 26, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Roy Bixler <rcbixler%nyx.net@localhost> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 06:56:17AM +0330, Mohammad BadieZadegan wrote:
> >>>> Yes, the main reason is that nVidia did not handle its source code.
> >>>> How i can try booting from vesa framebuffer?
> >>>> Which NetBSD image produce with vesa framebuffer defaultly?
> >>>> Thanks for your attention.
> >>> 
> >>> From the boot prompt.  Try a "man boot" to see the commands.  One of the
> >>> commands is "vesa" and you can do "vesa list" to see which modes are
> >>> available.
> >>> 
> >>> -- 
> >>> Roy Bixler <rcbixler%nyx.net@localhost>
> >>> "The fundamental principle of science, the definition almost, is this: the
> >>> sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment."
> >>> -- Richard P. Feynman
> > Hi Mohammad... I guess you don't need current... First of all - did you
> > try to start X without config at all?? Most probably you just have to
> > specify the right BUSID in xorg.conf.... I'm using similar configuration
> > - framebuffer mode+nvidia cards+Xorg... It works with both nv and
> >  vesa(I'm not sure about vesa... I do not remember exactly) and wsfb
> > drivers! But when using your own xorg.conf you should specify slightly
> > different BusID's with different drivers...) Can you send your
> > Xorg.0.log, then running X --configure/ startx with config( pls also attach
> > your video device section of config)/ startx w/out config / Xorg
> > -logverbose 4 /)??
> > I've had 1680x1050 resolution in both console and X(using nv driver -
> > it's better... but before I've had to use wsfb, because I couldn't
> > understand for a long time, how to make this works "right"... finnaly
> > i've found running X with wsfb driver had too many flaws...and figured
> > out about this part of configuration...)
> > So I think I can help you, if you will still have problems, after the
> > above actions...)
> > 

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