Re: Using nvidia-driver with 6-x/CURRENT

From: David Gurvich (david.freebsd_at_verizon.net)
Date: 05/09/05

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    Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 13:30:38 -0400
To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org

    If you use burncd instead of cdrecord there is no need for atapicam in the
    kernel or as a module. It appears you are only using for your CD drives.
    For simple burning, burncd is enough.
    On Monday 09 May 2005 12:48, Rudolf Cejka wrote:
    > David Gurvich wrote (2005/05/08):
    > > I was able to install v.7174 from the port after modifying nv-freebsd.h.
    > > This consisted of commenting out the portion where an error is given if
    > > the freebsd version is greater than 6.
    >
    > Hello, thanks for the information. I tried today's current with the new
    > nvidia driver and here are my first rough experiences:
    >
    > - I adjusted Makefile and distinfo from 6113 to 7174, then removed all
    > patches for 6113 in directory files and put here just one patch for
    > nv-freebsd.h, which removes above mentioned error. There seems to be
    > needed more adjustments for the port, but wow - I'm able after very
    > long time with my NVidia FX5200 to switch between graphics and text mode
    > again - great.
    >
    > - However when updating to the todays -current, I had to disable atapicam
    > from my kernel, because it stopped my system from booting. It hanged
    > after acd1 message - here are the last booting lines:
    > ...
    > sym0: <875> port 0xd000-0xd0ff mem
    > 0xfbefec00-0xfbefecff,0xfbefd000-0xfbefdfff irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci2
    > sym0: Symbios NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, SE, parity checking
    > sym0: open drain IRQ line driver, using on-chip SRAM
    > sym0: using LOAD/STORE-based firmware.
    > sym0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
    > ...
    > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
    > IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
    > ad0: 76319MB <WDC WD800JB-00ETA0 77.07W77> at ata0-master UDMA100
    > acd0: CDRW <HL-DT-ST GCE-8520B/1.04> at ata1-master UDMA33
    > acd1: CDROM <CDU5211/YYS7> at ata1-slave UDMA33
    >
    > When I removed SCSI controller from my computer, I was able to boot
    > the kernel again, but it paniced shortly. However removing atapicam
    > from kernel configuration seems to be sufficient. In kernel without
    > atapicam, kldload atapicam seems that it does nothing, kldunload atapicam
    > panics the system with current process = 33 (swi2: cambio).
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