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My attempt at getting FreeBSD 5.4 running was a failure...

B

BigToque

Lifer
I managed to figure out the install, and once that was done, I had a working FreeBSD system.

The problem is that I can't get X to work nor can I get the nVidia drivers to install.

I have a GF2 GTS.
 
*points to n0cmonkey*

edit: Well maybe i can help, bsd isn't completely different from linux. I assume you're running xorg? Try typing 'X -configure' after you've installed the driver. Or try changing the nv to nvidia in the Device Section of the config file for Xorg. Not sure where it'd be though.
 
Originally posted by: Stefan
I managed to figure out the install, and once that was done, I had a working FreeBSD system.

The problem is that I can't get X to work nor can I get the nVidia drivers to install.

I have a GF2 GTS.
Click to expand...

Why not?
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: Stefan
I managed to figure out the install, and once that was done, I had a working FreeBSD system.

The problem is that I can't get X to work nor can I get the nVidia drivers to install.

I have a GF2 GTS.
Click to expand...

Why not?
Click to expand...

Cause I get a headache and confused RingTFM 😛
 
Please, help me help you. If you don't want to do that, I'll go back to my food which is quickly getting cold.

Did you specify that you would like to use X during the installation?
 
As root type
xorgconfig to set up x

Also as root type
cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver
then type
make install clean

lastly
cd /etc/X11/
and edit your xorg.conf file so that this part
# Device configured by xorgconfig:

Section "Device"
Identifier "** NVIDIA (generic)
[nv]"
Driver "nv"
#VideoRam 1024
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection

reads

# Device configured by xorgconfig:

Section "Device"
Identifier "** NVIDIA (generic)
[nv]"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 1024
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection

then reboot.

Let me know it that helps.




 
I am thinking of trying out freebsd 6 for the first time (BSD for the first time)

<---only experience with BSD's is with m0n0wall and that really doesn't count😱
 
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