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Old 02-25-2011, 10:57 PM
Nakomis Nakomis is offline
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Default 8.2 Dual Graphic - Black Screen with other than Default
Greetings.
When setting via the Configuration Wizard the Graphic Card Driver and Resolution. Any Setting with the App possible Results in a Failed Change, when selecting the Nvidia Graphics Driver 260.xx.xx The System Turns the Displays Off Completely and i get No Input from the Screen and it becomes unrecoverable without a Reset.
I assume its some sort of error that only occurs with a Dual Graphic Card Setup.
Installing the Nvidia Binary driver from ther Website ends in same result.
I am guessing its some sort of boot flag to set which i can't find easily.

Been Testing only the PC-BSD 8.2 x86 netinstall release.

Specs:
2x Geforce 9800GTX+ 512mb
n780i Motherboard Chipset
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Old 02-27-2011, 03:29 AM
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Default Issue probably an error in xorg.conf try nvidia-xconfig
Could you attach the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file - this is what sets up screen configuration.

I just set up a clean install of PC-BSD 8.2 (using the USB install), and had the same issue. Quick solution - try "nvidia-xconfig".

http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...itxconfig.html


In my system, I copied the previous xorg.conf over, and it worked. If that didn't work, my next step would have been to run nvidia-xconfig.

I am not an xorg.conf expert, but perhaps someone who know the PC-BSD xorg configuration tool could look at the two xorg.conf files and understand what the nvidia config tool is doing that the PC-BSD tool isn't.

WORKING VERSION - autogenerated in PC-BSD 8.1 using nvidia-xconfig
Code:
 
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 260.19.21  (buildmeister@builder101)  Thu Nov  4 20:14:38 PDT 2010

# Xorg.conf file generated for PC-BSD

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath      "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/Programs/fonts/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/dejavu/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "ddc"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    Option         "AutoAddDevices" "False"
    Option         "AllowEmptyInput" "Off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option         "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
    Option         "Buttons" "6"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "Monitor Model"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 78.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "Monitor Model"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 78.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Device"

#    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
#    Option         "RenderAccel" "true"
#    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
#    Option         "UseEvents" "false"
#    Option         "TripleBuffer" "1"
#    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
#    Option         "BackingStore" "1"
#    Option         "PixmapCacheSize" "70000"
#    Option         "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "true"
#    Option         "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          0
EndSection

Section "Device"

#    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
#    Option         "RenderAccel" "true"
#    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
#    Option         "UseEvents" "false"
#    Option         "TripleBuffer" "1"
#    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
#    Option         "BackingStore" "1"
#    Option         "PixmapCacheSize" "70000"
#    Option         "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "true"
#    Option         "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
    Identifier     "Card1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Option         "TwinView" "True"
    Option         "MetaModes" "nvidia-auto-select, nvidia-auto-select"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "nvidia-auto-select" "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Card1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1920x1200 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection


BROKEN VERSION - autogenerated in PC-BSD 8.2 using the graphical configuration tool upon startup. only "monitor0" shows anything.
Code:
 
the screen # Xorg.conf file generated for PC-BSD

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
        Option "AllowEmptyInput" "Off"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath      "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/Programs/fonts/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/dejavu/"
    FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "ddc"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load	   "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option         "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
    Option         "Buttons" "6"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection

Section "Extensions" 
    Option	"Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "Monitor Model"
EndSection



Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "Monitor Model"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
    Option "AllowEmptyInput" "Off"
EndSection


Section "Device"
    Identifier      "Card0"
    Screen           0
#    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
#    Option         "RenderAccel" "true"
#    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
#    Option         "UseEvents" "false"
#    Option         "TripleBuffer" "1"
#    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
#    Option         "BackingStore" "1"
#    Option         "PixmapCacheSize" "70000"
#    Option         "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "true"
#    Option         "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier      "Card1"
    Screen           1
#    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
#    Option         "RenderAccel" "true"
#    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
#    Option         "UseEvents" "false"
#    Option         "TripleBuffer" "1"
#    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
#    Option         "BackingStore" "1"
#    Option         "PixmapCacheSize" "70000"
#    Option         "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "true"
#    Option         "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth   24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth      24 
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, DFP-1: 1920x1200 +1920+0"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Card1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth   24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth      24 
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1920x1200 +0+0"
EndSection
Last edited by philv; 02-27-2011 at 03:31 AM. Reason: typo in a command name
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Old 03-05-2011, 01:18 PM
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I don't think its a Xorg problem. Since it does Work when i remove the second Geforce Card.
Thats why i am Guessing its like Linux which needs vmalloc=196M as parameter to work.
BSD isn't Linux i know.. >.<
Since Setting up the Drivers ends in Booting with Black Screen and Reconfigure Black-screens also x) (when setting correct drivers)
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