Re: NVIDIA GeForce4 440 GoTM video controller with 64MB

Just hold out for the nvidia fbsd drivers that are coming "RSN"... Until
then, surely the SVGA or even VESA X server would work.

On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, MET wrote:

> I just bought a new Dell laptop, Inspiron 8200.  I'm trying to install
> XFree86 and KDE 3.0.  So here's what I've done.  I've installed FBSD
> 4.6.2 which installs XFree86 4.2.0.  At the end of install it asks me if
> I want to configure the X Server, so I say yes.  The screen goes blank
> as if its attempting to load the gray background w/ the mouse we've all
> seen before.  However, it goes nuts with some blue-ish shacking thing.
> I quickly press ctrl-alt-backspace which safely returns me to the CUI.
> Not knowing how to fix this I sent a similar questions to
> freebsd-questions and wasn't able to get specific responses, but I was
> suggested to go to this mailing list (so here I am).
>
> So I'm at a stand still...how do I get XFree86 to work if I can't even
> configure it?  Someone on the questions list suggested that the correct
> NVIDIA drivers probably aren't installed, if so, I noticed that NVIDIA
> does offer Linux drivers for my card...should I install those?  And if
> so....how?
>
> Please someone help!!  I don't want to use Windows...or even Linux for
> that matter.
>
> ~ Matthew
>
> P.S.  I did get KDE 3 built and installed properly, but naturally I
> can't view it.
>
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